What Makes Rainbowfish So Magical? The History of a Fish Only Recently Part of our Hobby

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  • Опубликовано: 14 дек 2024

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  • @laowhy86
    @laowhy86 2 года назад +2

    I’m absolutely enthralled by Rainbowfish. Your story mirrors mine. Best fish, hands down. They evoke emotion, and I’m not kidding. Absolute living jewels. Thanks for your raw and candid take.

    • @BentleyPascoe
      @BentleyPascoe  2 года назад +1

      The video this upcoming Saturday is another rainbow nerd, I think you'll love it!

    • @laowhy86
      @laowhy86 2 года назад +1

      @@BentleyPascoe Just subscribed. Can't wait!

  • @billcoleman782
    @billcoleman782 3 года назад +13

    Not only do they have a rainbow of colors, they also have a rainbow of personality that makes coexisting with them a joy.

  • @abbysadvantage
    @abbysadvantage 3 года назад +4

    You probably don't remember me, but you personally responded to my questions about starting a Rainbow tank. Your advice and suggestions proved to be invaluable to me. I have transitioned from cichlids (which I'll always still have) to Rainbows and that has become a favorite part of my fish keeping experience. Thanks for sharing your experience and opinions with all us.

  • @MridulSinghMusic
    @MridulSinghMusic 3 года назад +1

    Loved the history lesson on Rainbows! And yes, they do take FOREVER to grow out :) but they start breeding really early on! Thanks Bentley!

  • @marypaigeflynn4512
    @marypaigeflynn4512 3 года назад +5

    Bentley you are absolutely a wonderful force on RUclips and in this hobby I'm thankful to have you as a friend my friend ❤️💪🤗

  • @forteanfish
    @forteanfish 3 года назад +1

    I only recently discovered Rainbows, but have fallen in love.

    • @yverak5504
      @yverak5504 3 года назад

      Me too.I can't stop watching mine.I got eight.Im in love.

  • @goosenotmaverick1156
    @goosenotmaverick1156 3 года назад +4

    My boss's mother in law lives in PNG, she retired there to do mission work. The boss and one of his boys went there a couple years ago to help build some houses. More of us planned to go back prior to covid, but have since had to gold off. I want to take some extra time to get my stuff together for paperwork so I can collect something while I'm there.

  • @AJBAdventures
    @AJBAdventures 3 года назад +2

    Rainbows sure are stunning, I've just started keeping them, I picked up a group of 5 female bosmani who had already grown out for a good deal, and ive added 3 young males that have started to get those stunning colours,
    keep up the great content Bentley 👍

  • @CarolynnMc01
    @CarolynnMc01 3 года назад +2

    Wonderful video! I could feel the joy inside you when you were talking about how you love the Rainbows. They are fantastic fish, that's for sure! I love my guys, as well. The Angelfish video was great, too. I enjoy your species profiles.
    The only thing i'd have liked to have seen more of are some clips of your fish tanks. But i'm not disappointed. I really learned a lot from you. Thank you bunches., Bentley!

  • @sydneysangels
    @sydneysangels 11 месяцев назад

    I wholeheartedly agree with everything you said about rainbows! I was given 4 mops of eggs from my friend who is really into rainbows. Once they started showing colors I was hooked! Now they are my absolute favorite fish to keep and breed! Thanks for the history too, it was very interesting!

  • @dingodave3966
    @dingodave3966 3 месяца назад

    Rainbow fish are amazing. I’m lucky to be able to catch some in my local creeks. Your passion is infectious.

  • @RyanWaite1790
    @RyanWaite1790 3 года назад +1

    Great video, super informative. I too came across the Aquarium Co-Op tour of Gary Lange’s fish room and that’s what got me hooked. They are so fun to watch. Keep up the good work.

