Top Five Beginner Rainbowfish - Excellent Community Fish

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  • @SteenfottAquatics
    @SteenfottAquatics  7 років тому +6

    Hello everyone, hope you enjoy the video and have a great weekend.
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    • @marksfishkeepinguk5072
      @marksfishkeepinguk5072 7 років тому +1

      Steenfott Aquatics very cool video :)

    • @SteenfottAquatics
      @SteenfottAquatics  7 років тому +1

      Thank you Mark =)

    • @fluorescentage6979
      @fluorescentage6979 7 років тому +2

      steenfott u have helped me so much with everything thank u so much

    • @arsenalofcoloraquatics4637
      @arsenalofcoloraquatics4637 7 років тому +3

      I always see and hear you geeking out about rainbows, so glad you finally made a dedicated video for it

    • @rayray251
      @rayray251 7 років тому

      Steenfott Aquatics hey I want a community 100 gallon I want some small puffers Wht all can i put with them??

  • @Mattdadof4
    @Mattdadof4 7 років тому +19

    Rainbows are the most under rated fish. Easy to keep and awesome colours! Keep up the rainbow content!

    • @SteenfottAquatics
      @SteenfottAquatics  7 років тому +1

      Definitely under rated =)

    • @peterreece2340
      @peterreece2340 9 місяців тому

      I totally agree with you. I love them, their beauty, their energy, just about everything about them. Keep your water fresh and moving and they will reward you.

  • @carlosvarela3571
    @carlosvarela3571 2 роки тому

    Just got into Rainbows…literally just looked up this video to re-watch! Cheers from PR Steen!

  • @RyoWatanabee
    @RyoWatanabee 7 років тому +2

    Very beautiful rainbow fish! Agreed that they love plants :) I used to keep Boesemanis.

  • @kevinmara1390
    @kevinmara1390 7 років тому +1

    Love the rainbow fish content! I'd especially enjoy hearing more about some of the rarer rainbows you've got!

  • @CarolynnMc01
    @CarolynnMc01 4 роки тому +2

    Great video! I have 8 praecox dwarf rainbows, only two females. I observe, and my females seem to be in charge of things. The males don't seem to bug them that much and the females seem to be in charge of the spawning behavior. I love these fish... i'd love to have 100.

  • @Lumpydog
    @Lumpydog Рік тому

    I found this video again five years later. Still a good watch. Cheers

  • @bigtonysfishroom6953
    @bigtonysfishroom6953 7 років тому +2

    Great video Bob. I have not keep rainbows before so this video helps with what to start with. My bucket list is getting bigger with your rainbow videos. lol.

    • @SteenfottAquatics
      @SteenfottAquatics  7 років тому +2

      +Big Tony's Fish Room glad I could spread the rainbow bug:)

  • @MrScienceGeek
    @MrScienceGeek 7 років тому

    thank you for sharing this, I feel there isnt enough rainbow fish content on youtube, so glad to see you posted some quality information!

  • @twincitiesguppies
    @twincitiesguppies 7 років тому +14

    Love the rainbows. Definitely want some!!

  • @CrazyAquariumGuy
    @CrazyAquariumGuy 7 років тому +4

    I had never kept Rainbowfish before, but thanks to some of your awesome tanks I now have Turturquoise, Boesemani, Red Irian, Threadfin, Parkinsoni and ForkTailed RainbowFish. Great video Bob.

  • @grettagrids
    @grettagrids Рік тому

    Ive owed aussie rainbows in the past. Love em!

  • @mckricks1
    @mckricks1 6 років тому +11

    Can you do a top 5 for harder to keep rainbow fish? Also, there are so many different rainbows out there. Could you do a video quickly comparing them? And a vid showing there juvenile vs adult look would be awesome. Thanks.

    • @SteenfottAquatics
      @SteenfottAquatics  6 років тому

      That would be an awesome video, but really hard to make without owning them myself =(

  • @silvermyst7013
    @silvermyst7013 5 років тому +2

    The first time I watched one of your videos... I didn't like you. But here I am today wishing I knew you in person. XD Thanks for sharing the info on the rainbowfish; you've officially got my attention. Now if only I had a bigger tank... Some day. :-P

  • @lamarcorlis2081
    @lamarcorlis2081 2 роки тому

    Amazing video, I started with 3 Australian Rainbowfish back in January they grew nicely, I definitely have a dominant male that has nice fins with the yellow similar to yours, recently I bought 3 Boesemani and 2 Turquoise to add to the school and I love all of them cant wait until they grow up and get more color, they are all kept in a 55 with Platys, Guppies and 1 Betta

  • @SimplyBetta
    @SimplyBetta 7 років тому

    You're making me love rainbow fish! How far down the list are the lovely Pseudomugil gertrudae?

