rainbow fish

[the night doctor]

was previously thinking of discus but due to tank size of 125ltrs was advised to think again.. anybody got any experience with rainbows.. look great on the internet and on pix but the ones i saw in the local shop looked like drab grey boring.... you know what i mean.. the guy says they get better but???? £4 to £6 each! phew!
anyway as before any of you out there who know more than me (and thats everyone) please feel free to advise and give views.. i'm open to suggestions..
ps... i've gone and got 4 of these cory fish called sterbies or something like that. they have orange coloured 'bones' in their fins if that means anything to anyone.. look nice with their whiskers... cheers let me know what rainbows might be like..
like i said to someone the other day... ''kin el.... i only wanted a fish tank!!!!

[Paul B]

There are loads of types of rainbows. Some better than others. £4-6 is an extremely high price unless they are 3" plus in length.
Mine go for £2.25 at 1-1.5"

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[xvickyx]

Threadfin rainbows are very pretty!

[suez]

i used to keep rainbows they are beautiful shoaling fish unlike most fish that are pretty then get dull as they get older rainbows get prettier.

[Esfa]

rainbows are very nice but I have found them to be very nippy.

[hedgehog738]

if you are talking about boesmani (no clue how to spell it) rainbow fish they are the same price on my local fish shop. i was wanting some as they look great! they are yellow at the back and blue at the front (or the other way round). i too thought £4-6 was alot.

[the night doctor]

yep been and checked and they're £5.50 for the boesmani or however its spelt...same price for leucustus??? spelling not my strong pint..ooopps point!!!