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Well….here they are…the M. Bentosi (candy cane tetras) with the P. alexrodi (Cardinal tetras) together and oh my, does that tank pop. I’m SO happy.
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I ended up picking up a group of margrita tetra to evaluate for when i move. So far a bit disappointed unless close to you they mostly look like black neon tetra without the gold stripe given that the blue is rather dark. Also they quickly joined up with the black-neon tetra marking a rather large school of 30ish lower mid level tetra. Definitely not a fish to hang near the top. This might change once they settled in and they probably look nicer in a smaller aquarium where they are much closer (i put them in a 4ftx4ft cube with the cupido).
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I’ve found the same, except that they have joined with the metae tetras and spend most time from the middle up rather than lower down. They look a like the metae (which look a lot like black neons ), only a couple have a bit of red on their tails, I’m hoping they will improve as they settle down, at the moment, yes not very impressive and I’ve occasionally seen them nip the pencilfish and ruby tetras…
The red tetras are colouring up and are a lot more attractive so far…
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Another new fish i picked up 3 or 4 weeks ago was 9 of these; they range from just over 1/4 inch to just under 3/4 inch so really quite young. The tetra shows you a size comparison. Those tetra are a little aggressive and when i first put them in there was a bit of chasing but they told the tetra off and things have been fine. They are in a 10 but naturally when they get larger i'll have to move them to a 29 or 40 or 90 or 2000 - we shall see but that is a year away and time for me to see how they grow out. They are not shy at all which kind of surprise me. THe first week i mostly fed them bbs but they are happy with dry food. For those not familiar with them they are extremely pretty fish - lots of eye candy from nature (not line bred and these were wc) but most of the candy show up in breeding dress. They were cheap and i thought they would be more fragile and a few would die at their given size but so far so good - sturdy as a rock. They just need to punch those pesty tetra in the nose a few more time.
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The “tetras rojitos”” are much more relaxed now and going all over the tank. Today they have spent most time in the top half
Yesterday they spent more time in the bottom half and no longer seem to think that the Bujurquinas will eat them…
Not very red but the last ones I had were never really red either, a bit miire than these. Some, probably females, are much deeper bodied than others and the dorsal fin patterns are varied.
The margitae still look quite plain hopefully they will improve as they mature.
And the hummingbird tetras are like tiny jewels that light up as they change angles but very difficult to get a photo to show this, this one is very zoomed in, I’ll keep trying.
Yesterday they spent more time in the bottom half and no longer seem to think that the Bujurquinas will eat them…
Not very red but the last ones I had were never really red either, a bit miire than these. Some, probably females, are much deeper bodied than others and the dorsal fin patterns are varied.
The margitae still look quite plain hopefully they will improve as they mature.
And the hummingbird tetras are like tiny jewels that light up as they change angles but very difficult to get a photo to show this, this one is very zoomed in, I’ll keep trying.
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Yea - the ornate are interesting - esp how they are always moving without moving. In the end at the price point here i just prefer the morse code and tucano a bit more. They lack the motion but have more distinct colouring (this is a look thing and not behavior). The tucano are pretty calm but lazily swim here and there while the morse code are basically expensive ember tetra in terms of size and behavior - they swim very little 'cept when chasing bbs. The ornate some will be more blue then others more yellow but not sure if this is sexual dimorphism or something else.
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Planning on getting some chili rasboras or another small rasbora for my new 10 gal rimless project
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Picked up a few juvenile Green Tiger Barbs yesterday to join my Albino Tigers and regular Tiger, so far so good, they are not being picked on and have been eating.
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I've got a number of fish species on my list. But I'll wait before purchasing. For we'll have this auction next month. On October 10th I'll be in Germany and we'll have a day full of lectures and an auction. I'll see which of my desired species will be auctioned. That’s where my money will really start flowing.- Messages
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Just some updates from fishes I purchased a while ago to show how they turned out:
krib from polongwe:
Krib from Lokoundje:
The two pictures are a bit difficult to compare since the substrate and light balance are different but the Lokoundje definitely has more orange on the tail and a little lighter.
