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Tropical Fish Keeping Help and Advice => Fish Identification => Topic started by: spencer506 on February 01, 2013, 11:55:48 AM

Title: bosemani rainbow fish
Post by: spencer506 on February 01, 2013, 11:55:48 AM

Hi guys could someone please tell me if this rainbow fish is male or female

Thank you

Title: Re: bosemani rainbow fish
Post by: ColinB on February 01, 2013, 12:12:00 PM

Welcome to the forum.....

Adult Male:

(http://www.seriouslyfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/melanotaenia_boesemani_2-288x152.jpg)


Adult Female:

(http://www.seriouslyfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/melanotaenia_boesemani_3-288x192.jpg)

Mature males are larger and exhibit brighter colouration than females. They also develop a much deeper body than females as they grow..... so it looks like a boy to me.

Title: Re: bosemani rainbow fish
Post by: spencer506 on February 01, 2013, 12:16:38 PM

Hi colin thanks for the help

Title: Re: bosemani rainbow fish
Post by: phil on February 04, 2013, 10:36:58 AM

just introduced 3 boseman to my comminty tank and they are chasing my red fin tetra i have read up on rainbows and was to believe they were a good comminty fish will they settle down the rest of the fish are fine they just do not mx with the red fin any advice thanks

Title: Re: bosemani rainbow fish
Post by: brecon on February 22, 2013, 08:19:05 AM

Hi. I have 3 in my tank with various tetra and barbs. They do have their moments chasing other fish.  They seem worse if they are kept at the top end of their temperature range. Knock off about a degree and half and they seem to have settled. One caution is check temps required for the other fish. Rainbows do have a wide range that can be kept in, but mine seem to get problems with mouth fungus if kept too cool.  Just some thoughts..