  • @raymondg7866
    @raymondg7866 3 года назад

    Can't beat Rainbowfish, their colours, two dorsal fins, & no lateral line makes them unique! Great vid 🐟👍

  • @WillsAquarist
    @WillsAquarist 2 года назад

    Awesome video Bentley, your passion for these fish is really inspiring!

  • @HoonAquatics
    @HoonAquatics 3 года назад +1

    Wow thanks for the surprise shoutout! Very much appreciated. Ever since I was a kid I had been drawn to rainbowfish. I never thought breeding my first Wanamensis in middle school would bring me this deep into the hobby. They're just such a fantastic group of fish with so much variety. Hope to chat more rainbows with you once clubs resume! Loved the video 🤘

  • @cynthiapotts4076
    @cynthiapotts4076 3 года назад

    Excellent presentation on Rainbow Fish and their history!

  • @jimdavis9034
    @jimdavis9034 3 года назад

    This is cool, combines two of my favorite passions, history and fish. Thank you!

  • @mtaquatics7564
    @mtaquatics7564 3 года назад +1

    The same thing happen to me a year ago. Just got in the hobby at the same time saw the Gary's fish room tour and was hooked. I have 3 type now. Also sold my first batch of Turquoise (156). And the babies had babies found 5 that are on first bites right know. Thanks for the history lesson.

  • @MasterPhotographer
    @MasterPhotographer 3 года назад +2

    It never fails ... I just learned something new ... AGAIN!! Bentley, thank you for sharing!

  • @mingbritson
    @mingbritson 3 года назад

    Thanks, Bentley -- also my new favorite fish species! Loved the background + increased my appreciation of these beautiful fish even more!!

  • @newmexicoaquatics282
    @newmexicoaquatics282 3 года назад

    Love your videos Bentley! As always, thank you for sharing! - Little Bobby

  • @joealyjim3029
    @joealyjim3029 3 года назад +1

    Great video, loved the historical aspect of it and then to see the passion you have for the fish is amazing

  • @mattdowling955
    @mattdowling955 2 года назад

    Great video, I've been starting to learn more about rainbows and I'm fascinated. I love the way you talk about them too. There's some real passion 🙂

  • @wendihamlett105
    @wendihamlett105 3 года назад

    Just got my first rainbows a small pack of Praecox and some Goyder River rainbows. Keep it coming!!!

  • @sarahwoodring5587
    @sarahwoodring5587 3 года назад

    "wonder in your heart" is the perfect phrase to describe how I feel about rainbows. This was fantastic. The history was fascinating, and as always your sincerity and infectious enthusiasm warm my heart. I'll be rewatching this often.

  • @darrylmoore5847
    @darrylmoore5847 3 года назад

    Excellent video. You truly shine with this type of video. Danger Noodle should always be behind you.

  • @kyletullyowns
    @kyletullyowns 2 года назад

    More please!!i love these history videos! Seriously have yet to find something i havent enjoyed on your channel :)

  • @raymondflunder6534
    @raymondflunder6534 3 года назад

    Bently thanks a million on advise on keeping rainbows I have 6 now and watch all your videos thank you my friend oh and keep awsom

  • @trose22k
    @trose22k 3 года назад

    Your videos are SO good!! Thank you!
    When I watched that aquarium co-op video tour I was like "oh I want that one!, omg and that one is amazing!, I NEED that one!" Basically, what I'm trying to say is, I love Rainbow Fish too! 😄

  • @jaxntax5509
    @jaxntax5509 3 года назад

    Very interesting history Rainbow fish are beauties very very true.

  • @jc49fishniner4lif7
    @jc49fishniner4lif7 3 года назад

    in my humble opinion I REALLY, really enjoy your channel bcuz when I heard you talking about rainbow fish I feel what is that you're trying to say KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK MY FRIEND

  • @kentsfish9761
    @kentsfish9761 3 года назад +1

    Thanks

  • @mr.kalopsia3273
    @mr.kalopsia3273 3 года назад

    We share the same passion for rainbow fish. I’m stoked that you put this video together. I view the slow growth as a test of a true rainbow fish lover. The reward far out weighs the sacrifice in time. Bravo sir!

