Bosemani Rainbows

[markandhisfish]

my lfs has some bosemani rainbows which i am thinking about getting some for my tank . the ones they have are juvies so still not got full colours. how long do they take to get their adult colours?

 

[VictorMeldrew]

Not sure how long they take to get their best colours, but i had some and they grew pretty quick, i had rubbish lighting at the time and may not have seen them at their best. I took my two back to the lfs because they picked on my tetra's. I think they are better when kept in bigger groups thou.

 

[minxfishy]

You will be suprised how much they colour up just by being in a nice stable tank mark, doesnt take long for their colours to show, lovely fish, I would say definately get some, group of 6+ for them to be happiest, they change their colours throughout the day too, depends ontheir mood.

 

[drobbyb]

I'm a rainbow guy. It takes rainbows at least a year to reach their full adult coloration. That being said, I have seen some rather inpressive juvies in some people's tanks. Here's a hint for you...The darker the substrate the more color your fish will show. Rainbows adapt their colors to whatever is under them. Usually a dark natural gravel works fine. You need to be prepared to do at least 50% waterchanges every week without fail. Bows can't cope with high DOC (dissolved organic compounds) and you can't measure the level outside of a lab. Fifty percent weekly is the standard.

Depending on how much they cost in the LFS you could order some directly from a breeder. Usually it's cheaper to get them from a breeder and usually you get much better quality.

Hope that helps!

 

[markandhisfish]

have got 7 in my tank now. the gravel is natural dorset pea gravel plenty of cover but also plenty of open swimming space and black background . they are juveniles but at least 2 of em are starting to show the orange rear end. as for water changes i have good filtration and have allways done 25-30% water change every sunday . so considering that 50% of my water is 50g i think il see how they cope 1st before upping it but if they do need 50% then thats exactly what they will get