And for those who get hungry reading have some jelly bean:
The jelly bean are really quite fragile at least initially so i wouldn't run out and buy a lot unless you can provide them some very soft acidic water and some tranquility; or at least read up on them first. Once settled in they really are quite pretty and one of the few red/green african tetra.
I did take some pictures of the yummies (orange? tetra) but alas the sharp ones had the tails cut off and i didn't want anyone to get angry about a tail being cut off.
This is actually a new fish i did pick up two or three weeks go - i think 20 to add to an existing 10 or 15:
krib from polongwe:
Krib from Lokoundje:
The two pictures are a bit difficult to compare since the substrate and light balance are different but the Lokoundje definitely has more orange on the tail and a little lighter.
And for those who get hungry reading have some jelly bean:
The jelly bean are really quite fragile at least initially so i wouldn't run out and buy a lot unless you can provide them some very soft acidic water and some tranquility; or at least read up on them first. Once settled in they really are quite pretty and one of the few red/green african tetra.
I did take some pictures of the yummies (orange? tetra) but alas the sharp ones had the tails cut off and i didn't want anyone to get angry about a tail being cut off.
This is actually a new fish i did pick up two or three weeks go - i think 20 to add to an existing 10 or 15:
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As long as I was taking pictures I should show these - they are n. eques which i purchased from wetspot. They hadn't been around for several years and were rather in-expensive. aquaimport also had some - their had red tails but i'll just show these for now:
In the 2nd picture the 2nd fish with stripes is n. espei which i purchased several years ago. The n. eques stay near the top looking for critters on the water surface and rarely go much lower. If you can make the trip to the bad lands (gang invested) there is a red variety that is quite lovely. Hum. The only other new fish are a ton and 1/2 of e. lucanusi that hatched 3ish weeks ago - very large spawn - oh and some a. ladisalo that hatched 4 or so weeks ago. Mom won't let me see the frys but i think there are only a couple. Everytime i want to look she snarls and hides them.
In the 2nd picture the 2nd fish with stripes is n. espei which i purchased several years ago. The n. eques stay near the top looking for critters on the water surface and rarely go much lower. If you can make the trip to the bad lands (gang invested) there is a red variety that is quite lovely. Hum. The only other new fish are a ton and 1/2 of e. lucanusi that hatched 3ish weeks ago - very large spawn - oh and some a. ladisalo that hatched 4 or so weeks ago. Mom won't let me see the frys but i think there are only a couple. Everytime i want to look she snarls and hides them.
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Some pictures of those 'new' el:
One of the problem i've run into is the fish movement make most of the frys blurr out and you can see there are a lot more of them then appear in the picture at first glance - in the last picture i tried to turn on the flash but it didn't do a great job and they don't much like it - the ones at the very front were frozen in time but the rest of them just sort of blurr out. It reminds of a time when i was younger and i would take photos around faneuil hall around 4am and someone walked past one of the time exposure but in the print they were not there at all.... just an imagination....
One of the problem i've run into is the fish movement make most of the frys blurr out and you can see there are a lot more of them then appear in the picture at first glance - in the last picture i tried to turn on the flash but it didn't do a great job and they don't much like it - the ones at the very front were frozen in time but the rest of them just sort of blurr out. It reminds of a time when i was younger and i would take photos around faneuil hall around 4am and someone walked past one of the time exposure but in the print they were not there at all.... just an imagination....
Stopped by my local fish place today and they had a bunch of black cory cats, can't remember what they were called. They were $19 each. They were tank raised by someone local but pretty small [1"?]. Next time i go there i'll get one for my 180 gal community tank.
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I’ve not tried with a flash, mine look pretty much like your last shot, though I sometimes get a glimpse of red on the tails, difficult to get them in focus they won’t stay still…Here are a few pictures enhanced with a flash light to show their colour - poor quality pictures because well it is hard to hold a flash light and camera at the same time
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This shows them without the flash light (note that in both pictures there are black neon mixed in with them)
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What colour is your substrate - i wonder if colour has an impact. I also wonder if weak led light would make them pop more as the flashlight shows they have the colour it is just a matter of how to bring them out without pointing a light at them (weak led light has a uv channel).
