platy ben

Hey everyone, i was just wondering what the ideal amount of boseman rainbows is for a good thriving group?

TFA101

no less than 5 rainbows. these guys are happiest in a shoal

platy ben

thanks

capekate

Bosemani are great rainbows to keep, just remember that they like their water a bit cooler than others. It makes all the difference in the world with them. A temp of no higher than say 77 would be great!

platy ben

what is 77 in degree C?

Butterfly

About 26C :0
Carol

jdhef

I have 3 Boseman's and they seem quite happy. I would really liked to have 5, but then I wouldn't have room for anything else. One day when I get a bigger tank...

Wait until you see those guys eat! They are like pigs with fins!

voiceless_kat

I have a species tank with 6 Splendida Australian rainbows ( very similar to Bosemani) and 10 Preacox. They are definetly shoaling fish. When I started the tank, I had 3 of each - and they seemed ok, but when I added to each shoal - it was like Christmas...they are so active and fun to watch interact with each other. So IMO, it is the difference between being ok and thriving.

And jdhef is correct for sure -- they are like pirhanna when they eat!! So funny!

I also ditto Kate's opinion of a lower temp.

Good luck with them.

PS: they like their water very, very clean.....


Val

capekate

Hi PlatyBen
If you ever wonder what the conversion is, there is a conversion box at the bottom of the page to help with that, it also covers liters to gallons as well.

capekate

SO true...
their aggressive eating habits has me rethinking my community tank. They may get along fine with other fish, but we must remember the slow moving and eating companions. I almost always have to feed that tank double just to make sure the other fish are getting theirs. Even with that the rainbows really do hog all the food.
But I love these fish and their active nature.

platy ben

Well i have got 4 bosemans and they are doing great, i have fed them frozen bloodworm and its almost like they are attacking it mroe than eating . my tank is at around 25.5 C

There will be pics of my tank after its make over in a thread i am going to do in a little while

capekate

Wonderful! Yep... they sure love those bloodworms! Congrals on your new bows.. and cant wait for tank photos!