  • @jenniferjenkins8856
    @jenniferjenkins8856 7 років тому

    Bob maybe you have had some pseudomugil-furcatus? Hands down those are my favorite. They are tiny, yes... but so much personality and those fins and blue eyes. Awesome! Scrap plans for that saltwater and do a nano tank of those.

  • @lisac5287
    @lisac5287 7 років тому +1

    Thanks Bob. So glad you got me hooked on Rainbows. :)

  • @takeawayaquarium4804
    @takeawayaquarium4804 7 років тому +1

    I love your intro's ... Breaking Bad, Back to the Future (very creative)... And your fish ofcourse :)

  • @dwainkitchel1316
    @dwainkitchel1316 7 років тому +1

    sweet fish and i have had a lot of fun getting to know this species, sorta cichlid like in their behaviors!

  • @anthonyragan2696
    @anthonyragan2696 7 років тому +5

    These are my favorite kind of videos: educational and helpful to other hobbyists. I notice you didn't mention threadfin or celebes rainbows. You don't recommend them for beginners?

  • @smorc65
    @smorc65 6 років тому

    Are those redbelly dace in with the rainbowfish around the 4:30 mark? The small red schooling fish.

  • @zachjl96
    @zachjl96 7 років тому +2

    thanks for finally mentioning the Madagascar rainbows no ever does they are the rainbows that i keep although I have bedotia madagascarensis which stay a bit smaller than maybe 4 to 4 1/2 inches and don't have a spot under their chin like geayi very similar species though get mixed up a lot in the hobby

    • @SteenfottAquatics
      @SteenfottAquatics  7 років тому

      wow nice, i dont think i have ever seen those in person.

  • @kimsotus
    @kimsotus 7 років тому

    Nice list of unique species. Beautiful additions to any tank or as single species tank. Wow, they are active & big fish.

  • @dwsdarius
    @dwsdarius 7 років тому +4

    Awesome list, your rainbows look amazing

  • @jamespepe3847
    @jamespepe3847 2 роки тому

    Rainbows!!! Best fish in the hobby!!!

  • @asillyperson999
    @asillyperson999 2 роки тому

    Thank you for the amazing video, I found this video while i am planning how I'll stock my 55 gallon community tank

  • @PIPERON
    @PIPERON 7 років тому

    Very vibrant colorful rainbow fishes you have, very envy.
    Mine are not so colorful, probably the weather here doesn't bring our their color potential.
    Still your logo is still catching my attention instead. Hahaha!

  • @ZeethK92
    @ZeethK92 7 років тому

    Great video Bob.

  • @Tirfing88
    @Tirfing88 5 років тому +2

    3:33 what are those with the black, yellow and red strips on the bottom? look like sharks but not sure, they look amazing

  • @pavilionend8637
    @pavilionend8637 7 років тому

    Bob has the best variety of buetiful fish on you tube

  • @Theatersounz
    @Theatersounz 7 років тому

    Simply stunning collection Bro!

  • @m72e592863
    @m72e592863 7 років тому +1

    A video I missed. Thumbs up.

  • @jordancampbell375
    @jordancampbell375 5 років тому +1

    I just picked up some kamaka today at my lFS Only 2 because they were 25 bucks a piece but I’m super stoked about them they are the first rainbows I’ve ever kept and they look great with my school or neon rosy barbs. Great video 👍

  • @cichlids5aquatics140
    @cichlids5aquatics140 7 років тому +35

    That turquoise rainbow tho

  • @seehearspeaknoevil5090
    @seehearspeaknoevil5090 5 років тому +2

    I lkke the red one with siler pearls reminds me of Christmas time

  • @dougsfishadventure5462
    @dougsfishadventure5462 6 років тому

    First time to your channel love the video. Subscribed and looking at more of your videos. Keep it up. I like how you printed out the names so we can look them up.

  • @RearEngineShop
    @RearEngineShop 6 років тому +1

    Beautiful fish! Getting back into a planted tank and going to keep rainbowfish again.

