Bosemani rainbows or not?

[Lachlan Wilson]

Hey everyone,
I have a 4ft, 50g tank with 3 gold Gouramis, 20 white cloud minnows and 2 albino Bristlenose catfish, (which just had babies). I been thinking for a while about what else I should put into my tank and that’s when I saw bosemanis. So would it be a bad idea to go and get 6 or so of them, if not what should I put into my tank instead?
Thanks!

 

[Colin_T]

Hi and welcome to the forum

Melanotaenia boesemani should not be kept with White Cloud Mountain minnows because the rainbowfish will eat the minnows.

M. boesemani come from hard alkaline water with a GH above 250ppm ad a pH above 7.0.
Gouramis come from soft acid water with a GH below 150ppm and a pH below 7.0.
Depending on what your pH and GH are, will determine if you can keep rainbowfish.