Rainbow Shiner

Rainbow Shiner (Notropis Chrosomus) are popular aquarium fish since they are reasonably simple to care for. 

Rainbow Shiner fish is a colorful fish that changes color when they are about to breed. 

Rainbow Shiner have translucent bodies with a silver-black stripe along the length of their bodies. Their bodies change color from pinkish to goldish, with crimson at the base of their fins.

When the males are about to spawn, they change color. Their fins grow blue, their heads purple, and their nostrils crimson. This makes it simple for a breeder to determine when the animals are ready to spawn.

Rainbow Shiners are found in a wide range of temperate fast-flowing habitats, including small rivers, springs, clear streams, creeks, and riffles. This is a calm-shoaling fish that should be kept in groups of at least six. 

The aquarium should be large, mature, and properly filtered. Make sure the fish have plenty of hiding places (rocks, bogwood, dense planting) and a good current from additional powerheads. The greater the level of oxygenation required, the higher the temperature of the water. Rainbow Shiners are typically a mid to top-water species that would get along well with other fish of similar size and temperament that prefer the same fast-flowing circumstances.

This is a North American species that has been observed in numerous states in the United States southeast, including Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. The species was once restricted to the Mobile River drainage, but it has since spread.

II. You would love the fish because…

Rainbow Shiner fish is a popular choice for aquarium hobbyists since they are reasonably easy to care for. Rainbow Shiners are colorful fish that change color when they are ready to spawn. 

Rainbow Shiner fish have almost translucent bodies with a silver-black stripe running down the length of their bodies. Their bodies change color from pinkish to goldish, with crimson at the base of their fins.

III. Is this fish species peaceful or hostile?

The rainbow shiner (Notropis chrosomus) is a peaceful fish.

IV. Species compatibility

Rainbow fish, Danios, and small Gouramis

V. How to feed this species?

High-quality flake food, pellets, and live, frozen, or freeze-dried Artemia, micro worms, Tubifex, Calanus, and cyclops.