| Celebes Rainbowfish | Description and Profile |
| Size | Up to 3 inches or 7.5 cm |
| Origin | South East Asia, Indonesia |
| Natural habitat | Streams |
| Fish Hardiness | Relatively easy to keep |
| Water Temperature | 70 - 84 ºF or 21 - 29 ºC |
| Water pH | 7.0 – 8.0 pH |
| Water Hardness | 10 - 20 dH |
| Strata | All but mostly middle |
| Peaceful or Aggressive | Peaceful |
| Number of same species in one aquarium | Six or more, more is better |
| Minimum tank size | 18 gallons or 70 liters for every pair of fish |
| Community Fish | Yes |
| Compatible with | Other Rainbowfish, Cory Cats, Plecos, Loaches, Tetras, Cyprinids, Livebearers except Guppies |
| Sexes | Males have longer dorsal and anal fins and are more colorful than females |
| Food | Omnivore - Flake food supplemented with live or frozen blood worms or brine shrimp and daphnia |
| Breeding | Egglayers – Fairly easy to breed |
| Breeding temperature | 70 - 75 °F or 21 - 24 °C |
| Other names | Celebes Sailfish, Sailfin Silversides |
| Scientific name | Marosatherina ladigesi |
| Other Scientific names | Telmatherina ladigesi |
| Lifespan | 5 years |
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