My Beautiful Baby Boes Bows!!!

[Roan Art]

Lol, that's cool. I wasn't really planning on delibrately breeding them, but if nature runs it's course I could probably sell some locally as well. I haven't seen Boes in the tanks at my LFS yet.

Make sure you play up where they came from. These aren't crappy Asian bred Boesemani. They are quality A-1 Boes from the guy who actually flies to New Guinea and brings home the fishes. Don't sell for less than top dollar!

Awesome...I was thinking it'd take longer then that. I'm not sure about the ratio of M/F yet, but I'm guessing it'll be easier to tell as they grow, right?

Yes and you'll get the "knack" for telling male from female soon enough and be able to sex babies at any store you walk into

Roan

 

[TDWagner]

You can still feed them. Just soak them in water for 10-15 mins so that they absorb a good amount of moisture. I do feed them dry occasionally, but I prefer the frozen ones.

Ok, I'll do that for these small freeze-dried packs I got, then go with the frozen ones next order.

I think Kent raises all his boes on baby brines, 'cause they show no interest in any other food for the first few days I have them. They just want brine.

That would make sense...that's exactly how mine are. Plus, that's what Tanner told me to feed them when they arrive. They won't come to the surface for the flakes right now. The BBS sink down to the Boes and they eat them there. How do you get them to start surface feeding, just wait till they're hungry enough?

All 9 still look healthy and are swimming around (4.5 days so far...doing good). :dance: There's one in particular that's fairly shy...hides more then the others and is smaller and less colorful. I was a little worried about her (guessing it's a her based on size and color) at first, but she seems to be ok and comes out to play with the others from time to time. There's also one that's the biggest and most colorful...I guess that would be the dominant male. It's cool watching their little culture in there...sometimes the two biggest ones will bump each other a little bit like they're fighting...never any damage, looks like it's just competition for the head role.

 

[TDWagner]

Make sure you play up where they came from. These aren't crappy Asian bred Boesemani. They are quality A-1 Boes from the guy who actually flies to New Guinea and brings home the fishes. Don't sell for less than top dollar!

So you think they're worth $4 or $5 a fry? Or less then that? Will a LFS pay that kind of money? How old do they need to be before you sell them?

 

[Roan Art]

So you think they're worth $4 or $5 a fry? Or less then that? Will a LFS pay that kind of money? How old do they need to be before you sell them?

You should be able to sell them for at least half what the LFS sells them for, depending on local demand.

The problem with rainbows is that they grow so slowly. I'd say they'd have to be at least 2-2½" to sell, but if they are showing some color when they are smaller, they might take them earlier.

Once I'm ready to sell, I intend to take some pics and possibly a couple of "samples" down to the LFS and show them. Then wrangle a deal. Seeing is believing

I'm going to have to do that with most of my other bows if I sell to the LFS cause they've never seen these kinds of fish before and don't know what they look like.

Roan