Howdy All (and Roy): the only thing that would dissuade me from
recommending M. boesemani to a beginner is that once bred the fry take a
long time to grow - and this may tend to dishearten beginners. If it takes
six months to raise the fry to saleable/swappable size then they may well go
elsewhere. There is this general tendancy for NG Melanotaeniids to grow
slowly compared to Australian species.
A better choice may be M. herbertaxelrodi, which in my experience are one of
the fastest-growing NG fish, or the afore-mentioned M. praecox. Are there
many M. trifasciata locality/types available in the hobby in the USA?
For a hobbyist in Australia then I'd recommend one of the M. eachamensis
"tribe" - the Euramoos were said to be especially prolific.
Regards, Andrew Boyd
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Andrew Boyd - andrew at pcug.org.au - http://www.pcug.org.au/~andrew
"May you kindle Fire and never be burned by it,
May the Air never send storms across your path,
May the path across the Earth be a soft one,
May the Water of your tears always taste sweet with joy,
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