Anyone ID this fish...

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... please?

Seen in LFS called simply Various Rainbow..

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are they young Melanotaenia splendida australis?
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Might be a m. Mucullochi
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Probably be a m.australis, the lines look wrong for m.maccullochi.
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After a coffee and a better look, i think your right. It was the lines that threw me :/
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Thanks all. After a quick read sems they really need a 4ft tank as so active. No good for T2.
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They are definitely western rainbows (M australis), P@H have them in their 'mixed rainbows' tanks all the time. Sorry I didn't see this thread much sooner :-( as you say they need a decent sized tank, I've never kept them though.
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