Forktail Rainbowfish

The forktail rainbowfish, also known as the furcata rainbow, is prized for the bright yellow fringe all along the fins when the fish reaches maturity. Caudal (tail) fins have a fork shape, hence the name forktail. These rainbowfish are part of the pseudomugil family, which in general are small schooling rainbowfish perfect for peaceful community fish tanks, nano aquariums, and planted tanks. These rainbowfish will not harm fancy shrimp either!

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Quick Facts

Care Guide

Tank setup: Give them a planted tank with gentle filtration, some floating plants and a lid. They are small, so a sponge over the filter intake keeps them safe.

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: Blue-eyes are small and gentle, so keep them with other small, peaceful fish such as rasboras, small tetras, pygmy corydoras and shrimp.

Good to know: Forktail rainbows have bright yellow fins and blue eyes, and males show their best colors when females are around.