Right: An orange Parkinsoni with a Goyder River trifaciata above.
These Parkinsoni rainbows are the orange colour form. A number of colours are in the hobby. The main colours are orange and yellow. Although the colours are considered by some to be completely separate forms, it is possible for any of the colour forms to have some of the other colours in each batch.
As the fish age the colour gradually moves over the body of the fish, starting from the tail. Young fish don't have any colour. The fins develop colour first. The large fish shown in these pictures are only one year old. Over the next few months the colour will cover most of the body of the fish.
The picture below shows the standard size offered for sale by Ausyfish with a display fish to show the size comparison.