For myself they are in a 4ftx4ft cube and so when i move to take a picture they go deeper into the tank and nothing photo graphs well 2 or 3 feet into the water - most of the shots i got from the cupido i've posted before i wait for them to approach me so they are not so deep.
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The rojito tetras are looking nice now, and go all over the tank, there are two different fin patterns, some have just black tips to the dorsal fin while others have black and white- again not great photos but anyway…
I know what you mean, my tank is nowhere near that deep but still the fish in the photo above was not very near the front, hence it looks hazy. The substrate is natural river sand but also has some leaves and branches making it look darker, there is not much bare substrate visible really. The light is LED floodlight, I fairly recently changed one side from a 30w to a 20w as I felt it was too bright, but the other side is not changed yet as I can’t find the other 20w light I bought some time ago! I keep meaning to change it though, lower light may be better.
The rojito tetras are looking nice now, and go all over the tank, there are two different fin patterns, some have just black tips to the dorsal fin while others have black and white- again not great photos but anyway…
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I picked up a few fishes today nothing too special:
At first I tried to take pictures through the bag but that didn't work well:
So i next tried taking them in the net before releasing them:
and these
and these (they were the trouble maker and reason for the order since i've been looking for them for about 4 years):
and these
and these released (they are not a schooling fish but will do so when stressed as in just released; in reality they hate each other and will spread out but they look elegant when schooling so maybe i need a noise maker .... )
At first I tried to take pictures through the bag but that didn't work well:
So i next tried taking them in the net before releasing them:
and these
and these (they were the trouble maker and reason for the order since i've been looking for them for about 4 years):
and these
and these released (they are not a schooling fish but will do so when stressed as in just released; in reality they hate each other and will spread out but they look elegant when schooling so maybe i need a noise maker .... )
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Do you know the catch location of yours? There are different populations and the rio nanay one that the seller was told for mine is known to not be that flashy. I don't think it is stressed but it is immature so it might improve as it gets older.
Of course catch location is always iffy because the catcher doesn't always tell the exporter exactly where they were caught
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Unfortunately I don’t know the catch location but I suspect somewhere in Colombia.Do you know the catch location of yours? There are different populations and the rio nanay one that the seller was told for mine is known to not be that flashy. I don't think it is stressed but it is immature so it might improve as it gets older.
Of course catch location is always iffy because the catcher doesn't always tell the exporter exactly where they were caught
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A while ago - maybe 8 months - i'll look it up in a minute i purchased 8 neolebias ansorgii - tiny little things they were maybe 1/4 to 1/2 inch. Now they are mostly grown up - at first they always hid but now they are mostly out unfortunately they are so small it is hard to get a picture of them though i did snag this one which I think might be a male from colouring.
Anyway i found the order they were received 5/5/26 so just over 5 months...
I'm pretty sure i have 2 or 3 females as they lack the strong colour of the males. Anyway not a bad fish you like tiny things.
Anyway i found the order they were received 5/5/26 so just over 5 months...
I'm pretty sure i have 2 or 3 females as they lack the strong colour of the males. Anyway not a bad fish you like tiny things.
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I do like tiny things, but they are good at hiding! those are pretty fish, but for a while I was feeling a bit disappointed with the Trochilocharax, also very tiny. Although only in a small 10 gallon tank I hardly ever saw them, several times I thought they must have all died as they were nowhere to be seen. However things improved recently when I managed to get some brine shrimp eggs and hatch them at last, now they are out and about much more and I don’t think any have died. Very difficult to get photos of them too…
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This is another new fish i purchased a while ago - i want to say around 6 months but would have to rind the receipt - one sec while i look - 5/8/26 so i guess only 5 months - gotta work on that memory. They were quite small the largest maybe 1/2 inch and the other 4 1/4 to 3/8 of an inch.
