Celebese Rainbowfish

Celebese rainbows come from the Indonesian island once known as Celebese, which for political correctness is now the Island of Sulawesi. Common in small streams around the island, these little rainbows can handle light brackish water as well as salt water, so they can be transitioned to a brackish fish tank. Please don't try this with any other rainbowfish.

Male Celebese rainbows throw out their fins to display in front of the slightly smaller female. We recommend keeping both sexes in the fish tank and try to keep an even ratio of males and females when shipping.

Quick Facts

Care Guide

Tank setup: Give them plants, open swimming space and a lid. They like hard, alkaline water and also handle slightly salty (brackish) water.

Feeding: Feed crushed flake or micro pellets once or twice a day, only as much as they eat in a couple of minutes. They also enjoy frozen brine shrimp.

Tankmates: They get along with other peaceful fish of similar size, such as rainbowfish, danios, livebearers and corydoras.

Good to know: Male Celebes rainbows have long, black-edged yellow fin rays that they flare when displaying.