Melanotaenia boesemani

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Boesemani Rainbowfish
Boesemani Rainbowfish
Species	Melanotaenia boesemani
Difficulty	Easy
Min. Tank Size	113.562 liters 113,562.353 mL 30 US Gallons (113.6L)
Size	12.7 cm 4-5 " (10.2-12.7cm)
pH	6.5 - 7.5
Temp.	300.15 K 80.6 °F 540.27 °R 303.15 K 86 °F 545.67 °R27 -30 °C (80.6-86°F)
Water Hardness	9-19
Stocking Ratio	2:3 M:F
Availability	Uncommon
Diet	Omnivore Pellet Foods Flake Foods Live Foods
Life Span	4-5 years

[edit] Alternative names

Boesemani Rainbowfish, Boeseman's Rainbowfish

[edit] Sexing

Females are slimmer than males with less vivid colouration.

[edit] Tank compatibility

A peaceful community mid-swimming fish, will live with other similar sized peaceful fish. Keep in groups of 6 or more, more males than females.

[edit] Diet

Will accept most foods including pellet and flake food as long as the morsels are small. They will accept veges and live/frozen food as well.

[edit] Feeding regime

Feed once or twice a day.

[edit] Environment Specifics

They need plenty of open swimming space as they are quite active swimmers.

[edit] Behaviour

An active peaceful shoaling fish.

[edit] Identification

A slender high-backed fish with a pointed snout. They are attractively coloured, especially the males, their front half is blue and their back half is orange.

[edit] Pictures

[edit] Videos

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[edit] External links

• Fishbase
• Fishforums.net
• Aqua Hobby
• Seriously Fish