RainbowFish

Courtney · 06-01-2005, 07:06 AM

I have a question.......
I was wondering, are female rainbowfish aggressive? cause the one in my tank seems to chase my balloon mollies all the time, and if she is trying to kill them she has to go..
Also are they schooling fish?
I think she is a rainbow, a dull female, i would take a picture but.. right now my tank is cloudy.. yes i know why it is, its cause of the rice, from the snail cookies... i have to get the rice out and the only way to do that is remove the gravel..

Damon · 06-01-2005, 07:09 AM

Rainbowfish are generally peaceful (a few species are a little more agressive but not agressive as lets say tiger barbs). They are schooling fish which could be why your one is harassing the mollies. Juveniles very rarely show their true colors and males only will when they are the dominant one. They need lots of open spaces as they love to swim.

Courtney · 06-02-2005, 06:29 PM

I dont know where to buy her any friends at, because i got her free from walmart because she was in the bag with my pictus and the lady didnt want to put her hand in there because catfish sting... so i really didnt know what was in there until i came home and let the pictus in the tank and i realized it wasnt a sailfin like she thought it was...

Alin10123 · 06-11-2005, 12:38 AM

I had a few australian rainbow fish in my community tank with my guppies, mollies, platys, and big bellied mollie. Those things chased around my little male guppy so much is got scared. It went to go hide in the cave with the pleco and was so scared i could see it shaking. Then when the guppy hid the rainbowfish would chase the mollies and etc...
I went ahead and returned those fish to the LFS and everybody was happy. Including the guppy that stopped shaking and is back to his old ways again.

If you read up on australian rainbow fish in general, they are actually "semi-aggressive" fish. I dont know why the LFS puts them with the community fish.

Courtney · 06-13-2005, 07:04 AM

I think that is what mine is, she chases my guppies and my balloon mollies and has eaten one of my guppies tails, i dont know what to do with her, if i put her in my moms 55 gallon my pacu will eat her ( trying to find him a new home, he grew faster then i expected him too... )

Also are they just top dwelling fish cause i always see her at the top sometimes in the middle but mostly at the top,

Lexus · 06-13-2005, 08:36 AM

Well if the Pacu eats her at least its a natural way to go.

06-01-2005, 07:06 AM	#1
Courtney Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Rogers, Ohio, USA Age: 25 Posts: 260	RainbowFish I have a question....... I was wondering, are female rainbowfish aggressive? cause the one in my tank seems to chase my balloon mollies all the time, and if she is trying to kill them she has to go.. Also are they schooling fish? I think she is a rainbow, a dull female, i would take a picture but.. right now my tank is cloudy.. yes i know why it is, its cause of the rice, from the snail cookies... i have to get the rice out and the only way to do that is remove the gravel..

06-01-2005, 07:09 AM	#2
Damon Aquatic Naturalist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 32 Posts: 14,972	Rainbowfish are generally peaceful (a few species are a little more agressive but not agressive as lets say tiger barbs). They are schooling fish which could be why your one is harassing the mollies. Juveniles very rarely show their true colors and males only will when they are the dominant one. They need lots of open spaces as they love to swim. __________________ For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Member of the AGA (Aquatic Gardner's Association) Member of the IBC (International Betta Congress)

06-13-2005, 08:36 AM	#6
Lexus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 22 Posts: 2,405	Well if the Pacu eats her at least its a natural way to go. __________________ 55 Gallon 2 Blood Parrots 2 Angelfish 1 Fantail Goldfish 46 Gallon 1 Albino Bristlenose 2 Angelfish 4 African Dwarf Frogs 4 Black Skirt Tetras 5 Zebra Danios 8 Tiger Barbs 9 Neon Tetras 13 Assorted Corys 29 Gallon 8 Daffodil Cichlids & fry 1 Electric Blue Crayfish 10 Gallon 2 Snails

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06-02-2005, 06:29 PM	#3
Courtney Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Rogers, Ohio, USA Age: 25 Posts: 260	I dont know where to buy her any friends at, because i got her free from walmart because she was in the bag with my pictus and the lady didnt want to put her hand in there because catfish sting... so i really didnt know what was in there until i came home and let the pictus in the tank and i realized it wasnt a sailfin like she thought it was...

06-11-2005, 12:38 AM	#4
Alin10123 Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 523	I had a few australian rainbow fish in my community tank with my guppies, mollies, platys, and big bellied mollie. Those things chased around my little male guppy so much is got scared. It went to go hide in the cave with the pleco and was so scared i could see it shaking. Then when the guppy hid the rainbowfish would chase the mollies and etc... I went ahead and returned those fish to the LFS and everybody was happy. Including the guppy that stopped shaking and is back to his old ways again. If you read up on australian rainbow fish in general, they are actually "semi-aggressive" fish. I dont know why the LFS puts them with the community fish.

06-13-2005, 07:04 AM	#5
Courtney Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Rogers, Ohio, USA Age: 25 Posts: 260	I think that is what mine is, she chases my guppies and my balloon mollies and has eaten one of my guppies tails, i dont know what to do with her, if i put her in my moms 55 gallon my pacu will eat her ( trying to find him a new home, he grew faster then i expected him too... ) Also are they just top dwelling fish cause i always see her at the top sometimes in the middle but mostly at the top,

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