RyanR Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 I bought a this guy from an “assorted rainbow” tank at the LFS. Can someone help ID him? I don’t think he’s a Bosmani because he’s not orange enough and no blue up front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Possibly melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biotope Biologist Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 That is either a boesemani rainbow or herbertaxelrodi males get the blue orange contrast breeding but otherwise both male and female can look a little drab in non breeding colors See here: photo credit- Jean-Cristoff Avare 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macdaddy36 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 the lateral line makes me think of m. ajamuruensis, could also be m. boesmani Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 I’d favor Mel. Herbertaxlerodi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanR Posted April 10 Author Share Posted April 10 I’m kind of leaning towards axelrodi because of the color, but the pics I’ve seen, the yellow goes more towards the head. I’m thinking it might be a mix between an axelrodi and a bosemani. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macdaddy36 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 (edited) I looked up pictures of the ajamaruensis and I think it could be them because they have the lateral line the boesmania don’t usually have and they have a bluish grey front and orange back. Edited April 10 by macdaddy36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameisnobody Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 It could also be a hybrid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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