Boesemani Rainbowfish
Just posting for posterity since I haven't seen any reports for rainbowfish.
Scientific Name of Fish: Melanotaenia boesemani
Hobby Name of Fish: Boesemani Rainbowfish
Method of Reproduction: Egg Scatterer
Number and Gender Distribution of Parents: 1 M, 2 F Share the tank with a small albino bristlenose that is growing out and keeping the algae controlled.
Origin of Parents: Male-Capital Exotic Fish, Females-Captic Exotic and/or PetSmart
Parents were placed in the breeding tank for two weeks then returned to the display tank. Fry appeared a week later.
Approximate number of eggs or fry: >100
Date of Hatch or Birth: ~02/12/2025
Date of Free Swimming If Hatched: 02/12/2025
Approx. Number of Fry at 30 Days: >100
Approx. Number of Fry at 60 Days:
Aquarium Conditions
pH: 7.4
General Hardness: 200ppm
Average Temperature: 80F
Salinity: N/A
Average Nitrate: 0
Aquarium Size: 20 long 30.5L X 13.125W X 13H
Water Source: tap from Potomac River
Water Changes: topped off with a mix of tap and rain water
Filtration System: Sponge filter
Additives: none
Décor
Live Plants: little bit of guppy grass
Plastic plants: some small plants used to hold down the spawning mop and grid
Wood: One piece of wood
Spawning mop: eyelash yarn, sits over plastic cross stitching gridding to allow eggs to drop through. Held down with some stones + plant anchors.
Substrate: naturally sourced lake sand
Lighting: none, tank is located near a south-facing window
Food Fed to Parents and How Often: TetraMin flakes a few times per day, occasionally some frozen bloodworms or dry tubifex worms
Food Fed to Fry and How Often: primarily baby brine shrimp several times per day. Also added some pulverized flake food sometimes early on. Amounts per feeding have been increasing as they grow.