Boesemani rainbowfish
Melanotaenia boesemani
It patrols the length of the tank; males light up instead of fighting.
3D model coming soon
Stats
- Size
- 10 cm
- Smallest tank
- 120 cm
- Temperature
- 24–29 °C
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Activity
- Busy
- Water layer
- Mid water
- Care
- Easy
- Group
- Happiest in a group of 6 or more
- Coral
- Reef safe
These numbers are LumaReef simulation data, not a real aquarium care guide.
Which tank it fits
- Nano60 cm · 65 litresToo small
- Standard90 cm · 180 litresToo small
- Wide120 cm · 300 litres30 of them
- Living room180 cm · 650 litres65 of them
- Showcase250 cm · 1,200 litres120 of them
Who it lives with
Gets along
- Guppy
- Keyhole cichlid
- Yellow lab cichlid
- Kribensis
- Scissortail rasbora
- Sailfin molly
- Kuhli loach
- Pearl gourami
- Julidochromis
- African butterflyfish
- Swordtail
- Molly
- Three spot gourami
- Bolivian ram
- Dwarf gourami
- Cockatoo cichlid
- Celebes rainbowfish
- Bristlenose pleco
- Yoyo loach
- Checkerboard cichlid
- Peacock cichlid
- Bronze corydoras
- Diamond tetra
- Silver hatchetfish
- and 34 more species
Caution
- DiscusNarrow shared temperature range
- Neon tetraNarrow shared temperature range
- Giant danioNarrow shared temperature range
- Turquoise rainbowfishCrowding the same layer
- Denison barbNarrow shared temperature range
- Congo tetraCrowding the same layer
- Zebra loachNarrow shared temperature range
- Neon dwarf rainbowfishCrowding the same layer
- Black skirt tetraNarrow shared temperature range
- Pearl danioNarrow shared temperature range
- Tiger barbNarrow shared temperature range
- Red rainbowfishCrowding the same layer
- Julii corydorasNarrow shared temperature range
- Dwarf chain loachCrowding the same layer
- Rummynose tetraCrowding the same layer
- Zebra danioNarrow shared temperature range
- PlatyNarrow shared temperature range
- Panda corydorasNarrow shared temperature range
- German blue ramNarrow shared temperature range
- Odessa barbNarrow shared temperature range
- Serpae tetraCrowding the same layer
- OtocinclusNarrow shared temperature range
- Glowlight danioNarrow shared temperature range
- Green neon tetraCrowding the same layer
- Galaxy rasboraNarrow shared temperature range
- Pygmy corydorasNarrow shared temperature range
- Green kubotai rasboraNarrow shared temperature range
- Bala sharkCrowding the same layer
Not together
- Red zebra cichlidAggressive with peaceful
- Rosy barbWater temperatures do not overlap
- Convict cichlidAggressive with peaceful
- Gold barbWater temperatures do not overlap
- Demasoni cichlidAggressive with peaceful
- Paradise fishWater temperatures do not overlap
- Red tail sharkAggressive with peaceful
- Betta (Siamese fighting fish)Aggressive with peaceful
- Hillstream loachWater temperatures do not overlap
- White cloud mountain minnowWater temperatures do not overlap
- Fancy goldfishWater temperatures do not overlap
- Jack DempseyAggressive with peaceful
- KoiWater temperatures do not overlap