  • @thinkinsidetheboxsquarecir3303

    My rainbow fish is awesome …very aggressive! And I ❤️ It! 😁

  • @fishuation5461
    @fishuation5461 7 років тому +1

    This is great because I am moving my guppies and endlers out and more rainbows into my community planted tank I currently have neons and bosemani

  • @randomant4909
    @randomant4909 6 років тому +1

    Great video man.

  • @michaelagostino3483
    @michaelagostino3483 7 років тому +1

    It's really funny that one type of rainbows in my area the price difference. The Dwarf Neon Rainbow at Petco sells for $8 dollars each. At Pet Smart they want $16 dollars for the same fish. Both stores are just 7 to 10 miles apart. Guess where I would buy mine. LOL.

  • @jakeflohr4192
    @jakeflohr4192 7 років тому +1

    What kind of rainbow is under the turquoise at 7:25 with blue then the black line and a white belly

  • @aquaticma
    @aquaticma 7 років тому

    The best beginner rainbow fish aka Bob's excuse to show off his rainbows 👍
    I still say get you a spotted blue eye for the nano tank by the window 😉

  • @williamk9881
    @williamk9881 3 роки тому

    I know it’s not the subject, but those are some nice looking pristellas.

  • @jeffb5785
    @jeffb5785 2 роки тому

    I have had the Australian, Boesemani, Praecox, and Madagascar when I had a big house and a 125 gallon tank. I live in a little house now and my biggest tank is 75 gallons, I currently have 8 Goyder River Rainbows but I desperately want some Boesemani again.

  • @marymorris9421
    @marymorris9421 5 років тому +1

    I love rainbow fish.

  • @sherrysfishroom6597
    @sherrysfishroom6597 7 років тому

    Hey Bob...love the videos. Have 3 pea puffers I was feeding and thought of Little Steen. I put a zuccunni* on a plastic covered metal cloths pin and drop into snail tank .. few hours later just pick up and shake into your hand and re-drop. lol Little Steen Happy.. lol Have a great day

  • @shortnanxious6088
    @shortnanxious6088 7 років тому

    Good topic Bob

  • @Lumpydog
    @Lumpydog 7 років тому +1

    Nice video and great looking fish Bob. You are the reason I have rainbow fish in my 75 gallon. (true story) I'm just curious about the below 80 deg water temperature you mentioned a few times in this video. I currently have my rainbows at 82.5 - 83.0 deg F. When I got them I searched the internet and found the majority of rainbow care sites had 82 deg. listed as optimum. This is purely a question and not a critique. Keep publishing the great videos.

  • @binomb101
    @binomb101 7 років тому +3

    Great info Bob, thanks!

  • @matthewsmith22
    @matthewsmith22 7 років тому +4

    What are you doing to us Bob! I've never kept rainbows but always craved them, this really hasn't helped! Great video as usual dude

    • @SteenfottAquatics
      @SteenfottAquatics  7 років тому +1

      I'm just trying to spread the love of rainbowfish =) Glad you enjoyed it

  • @dbachelorsplantedaquarium4711
    @dbachelorsplantedaquarium4711 7 років тому +5

    Rainbow paradise! :)

  • @AquariumCop
    @AquariumCop 7 років тому +4

    Ty for sharing! Awesome rainbows! What's the little very little red fish some sort of tetra? PS Gary Lang Rocks! 🐠🚨

  • @KGcichlids
    @KGcichlids 7 років тому +2

    Looking great bob!

  • @aquaticma
    @aquaticma 7 років тому

    I'm dumb I know but I just noticed these guys change colors as they turn hence the name rainbow lol Great filming there Bob👍

  • @ricwilsack5915
    @ricwilsack5915 7 років тому

    Nice job on the video, something I should have done years ago, if I had I don't think it would be as good ! At one time I use to keep and breed 40 + different species of Rainbows ....now retired from breeding bows I keep a small group of the bosesmani (Lake Aytinjo), lacustris, and herbertaxlrodi from the Melanotania Genus plus the bleheri from the Chilatherina Genus and a multisquamata from the Glossolepis Genus. The later two not quite beginner bows.

  • @arvidanseven862
    @arvidanseven862 7 років тому +1

    Love those Lacustris and Parkinsonii, i wantt them in my tank

  • @shesellsfish
    @shesellsfish 6 років тому

    Catching up on some of your older videos. Any reason is a good reason to look at some rainbows.

