[RML] Re: Rainbow Size Frustration -- Melanotaenia praecox

parin_iceyfist (parin_iceyfist at yahoo.co.uk)
Tue, 06 Dec 2005 08:20:23 -0000

--- In r_m_l at yahoogroups.com, "hank voss" <aatetras at y...> wrote:

> Hi. Just getting caught up on the threads have been in fla.My
> praecox usually get to 3-4 in.the boes.5-6 in.ive sen larger but

Sorry, but what? M. praecox of 4 inches in size? That's more than
10cm's! That is flipping huge! :O
I've never seen one larger than 8 cms (3 inch), and even that one was
larger than the rest. And boes of 6 inch (15cm)? I've only seen
trifasciatas of that size. Largest boesemani I've seen was about 5,5
inches but usually I see them at 4,5 to 5 inch.

Looks like there's a lot of stunted growth in commercially bred fish
in Belgium then!

Regards