How Do You Sex Bosemani Rainbow Fish

[Michelleuk]

How do you sex bosemani rainbow fish? Do you have any oics to show the difference?

 

[Ch4rlie]

A couple of decent fish sites will tell you this information, such as -
 
"Males are easily distinguished from females by their different colour and longer and more elongated dorsal fin rays, and are usually much deeper bodied than females. Females display a broad dark mid-lateral stripe accompanied by a series of narrow yellow or reddish-orange longitudinal stripes corresponding with each scale row that deepen or lighten according to mood. Mature, older females often show colouration similar to subordinate males, but are usually easily identified by a shallower body/chest depth and smaller, more rounded fin edges."
 
Quoted from -
 
http/rainbowfish.angfaqld.org.au/Boesemani.htm
 
 
And also this -
 
"Mature males are larger and exhibit brighter colouration than females. They also develop a much deeper body than females as they grow."
 
Quoted from Seriously Fish -
 
http/www.seriouslyfish.com/species/melanotaenia-boesemani/
 
 
Hopefully that should help and these Rainbows are beautiful fish, am a big fan of these

 

[Lateral Line]

Rainbows are Atherinids, so post should be in CC&A.

 

[Ch4rlie]

Rainbows are Atherinids, so post should be in CC&A.

 
Missed that entirely
 
Good spot and absolutely corect.
 
Now in Cyprinids, Characins and Atherinids section