  • @HalaandaiseSauce
    @HalaandaiseSauce 7 років тому

    I think its good to let people know that there are two Madagascar rainbowfish ( gaeyi & madagascarensis ) they are different in max size and you may mix them down the road and have trouble breeding. Tip: always get your females with your males and true gaeyi which are actually rare, have a red dot on their bottom lip!

  • @aquaticfish7327
    @aquaticfish7327 7 років тому

    Thank you for this wonderful video🤗 I am currently doing research on the rainbows I have and you verified that I have a Lake Kamaka rainbow! I do have a variety of rainbows 🌈 and I love them all! I just got the book Rainbowfishes by Gerald R. Allen. So far it has helped me identify some of my rainbows. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos😄

  • @celinevalerie7465
    @celinevalerie7465 7 років тому

    Wow they are soo beautiful

  • @Shelzbells
    @Shelzbells 7 років тому

    Which rainbow is at minute marker 6:19? It swims right in front of the turquoise

  • @MariusEidem
    @MariusEidem 5 років тому +1

    Is that a bala shark @7:45?
    Do they play nice with rainbows?

  • @triple10tanks10
    @triple10tanks10 7 років тому

    Great rainbow video

  • @joehilton6951
    @joehilton6951 7 років тому

    You're making me want rainbows

  • @MikeAnderson-c1h
    @MikeAnderson-c1h Рік тому +1

    Going crazy watching this video! What is the slender fish with the red stripe?

  • @rjarrett2121
    @rjarrett2121 7 років тому

    at 4:20, what is that on the male Boesemani? i have noticed the same thing on a few of my rainbows. i treat them for parasites and fungal, seems to go away.

    • @Benjamin0119
      @Benjamin0119 7 років тому

      Randy Jarrett It's likely a bacterial infection, which they get like clockwork if they get injured. I have to treat mine from time to time.

  • @themisto57
    @themisto57 4 роки тому

    Cool stuff. So what are the smaller thin red fish around the 7 minute mark? Are they rainbow shiners I cant tell but their awesome. Thanks

  • @dededoi
    @dededoi 6 років тому +1

    wow so pretty. do you also keep smaller rainbows like threadfins, spotted blues, paska, celebes and forktail?

    • @SteenfottAquatics
      @SteenfottAquatics  6 років тому +1

      I keep and have kept a few different varieties of psuedomugils =)

  • @mondraymondo
    @mondraymondo 4 роки тому

    Hi dude, at 4:18, what is the cause of that sore? Is that from a fight or from fish tbc? My boes had that in the past but Im not 100% sure what killed them

  • @paulkindervater842
    @paulkindervater842 7 років тому +1

    What is that yellow Corydoras at 4:50 ?

  • @joseywaleshhh
    @joseywaleshhh 7 років тому +1

    Hi Bob, I think I heard you mention somewhere that you source your own driftwood. Do you have any vids on the topic?

    • @SteenfottAquatics
      @SteenfottAquatics  7 років тому +2

      Not yet, but i will be heading up into the mountains again specifically to collect wood. And will be making a video on it =)

  • @p-mac5969
    @p-mac5969 5 років тому

    What fish is near the bottom of the tank at 1:50? Apisto? If so what species? Thanks

  • @kwc_bluff
    @kwc_bluff 6 років тому +1

    Dope intro

  • @hemant_kumar
    @hemant_kumar 6 років тому

    Hi, beginner here, looking for stocking my 39g. You have a great collection. Thanks for all the information. At 7:22 there's a purple/pink/white rainbow fish. Which one's that please?

  • @GCaquatics
    @GCaquatics 6 місяців тому

    Good vid I’m thinking of getting some rainbows

  • @the_DOS
    @the_DOS 11 місяців тому

    Whats that small red fish @7:47 ?

  • @thestrawberryaniahomegarde7228
    @thestrawberryaniahomegarde7228 5 років тому +1

    Wow. Beautiful

  • @garg4531
    @garg4531 Рік тому

    Very nice list, but I do have to wonder, what about dwarf rainbow fish like celebes or threadfins? Would they be considered beginner friendly, or are they more challenging than the ones listed here?

  • @binomb101
    @binomb101 7 років тому +5

    first here... Bob loves his rainbows

  • @aloratalyn
    @aloratalyn 5 років тому +1

    I definitely want to do a tank with the Turquoise and Kamaka rainbow. Such gorgeous fish. Do they get along well with Congo tetras?

