Boesman Rainbow Fish

[DarkEntity]

Evening guys/gals

Ive got 5 Rainbows in my 125 litre tank in the sig, last couple of nights ive noticed something ive never seen them do before. they all line up in a row head to tail side by side and dance around each other, rubbing each other and generally going really dark and yellow or silver and yellow.

Ive been looking for info on these wondering if they are establishing a pecking order or if its some sort of courtship.

Any one got any ideas, ive currently come up a blank on mating rituals etc.

 

[Rinderm]

Evening guys/gals

Ive got 5 Rainbows in my 125 litre tank in the sig, last couple of nights ive noticed something ive never seen them do before. they all line up in a row head to tail side by side and dance around each other, rubbing each other and generally going really dark and yellow or silver and yellow.

Ive been looking for info on these wondering if they are establishing a pecking order or if its some sort of courtship.

Any one got any ideas, ive currently come up a blank on mating rituals etc.

I have witnessed this myself with my rainbow fish. I think it could be a mating ritual or something. But I am not sure. I only have males now and have not seen this happen in a long time. Out of all the Rainbows that I have kept it seems that the bosmani wants to be the most dominate in the tank. Anyone else have this problem?

 

[sara s.]

My Boesemani do exactly the same thing: I think it's a kind of courtship as usually is the male that does it with one of the females.

it seems that the bosmani wants to be the most dominate in the tank. Anyone else have this problem?

Boesemani share the tank with a male betta and an epalzeorhynchus siamensis and actually the one who dominates is the betta: the boesemani are quite submitted to him... but maybe is just a case: it's the first time i've rainbow fish and i don't know much about them yet

 

[DarkEntity]

Same here, my PK Male soon puts the Rainbows in their place