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Name
Scientific name
Melanotaenia boesemani
Described by
Not recorded
Family
Melanotaeniidae
Common names
Boeseman's rainbowfish
Photograph credits
All 3 credited
Summary
Boeseman's rainbowfish, Melanotaenia boesemani, is a rainbowfish from Indonesia, known only from the Ajamaru lakes and nearby Lakes Hain an…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
110mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 120 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm, Minimum height 30 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 27–30°C, pH 7–8
Hardness
10–20dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Peaceful
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Not recorded
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Indonesia
Writing
Etymology
Not written yet
Distribution
Indonesia.
Habitat
Has a very limited natural range, being known only from an area of three lakes known as Ajamaru, in the remote Vogelkop Peninsula of Irian Jaya, and from nearb…
Aquarium size
An active species requiring an aquarium measuring at least 120 ∗ 30 ∗ 30 cm - ~108 litres.
Maintenance
This species, like most rainbows, looks most at home in a planted aquarium. Provide areas of dense vegetation, along with some open areas for swimming. Other d…
Water conditions
Temperature: 27 – 30 °C. Strictly a tropical species. pH: 7.0-8.0. It will not do well in soft, acidic conditions. Hardness: 10-20°H
Diet
Unfussy and will accept most dried, frozen and live foods. Regular feedings of the latter will help to ensure the fish exhibit their best colours.
Behaviour and compatibility
Very peaceful, but can disturb smaller or slow-moving fish with its rapid movements and relatively large size. Good tankmates include other similarly-sized rai…
Sexual dimorphism
Mature males are larger and exhibit brighter colouration than females. They also develop a much deeper body than females as they grow.
Reproduction
As with other members of the genus, this is not a difficult species to breed, being an egg scatterer, although the fry can prove somewhat tricky to raise. The …
Notes
This uniquely-patterned species is one of the most popular rainbowfish in the hobby and can be found swimming in most dealers' tanks. However, virtually all th…
References
References
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