  • @Szu-Ping
    @Szu-Ping 3 года назад +1

    After acquiring 31 different types and 300 specimens, I caught the rainbow bug as well...

  • @jimdavis9034
    @jimdavis9034 3 года назад +1

    Holy crap that TAWA is beautiful! You may talk me into switching from Angels to Rainbow fish. :)

  • @khcaver
    @khcaver 3 года назад

    I’ve heard time and time again about how awesome rainbow fish are by fish tubers. I have been slowly warming up to the idea of getting some. This video has convinced me to start seriously planning how to rearrange my tanks to make room for a nice school of them. “Let’s see, if I get that 40 breeder at Petco then move these rummy noses, ember tetras, guppies and CPD’s in there I will have enough room for them to join the 55 community tank. Yeah, that’s a solid plan!”

  • @jascarty3503
    @jascarty3503 3 года назад

    The history of these bad boys is mind blowing, beautiful fish that give so much, and with so much respect to the people like Gary lange etc, who collect these jewels in very difficult conditions, wow!!. I didn't think it was possible, but I love my rainbowfish more now!!.. Thankyou Bentley. 💚👌👍

    • @jascarty3503
      @jascarty3503 3 года назад

      I'm so jealous I'm in the uk, and that you have these weekend conventions just talking about fish and the experience you have aswell as others like Gary, wow! I would be like sponge Bob just absorbing all that information and years of knowledge! Wow maybe someday, now that would be a trip of a lifetime for me😁🤐💚

  • @kevinneibergall9420
    @kevinneibergall9420 3 года назад

    Bentley i thought rainbow fish looked so weird at first. But your right there so cool. I want more.

  • @shanephillips4621
    @shanephillips4621 Год назад

    Bentley you are so on point. I just recently have discovered rainbow fish and hands down are one if not my favorite fish. For many similar reasons I am so intrigued by the bosemani.

  • @lcroszell90
    @lcroszell90 3 года назад

    Lovely video as always. And I learned more about rainbows. I have a mixed 125 with rainbows, eba, bristlenose, sterbai and sae. And they all swim around together and beg their little hearts out for food

  • @kelleyforeman
    @kelleyforeman 3 года назад +1

    I got hooked on rainbows 12 years ago. I had a community tank with a few of everything. I quickly learned that my favorite fish were the Praecox rainbows. Nothing beats them!

  • @wildwon22
    @wildwon22 3 года назад

    Keep up the magic buddy! A lot of what you said resonates with my personal experience with these jewels.

  • @Antonio-Montan
    @Antonio-Montan 3 года назад +2

    👌🏼Bravo Bentley. Thank you for raising the bar and taking the information available on RUclips for aquarium enthusiasts to another level. I've learnt alot watching your channel and appreciate that most other channels make content for the new comers to maintain views but you've carved out a nice little niche for yourself. Your personality and presentation style is really authentic. Keep up the great work.

  • @NeneNotgonnasay
    @NeneNotgonnasay 3 года назад

    I Loved this, so awesome and so informative

  • @andygirone7442
    @andygirone7442 3 года назад

    Gary is my fish hero too! I still remember the day I met him like it was yesterday.

  • @dckyle
    @dckyle 3 года назад

    So cool - thanks for taking the time to share this insight about the various Rainbowfish genera that single handedly keep me out of the maintenance hassle that is saltwater - there's almost no need with the vast array of beauty that is in the world of Rainbowfish!

    • @dckyle
      @dckyle 3 года назад

      P.S., if you're ever at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, they have an AMAZING Rainbowfish tank/pseudo paludarium.

    • @BentleyPascoe
      @BentleyPascoe  3 года назад

      I plan to go there!

  • @michaellou7101
    @michaellou7101 3 года назад +1

    Cories captured my heart too.