    • @SteenfottAquatics
      @SteenfottAquatics  5 років тому

      Yes they do. :)

    • @aloratalyn
      @aloratalyn 5 років тому

      @@SteenfottAquatics 😍 just what I wanted to hear! What would you recommend for a minimum tank size for a good group of each?

  • @fantom5894
    @fantom5894 3 роки тому

    Got an empty 75 gallon. These should work. What about the New Guinea reds Glossolepis incisus?

  • @leighamanda83
    @leighamanda83 7 років тому +2

    What are the fish with the black and red lines down the side and the white spots on the tail? They're really striking!

  • @JadrenAquatics
    @JadrenAquatics 7 років тому

    Most the rainbow fish you see in the fish store have very little color because of age, about what age do they start showing their best color?

  • @chriskendall1614
    @chriskendall1614 6 років тому +3

    Does anyone know what type of fish that is with the red coming from the nose to halfway down the body and the black stripe all the way to the tail fin with a little yellow on the tail?

    • @SteenfottAquatics
      @SteenfottAquatics  6 років тому +2

      Roseline shark, also called denison barb

    • @chriskendall1614
      @chriskendall1614 6 років тому +1

      @@SteenfottAquatics Thank you! I got a couple of these from a friend when he moved and he had no idea what they were. Quickly became one of my favorite fish in my aquarium, very active and beautiful.

  • @constantinedimopoulos1110
    @constantinedimopoulos1110 Рік тому

    Very nice

  • @dovinedrake6482
    @dovinedrake6482 4 роки тому

    What can cause cloudy eye in rainbow fish? My tank test show nothing wrong. Perimeters are good. I test regularly with test strips.

  • @garethbrewer595
    @garethbrewer595 5 років тому

    Hi. Does anyone know which species the small red fish are in the main tank? and which species are the larger fish?
    Stunning rainbows!

  • @mariemandalay
    @mariemandalay 7 років тому +1

    What are the gorgeous elongated fish with a stripe in the video? and also the small elongated red fish?

  • @1domcouk
    @1domcouk 3 роки тому

    Beautiful fish and informative vid. Which rainbow is bigger, the boesmani or the Turqoise rainbowfish? Thanks

  • @samrahebi3638
    @samrahebi3638 7 років тому

    great video

  • @ogsvideos6423
    @ogsvideos6423 7 років тому

    Hi what are those really red smaller fish?, how many fish do you have in that tank?

  • @forgetmilk2818
    @forgetmilk2818 6 років тому

    I got into the hobby just over a year ago and have really tried to educate myself and I've become pretty successful with my 55 gallon tank. I have live plants but i got a little excited and bought a bunch of bleeding heart and rainbow tetras and i have two boesemani rainbow and now that i've had a chance to learn and grow my fish out for a year or so im looking at selling off my tetras and getting more rainbows. My question is how many rainbows do you think i can get for my 55 gallon? I have a 306 fluval canister filter and im going to eventually upgrade to a 75 gallon as im falling in love with the hobby. Thanks!

  • @nayanmistry4641
    @nayanmistry4641 6 років тому

    Hi Steenfott nice video. Can i have the neon rainbowfish with a male betta in a 53 gallon tank? Are they known to be fin nippers? Thanks

  • @AquariumCop
    @AquariumCop 7 років тому

    Ty

  • @RaccoonCreekAquatics
    @RaccoonCreekAquatics 6 років тому +1

    How do you get your hands on Gary lang rainbows?

    • @SteenfottAquatics
      @SteenfottAquatics  6 років тому +1

      Join your local aquarium club, he rarely sells them to anyone else.

  • @RickyKenerlyCichlids
    @RickyKenerlyCichlids 7 років тому

    Have you ever set up an aquarium just to breed rainbow fish or have you ever been successful in breeding and raising the fry? Nice job on show casing the rainbow fish. I normally only see these at one store in my area!

    • @SteenfottAquatics
      @SteenfottAquatics  7 років тому

      +Ricky Kenerly Cichlids I've never specifically tried to breed them. I have had them spawn and a few of the fry made it.

    • @RickyKenerlyCichlids
      @RickyKenerlyCichlids 7 років тому

      That is pretty cool!

  • @petestockus1082
    @petestockus1082 7 років тому

    Thanx! Your tanks are beautiful, by the way. What do you feed him, how big will he get and will he go after small fish, like tetras?

  • @Scottayyyyy
    @Scottayyyyy 7 років тому

    Should get some Trifasciata: Habgood river, Blyth River and green Coen River ones