Hiếu Lê
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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.
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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.
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On 4/20/2023 at 6:54 PM, Randall H said:
As a side question, how do you typically deal with groups where one or more die? Do you add more to get to the "ideal" number, or let it be?
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.
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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
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On 4/18/2023 at 5:11 PM, Colu said:
Looks like an injury you could quarantine and add some aquarium salt 1 table spoon for 3 gallons for 1 week or just. Monitor if you don't have a quarantine tank if the wound starts to get worse then I would do a course of kanaplex @Hiếu Lê
alright, that is what I thought too. Thanks
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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.
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On 6/11/2022 at 7:59 PM, Fish Folk said:
If your goal is to end up with a breeding pair, then maybe you should buy a few more. I typically buy 6-7 fish to get pairs. Good luck to you!
Alright, thank you
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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.
On 6/11/2022 at 3:20 PM, Fish Folk said:Here's a pair my son raised a few years ago that shows that. The key distinguishing quality here is the purple / pink clearly visible on the female abdomen. I am not really seeing that on either of yours yet. Now, the lighter / subdominant one may be a color morph cross, rendering some of the typical colorations absent.
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
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On 6/10/2022 at 8:05 PM, Fish Folk said:
@Hiếu Lê that's really tricky to tell. I hate to admit it, but I just cannot be sure. It may be that you have two males. I'd like to watch a few videos of the other one too. If you can make your videos last 60 seconds or longer, that's most helpful.
hey man, got some more video for you
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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.
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On 6/10/2022 at 6:08 PM, Fish Folk said:
Hard tell. Some males will go pale like that to show they are non-dominant.
Can you upload a video link via YouTube? That’s sometimes more reliable.
I’ve never kept or bred the balloon variety before.
Here are a few things I look for when sexing Rams:
(1) A mature female will often develop a pinkish colored abdomen. It is nowhere near as pronounced as a Kribensis, but somewhat similar.
(2) Males, on the whole, grow larger than females. Their foreheads tend get darker, their front few dorsal rays extend longer, and their ventral fins are longer.
(3) Where a side spot is visible (traditional color morph), females will develop a few “jeweled” scales _inside_ the spot. Males will not, leaving their spot totally black. On subdominant males, and some females, the spot will appear blue rather than black.
(4) On females, there is a particular jeweled scale pattern that emerges at the base of the dorsal right in front underneath the first few dorsal fin rays. (It looks like the roots of hair being highlighted)
(5) Females may display a slightly rounder abdomen as roe develops.
(6) In terms of behavior, males are generally more front-and-center in a tank, staking out their area.
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
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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
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single white spot on two different praecox rainbowfish. Ich, Epistylis, lymp or nothing at all?
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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