Melanotaenia eachamensis

Silvery-blue flanks with a dark midlateral stripe and fine lower-flank lines.

Silvery-blue flanks carry a dark midlateral stripe and fine lower-flank lines. Male fin colours intensify during breeding; locality populations differ.

Adult length

Up to 6.5 cm (standard length, without the tail fin)

Water temperature

23–27 °C

pH

7–7.4

Natural habitat

Inhabits small creeks and crater lakes, gathering along shallow edges among aquatic plants, fallen logs and branches.