Melanotaenia Pygmaea Size:1" medium-sized shoaling South American Cichlid

medium-sized shoaling South American Cichlid with an appreciable distribution

requiring soft water

Perfect for community aquariums

This fish is said to get 4

and is sexually dimorphic

Melanotaenia Pygmaea Size:1" medium-sized shoaling South American CichlidThis small, rare dwarf rainbowfish hails from Western Australia. Discovered and collected in the 1980s from the Prince Regent River system by Dr. Gerald R. Allen, these iconic little fish have always been a crowd pleaser for their diminutive size and iridescent blue color scheme. Larger adult specimens topping out at 2. 75 inches will exhibit a permanent gold orange nuptial band that does not stop glowing even after breeding sessions. Melanotaenia