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and it is gone, the spot on the second fish was gone right after I took the pictures and the spot on the male(first fish) was gone this morning. I guess it was just a piece of detritus

Hi everyone, as the title said, I got these two neon rainbow that each has a single little white dot on them. They are active and acting well, no flashing as well. I was wondering what it could be. I do apologize for the pictures' quality, it is a tiny white spot on a tiny fish that won't stop moving.

Oh well, I guess I will update this thread if I notice a difference in behavior compare to my boesemani, which has 9 individuals. Another question though, does this rainbow look weird to you guys? He/she looks a little skinny to me, very active, looking for and pecking at food btw, despite it being just the first day for them.

I would just leave them be, honestly their social structure are probably figured out at that point and it would probably do no good to shake things up. Granted, that is if they are behaving normally and eating well. If the group's number becomes too low, like 2-3 left and/or they become inactive, skittish and shy, I would probably add more. In short, don't fix what is not broken.

Hello everyone, so I caved into the rainbowfish side of the hobby and on the advice of the store clerks I bought 5 turquoise and 5 parkinsoni rainbows today. I was wondering if there is a difference between having 5 of each instead the usual recommended minimum of 6. Has anyone got any experience with this? I would prefer not having to add a sixth individual as I am planning to add 5 more red millenium rainbowfish and would likely not have the fund for a sixth individuals for all three species. It is a 125 gallon with a 15-20 gallon sump and I also have 9 boesemani and around 18 praecox

alright, that is what I thought too. Thanks

Hi guys, I have an angelfish that is 2 weeks old in the tank and he has like an open source that is kind of white on his right belly. Can anyone tell me what is possibly is? Wounds from fighting or a parasite? Should I be concern? Thanks Edit: water parameters are fine with nitrate hovering around 30-40ppm in a planted tanks. He is eating well and is active.

Alright, thank you

That is true my friend. All I know about sexing German Blue Ram is from Dean of Aquarium Co-op, aka the male are suppose to have pointed anal fins, extended fin rays and the female short stubby anal fin along with the black spots thing and the pink belly. I do suspect that the "female" is of the electric blue color morph hence why we are not seeing the pink belly. I did try my best to pick them out from what I know. So should I try to pick more female to add in there?, I was considering adding like another male + 2 female if I can pick them out, or should I leave them be, honestly they are pretty peaceful with one another. I got a 125 gallon with a 13 gallon sum so about 134-135 gallon of water with about 19 corys, 12 platies, 10 mollies, 4 dwarf gouramis, 4 SAE and 8 Hillstream loaches so I think I can add more stocking. Btw, that is the color the "female" came home with. Just in my opinion, it may not be a subdominant male since the store has several males like the male I showed you. What a pair of beauties, I honestly like the regular GBR than these balloons ones. Haizz but they are all I can find around this part of the world

hey man, got some more video for you

yeah, it may be that for now. the fish is missing the biggest tell, which is the pink belly and the black spot on her body. The consolation prize is that they are not trying to kill each other and I do see them in somewhat close proximity so who knows for now. I will try to make some video in the morning, nice rams btw, it is impossible to find normal ram where I am from, it is all balloon rams in the shop over here.

Thanks Fish Folk, here is a couple of video of "her", not of the best quality but it is really hard to get the fish to stay still. So far, they are not hostile to each other except for the that mock charge thing I mentioned

Hello everyone, this is my first post on this forum and I need help sexing a pair of GBR and seeing if they are likely to pair off + what to do next ok let's get started, I have no idea if the one below is a female or not, "she" has all the characteristics of a female, rounded fin and plumber body and what not, but because she is a balloon ram, I think that is why, she has no black spot or pink belly that I can use to tell for sure. Also, he has been chasing her around a bit like he will lunge at her a bit then stop. It is like he is just getting her off the spot she is on and not continuing the chase. So with that in mind, is it likely that will pair off? should I add more GBR? here is a picture of her here is a picture of the male ss