The larger one on the right is almost certainly a male and the smaller one on the right is a female. The little guy between them i'm not sure - it looks a tiny bit like a pygmy but it isn't - maybe a female neolebias ansorgii and you see two larger n. ansorgii above and in front of the male.
It really does look like a pygmy - i suppose as small as some of the fishes i received it could have been a hitch hiker but i certainly didn't put any pygmy in the aquarium. Hum.... mystery fish. Oh and the grass with the funky pattern (zoom in) is a type of nana val - in the picture the funky pattern really stands out not so much when you just look at the aquarium. Oh yes it is call either leopard or yabba creek. Lucky mine had the better name when sold after all everyone just loves a bit of yabba creek in their life.
I really need to figure out what that mystery fish is and if it needs to be removed - I know i received the allotment of a. pucallpaensis and dicrossus filamentosus (two of the fishes i'm growing out in this 10). Hum... mystery. Oh well that's what i get for taking a picture. No more pictures no more mysteries.
The larger one on the right is almost certainly a male and the smaller one on the right is a female. The little guy between them i'm not sure - it looks a tiny bit like a pygmy but it isn't - maybe a female neolebias ansorgii and you see two larger n. ansorgii above and in front of the male.
It really does look like a pygmy - i suppose as small as some of the fishes i received it could have been a hitch hiker but i certainly didn't put any pygmy in the aquarium. Hum.... mystery fish. Oh and the grass with the funky pattern (zoom in) is a type of nana val - in the picture the funky pattern really stands out not so much when you just look at the aquarium. Oh yes it is call either leopard or yabba creek. Lucky mine had the better name when sold after all everyone just loves a bit of yabba creek in their life.
I really need to figure out what that mystery fish is and if it needs to be removed - I know i received the allotment of a. pucallpaensis and dicrossus filamentosus (two of the fishes i'm growing out in this 10). Hum... mystery. Oh well that's what i get for taking a picture. No more pictures no more mysteries.
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Definitely a Pygmy Cory! A hitchhiker? Eggs on plants??
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Not sure - i've only seen one - i have pygmy so if i can net him (ha ha) i have places to move him - if i see a bunch more then the egg thing is possible but not sure if pygmy lay eggs on plants. I'm thinking it got trapped in a net at some point and transfer to the wrong bag when shipped (i don't use nets on catfishes since they always get their tiny barbs trapped). I did order a few pygmy but definitely not with that order but i did order 35 when i received the d. filamentosus - i wonder..... i believe those 35 went upstairs (this aquarium is downstairs); oh well other then being alone i guess it is fine in there - i have to move some things out once they get larger - the d. filamentosus definitely and 3 of the a. pucallpaensis who will go upstairs once i can sex them. Hum.... spring maybe in the spring.
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12 b. wavrini for a 180. The discus are beginning to age out so when i get down to 3 i will take them to the petshop and reduce the temp to 78 or 80 then get a bunch of cardinals for the upper area to go with the wavrini and call it day. I have 4 more in a 100 and if i can catch them i'll move them downstairs to the 180.
Minor detail that is my white net purchased in hope that it wouldn't spook the fishes as much as the black one but I think i need an invisible net
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I have found that blue and black nets work great and that if moved very slowly, fish will sometimes swim into them thinking they’re cover. The key, imo, is the speed of movement, not color because of …..the lateral line. Fish may often rely on the lateral line even more than they do their eyes depending on circumstances.
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I tried that (my large one is white and small one is black); the problem is that this is a dwarf cichild tank so the bottom is well structured iwth caves and plants so she does the simple thing and dive low. She is actually orphaned which is why i want to remove her so now and then the critters who own the bottom will chase her out and i gotta get them to chase her into a net
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I plan to get plants, then a Nerite snail, and finally a Betta Splendens on my next few trips to my local fish store (a Petco). Currently fishless cycling my 20 gallon tank called Skyquarium.
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