Melanotaenia boesman's 6 pack
$38.00
Guaranteid bright orange-red Boesemani 6 , 1.5 to 2” young adults. When you open the your box and pull out the bag you will see that at least 3 of the 6 will be males and have bright orange-red tails. Even at 1.5 “ the males will have bright orange-red tails. This is the best quality strain, guarantied to have bright orange-red tails, just like the one in the auction pic. Bosemani has been a favorite because of its bright orange-red color and the male never ending display of breeding behavior. Males swim back and forth all day long, flashing and displaying. In 1980, Gerald R. Allen and Norbert J. Cross described this species collected by a Dutch expedition to Iran Jaya in 1954-55. Working with only preserved museum specimens, Allen and Cross had no idea of the live coloration of this species. However, In November 1982, Allen had the opportunity to collect live specimens during a visit to the remote Vogelkop Peninsula. Heiko Bleher, had accompanied Gerry Allen on the trip and was able to transport a number of live specimens captured during the expedition back to Europe, whereupon they were subsequently bred and distributed in the aquarium hobby. The color pattern of male Melanotaenia boesemani is completely different from most other rainbowfishes and show a half-and-half colouration when fully matured. The head and front portion of the body are a brilliant bluish-grey, sometimes almost blackish, with the fins and posterior half of the body largely bright orange-red. Between these two areas, or roughly just behind the pectoral fin, there are alternating light and dark vertical bars. Named in honour of Dr. Marinus Boeseman, This Boesemani is a long time RSG (Rainbow Study Group) http://www.rainbowfishes.org/ This strain is a good testament to the power and importance of proper inbreeding that produces a superior line that can be maintained in the aquarium generation after generation. This is a process that is critical to fish species maintenance. The first generation of all wild collected rainbow (or all fish) produce a spectrum of variations. Some variations are good and some are bad. It takes a skilled eye and skilled aquarist to produce the beautiful bosesemani you see in the auction pic. It's possible that this pure line of boesemani is better looking than a wild specimen.My fish are expertly packed and sent overnight fedex $42 includes box and heatpack(s). Combine more than one bag of fish and save on shipping. I guarantee that your fish will arrive alive and that you will be delighted with your purchase. Guarantee with immediate dig/pic of dead fish in bag provides credit for the replacement of DOA fish. Guarantee does not include the cost of shipping. Guarantee does not extend to replacement fish.
