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Just been to a lfs and there i saw they had 4 boesemani rainbow fish,they there not big..around 3-5cm and the price is 6,00us$ for each,is this a good price?
I told them to hold on to them until tomorrow.
This rainbow fish need some plants..what plants is the best to have in my 75g tank?
I have in my tank for the moment,zebra danios,pleco,hoplo catfish,elephantfish and some mollies.
Will the rainbow fish be ok with some green tiger barbs?

Robby

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Just been to a lfs and there i saw they had 4 boesemani rainbow fish,they there not big..around 3-5cm and the price is 6,00us$ for each,is this a good price?

Well, Considering the price they want for them in the LFS here is usually around 15.00 USD here for them, I would say you are getting a sweet deal.

[qoute]This rainbow fish need some plants..what plants is the best to have in my 75g tank?[/qoute]
Depending on what type of light you have, you could have many different types of plants. Some good easy plants that like low-medium light and that the rainbows would like are:
Ambulia (limnophilia aquatica/ sessiflora)
Wisteria
Anubias of any type
Hornwort
Dwarf Lotus
Cabomba
Amazon Sword
Jungle Vallisneria (also called americana)
Spiral Vallisneria (or corkscrew)

[qoute]I have in my tank for the moment,zebra danios,pleco,hoplo catfish,elephantfish and some mollies.
Will the rainbow fish be ok with some green tiger barbs?[/qoute]
Rainbowfish are pretty tough and quick fish, and these ones grow quite large (5-6 inches), and will be fine with tiger barbs, and with your other fish. They are mostly mid/top water swimmers. They are tolerant of any water conditions and not very susceptible to diseases of any type, not even ick. No long acclimation is required.
Awesome choice Robby!
Good luck! Do you know whether they are male or female?


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Well as i understood the male has more colours than the female...
Then i know for sure 2 of them are males..so that means maybe they have 2males and 2 females...i will buy them anyway and post some pics of them tomorrow.
Thanks for the quick reply Sneaky_pete.

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That's a great price for great fish.

In terms of plants: My experience with rainbowfish (and I've kept bosemanis and red irians for a couple of years now) is that they particularly don't care whether they're real plants or fake plants -- they just like the security of having something there. I have silk plants in my tank, and my boesmanis seem very happy.

I suppose, though, that another benefit to real plants would be that they'd suck up nitrates, and if you do any reading, you'll find that most rainbowfish books say to keep nitrates in the tank kind of low. In fact, some rainbowfish keepers do large water changes several times a week for that reason.

I don't do that, and I've kept boesmanis and red irians for two or three years now. But I am pretty good about tank upkeep -- I do regular water 25- to 30-percent changes every week or so, and my boesmanis seem very happy. In fact, I'd describe them as very hardy fish.

Other interesting boesmani observations: The two largest males sometimes get into a "who's the big fish in this tank" thing where they'll spend about 24 hours posturing to each other. This often occurs after I add a new fish, or move a plant or piece of wood during a gravel vac. They're never physically aggressive about it. It just involves hovering in the water flank to flank, glaring at each other and fanning their fins rapidly. After about a day, one of them backs down. It's pretty interesting to watch, and as I said, they never, ever hurt each other. The dominant male is a bit brighter than the subordinate male, who's literally dimmed his colors (they were brighter before I got the other one) now that he's in the subordinate role. (The same is true of my red irian rainbowfish.)

Anyway, as I said, they're really interesting fish, and also really beautiful -- when they're full grown, their colors actually seem to glow. Good luck -- I'm sure you'll love them!

Last edited by LMuha at 21-Apr-2005 05:17

Thats good to hear they like fake plants...because i have some fake plants and few real plants.
It's so difficult to find real plants here,so i have to order some from internet.
I belive i will love those fish,i have seen some bigger ones and they are so beautiful
The ones iam getting are small though..3-5cm but i will post some pics tomorrow.
Robby

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Where abouts are you Robby?


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I live in Cyprus now..10 years
And yes it's a real problem to find some real aquarium plants here..been to over 15lfs and none have real plants only fake ones

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I could probably send you a few plants Robby.
I have Ambulia, Wisteria, Jungle Val, Spiral Val,
and Java Fern.
Canada Post says on their website that I could ship a small package of up to 250g for around 7.00 Canadian, or around 5.75 USD.
We could probably make a good deal if ya wanted
I can take paypal n stuff

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...that would be great..But i have allready ordered some plants.
Do you own a lfs?
If my order is not going through i will contact you..ok?
Thanks for the offer

Robby

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I bought 2 boesemani rainbows...but i wanted 4 of them
Is 2 okey or should i try to find some more of those?
I posted pics of my fish at the pohto booth if you wanna see my new rainbows

Last edited by robby1619 at 22-Apr-2005 10:10

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HI Robby
2 should be ok till you can get some more. If you wanted a truly impressive school, 6 would be best, but its up to you. The more the better I say!
They are difficult to get here as well *sigh*
I will check out your pics!
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When I got mine, I only bought two at first, because I wanted to see how they did in my tank.

I eventually added a bunch more, and I have to say that I didn't notice any behavioral differences between a pair and a group.

Although conventional wisdom has it that rainbowfish prefer to be in shoals, mine seemed as happy as a pair (they were even breeding) as they do in a group.

NOOO...i found one of my new rainbows dead today
Now i have only one left..i must find some other ones this week.
I dont know what he died of or why..i seems that he had something before i got him.
I only had him one day and now he is gone
Robby

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Test your water I ahve had the same problem for years where three of mine adapted to different water conditions and the others died stabilize the water before you get more.