  • @GeorgeAAquatics
    @GeorgeAAquatics 3 года назад

    Thanks so much for the history of these fish and I have successfully able to breed rainbowfish because of your advice from your videos....i love these Fish so thank you so much for what you are doing

  • @juderyan1284
    @juderyan1284 3 года назад

    Thanks Bentley for another really interesting video, great job! I was the same, thought they were goofy looking until I saw them in person and suddenly 'got it'. I have just come back from a trip collecting a second lot of Malanda rainbowfish. I have a few fry from my fist group I collected, and I too am excited every time I see a new fish hatch. Man they are slow growing though and tiny. Awesome though.

  • @maxmendez2196
    @maxmendez2196 3 года назад

    Love the history! Thanks to a friend of mine i became a fan of rainbows 😁

  • @SlickNick3
    @SlickNick3 3 года назад

    Very cool Bentley I currently have a fluval flex 15 no rainbows yet! When I move into a bigger house I plan to have a 75 gallon rainbow fish tank!

  • @eddiecochrane602
    @eddiecochrane602 3 года назад

    Thank you Bentley for this excellent video, with history I should know as an Australian and a fish keeper. Very little in Australian media about our smaller fish species, although recently heard there are probably freshwater fish species that have gone extinct without ever being seen by Europeans. Most Aussies would be familiar with the Murray Cod and Barramundi, but ask them if they've heard of Rainbow fish (or Hardy Heads) and they'd give you a blank look.

  • @aquariumplantman
    @aquariumplantman 3 года назад

    Cheers for the info on rainbows mate 🌈

  • @tortle873
    @tortle873 3 года назад

    Enjoyed the Video, just started with Rainbows and really enjoying them! I have some Glossolepis Pseudoincisis and just waiting for them to stop being silver minnows and colour up!

  • @mickem4322
    @mickem4322 3 года назад

    Great introduction !! :D

  • @spiritliefe
    @spiritliefe 3 года назад

    I am planning on getting a 75 gallon tank after we purchase a house this year or next and Rainbow fish are first on my list. I'm definitely going to get some of the smaller varieties in the meantime. I can't wait to get a group of boesemani in that 75.

  • @garthantash
    @garthantash 3 года назад

    I have not kept rainbow fish before but am hoping to get a school of praecox in the next few months for my 120g. I have become quite enamored with with them in particular.

    • @garthantash
      @garthantash 3 года назад

      A few days ago I was lucky enough to be able to get 20 juvenile praecox. I am already in love with them and having to convince myself not to get another 10 just because I can.

  • @johnmaude5065
    @johnmaude5065 3 года назад

    Love my rainbows, I keep and breed Threadfin, black banded and central desert rainbows, but I’m lucky for my breeding stock I go out to a local waterhole and catch them 👍

  • @laurennatvig-gray9636
    @laurennatvig-gray9636 Год назад

    Very informative - thank you! -just doing research for a project but you make me want to get some! -been thinking about Discus for a few years but idk, I might have to switch! -had no idea rainbow fish could be aquarium fish too - super cool! :D

  • @keniag5
    @keniag5 2 года назад

    I got one for my daughter 3 months ago for her bday (i did not want any fish first of all) when we saw it at the store, I couldn't understand why she really liked it... (yes I did the typical "oh its just a silver fish" ) thing. I get home that night and googled the fish, I'm a newbie at all this so I wanted to make sure i knew something about this fish at least lol Well... needless to say... I got MYSELF 5 more rainbows and im getting my new 55 gallon set up asap Lol. They got me bad. Great video as always Bentley.

  • @onlywei
    @onlywei 3 года назад

    Love this video, would have appreciated more b-roll footage of the fish though.

  • @RikoStan
    @RikoStan 3 года назад

    Fascinating, dig the history lesson here!

