KyWildFish

I just picked up some turquise rainbows to add to my community. I am shocked to she just how much they have colored up and they aren't even fully grown. I added some Australian rainbows to make sure there were enough for a school. This was apparently the best thing to do as the danios and tetras are all schooling together now with the rainbows, its quite a nice sight.

The reason for the post is a quick question for any other turquise owners. I have two males and one is obviously larger. The larger in the store looked very much like the others in the tank. After a few hours in the tank he developed a VERY bright orange and yellow flash of color on his forehead. Its quite beautiful and I was wondering if this is a normal behavior. Also, I am sure its not a bosemani rainbow.

mathas

That sounds similar to the mating behavior described on Adrian Tappin's rainbowfish website:

KyWildFish

Well 48 hrs in the tank and they decide to spawn. Lovely! There is magic in these waters I tell you, magic.

Edit: Killer link by the way

mathas

I'm glad it helped!

I've been a huge fan of that site since I stumbled across it a few months ago... I wasn't expecting much out of an ISP-hosted website that didn't even have a dedicated domain name, but that judgment was clearly premature

kloseo

my rainbows do the same thing, its amazing the colors they turn, if you want to see something interesting have a room light on and the tank light off and watch the colors they turn, I have 5 turquoise and 2 boeseman and they put on quite a show

KyWildFish

AWESOME! I have added some boseman and will try this trick. Ive noticed that in the moring before I switch on the light they are more colorful. I have to clean the tank tonight, but will try this before I do that. Thanks!