  • @reginaphalanges7331
    @reginaphalanges7331 3 года назад

    100% Agreed! They are my favorite fish, too! I have a couple of Bosemani's from Gary Lange lines, Man are they colorful!!! Some Kamaka's , an Irian Red and an Axelrodi.. truly beautiful and fun water puppies!
    Can you do a video , like this, on Shellies? I'm currently cycling a tank for Multies, so excited!!!!

  • @CoffeeTimeBrian11
    @CoffeeTimeBrian11 3 года назад +4

    Most fascinating is how Rainbows occur in Madegascar Tens of thousands of nautical miles from the islands of Indonesia, Paupa New Guinea, or Australia. Also found in Madagascar is the Pom Pom Crab...

    • @VinylUnboxings
      @VinylUnboxings 3 года назад

      If im not mistaken crabs have evolved essentially "from scratch" in lots of completely unrelated places, almost as if nature just defaults to making crabs to scavenge

  • @zakashiXninja
    @zakashiXninja 3 года назад

    Finally someone who loves them as much as me lol I swear thats all I talk about

  • @StephenP2003
    @StephenP2003 3 года назад +3

    Laying in bed right now and watching my Boesemani and Pseudomugils chase each other around.

  • @jimdavis9034
    @jimdavis9034 3 года назад

    Jerry Allen sounds like the Sprung & Delbeek (reef keeping) of Rainbow fish.

  • @cannibus78
    @cannibus78 3 года назад

    75 gallon low tech planted cycling with red fin tetras...adding blue eyed rainbowfish in about a month.

  • @matthampton9339
    @matthampton9339 3 года назад

    you are the reason i got a 55 gal tank so i could make a planted rainbow tank

  • @BC-fy1wn
    @BC-fy1wn 3 года назад

    Nice video like the history. Doc BC

  • @valiaudet3415
    @valiaudet3415 2 года назад

    Dwarf neons colour up so quickly. Thank goodness. I'm tired of waiting for larger rainbows to get colours. I need to put colourful fish in with my rainbows to add colour while others develop and grow.

  • @jameswilson329
    @jameswilson329 3 года назад

    So you like Rainbows a little bit. :) Me too :)
    Tugger
    Edinburgh
    Scotland

  • @asier2001
    @asier2001 3 года назад

    I need bigger tank for more rainbow fish... they're amazing

  • @garthantash
    @garthantash 3 года назад +1

    Incidentally I live in southern Australia and while we have some excellent local fish stores here, rainbow fish of any species are never easy to come by. Compared to my state at least, I suspect you have easier access to many Australian rainbow fish then we do!

    • @yoshistar8889
      @yoshistar8889 3 года назад

      Really? I live in Southern Australia as well and there are tons of rainbows readily available in retailers and shops. Red Rainbows, Lake Bhleher rainbows, Lake Kutubu rainbows, lake kurumoi rainbows, Mccullochs rainbows, ornate rainbows, boesmanis rainbows, Doryiti rainbows, Eastern rainbows, Western rainbows, Banded rainbows, black banded rainbows, Murray river rainbows, crimson spotted rainbows, ramu rainbows, splendid rainbows, Parkinson’s rainbows, honey blue eyes, pacific blue eyes, spotted blue eyes, delicate blue eyes, red neon blue eyes, neon blue eyes, fork tail blue eyes, neon rainbowfish, ivantshoffs blue eyes are just some of the many species available in the aquarium trade down here

    • @yoshistar8889
      @yoshistar8889 3 года назад

      @George Costanza Nah, they’re extremely popular here, not as much as a standard community tank (tetras, barbs, corydoras) or even cichlids but they are still quite popular with most stores having at least 5 species of rainbows and some having in excess of 20 species in stock at any given time.

    • @garthantash
      @garthantash 3 года назад

      @@yoshistar8889 yes, really...

  • @manandhishobby3593
    @manandhishobby3593 3 года назад

    They pation when you talk about them is so amazing, i also want to keep them but can they go in community tank whit barbs?

    • @BentleyPascoe
      @BentleyPascoe  3 года назад +1

      Many barbs do well with rainbows, I keep denison barbs (aka roseline sharks) with mine

    • @manandhishobby3593
      @manandhishobby3593 3 года назад

      @@BentleyPascoe thx for the answer sir. I realy like the boesmani can i keep them in à 240l (66 galon) so yes how many i can keep in this site of tank.

  • @jimdavis9034
    @jimdavis9034 3 года назад

    Love me some Threadfins.

  • @maxsettings2906
    @maxsettings2906 3 года назад

    I keep rainbows with a big old bad tiger sevrum . They get a long great

  • @omzdubz
    @omzdubz 3 года назад

    I wish you could make a video comparing rainbow fish vs african cichlids. Both hard water fish, both very colourful. Im on the fence with getting rainbows but when i see a colourful tank of AC the choice isnt so easy

  • @kerrypitt9789
    @kerrypitt9789 3 года назад +5

    Ummm because they have a pot of gold at one end? 😁😁

  • @brianp2707
    @brianp2707 3 года назад

    Loves me some Rainbows

  • @Poslo1
    @Poslo1 11 месяцев назад

    I am going to be setting up a 50 gallon (Length 29.14” Width: 18.75” Height: 16.14”) planted tank with a 30 gallon sump. This seems a bit too small for Boesman, or would the depth of the tank account for the shorter length? Thank you!

    • @BentleyPascoe
      @BentleyPascoe  10 месяцев назад +1

      It can, swim space matters for them and a smaller growing species, like aves creek can work, I just wouldn't do more that 7. Make sure you give them plenty of swim space with planting/aquascape

  • @lilynorthover8378
    @lilynorthover8378 3 года назад

    I thought, I won't watch this now, I don't have time. Thirty odd minutes later.....😂 Fascinating and worth it to see Gary Lange chest deep in a river. Can't wait for the end of lockdown, to get my first rainbows which will be...........Kamakas!

  • @jakekelly640
    @jakekelly640 3 года назад

    So I pickup boesmani rainbow for my local petco. And I have been dealing with ick for 8 days I turn the lights out and have been doing. Daily water changes as raised temperature it’s better but not gone. And yes treating with ich-x.what’s the long you have ever had ick last ? My next step maybe trying salt any advice would be greatly appreciated thank you.

    • @BentleyPascoe
      @BentleyPascoe  3 года назад +1

      I've had some troublesome ich cases with ich-x take a couple weeks. A little salt won't hurt

    • @jakekelly640
      @jakekelly640 3 года назад

      I appreciate the response you are the man!! Keep it up I look forward to you’re weekly live Streams.

  • @mohamedkarbhari1532
    @mohamedkarbhari1532 Год назад

    How much can i buy a blue n red coulor on same fish pls reply i

    • @BentleyPascoe
      @BentleyPascoe  Год назад

      If you want this specifically in a rainbow you would want either the Melanotaenia Kali Tawa or Chilatherina Kali Awalim. Best bet is either Dan's fish or Aquabid. Possibly getgills. Granted all those are US only.

  • @ChristosChristos
    @ChristosChristos 3 года назад

    Can you have rainbow fish with guppies and cories in a 90ltr tank?

    • @BentleyPascoe
      @BentleyPascoe  3 года назад

      Yes, but just keep in mind you may have to specially fees the Cories as rainbows are such avid eaters.

    • @ChristosChristos
      @ChristosChristos 3 года назад

      @@BentleyPascoe oh awesome! After watching your video I started doing some research on the Bosemani Rainbows and I'll sure grab a pair or two :-) Thank you Bentley. Keep those AWESOME videos coming!

  • @themowingmentor
    @themowingmentor 9 месяцев назад

    🐠🐟💙

  • @thefishymailman3767
    @thefishymailman3767 3 года назад

    I had to resist buying a trio of Cali rum today but my wallet won the battle at $50 a fish