Averus Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 How about Varitus Platys? Its not a deep royal purple, but one of my females does have a nice light lavender color on her. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20CultureLabs Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Danio erythromicron, the "Emerald Dwarf Rasbora" is actually a very purple fish when well-fed and happy. If you have a small, well planted tank, that fish plus a betta would make for a nice "purple fish" setup. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cohen Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 You could try purple Moscow guppies! They are very purple and may hard to find with a big price. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 (edited) On 8/5/2021 at 3:15 PM, Fish Folk said: Alrighty… I’m going to toss in another rare dwarf Cichlid: “Purple Smiler” — Laetacara araguaiae… They tend to only color up fully when spawning. We had three pairs, and several spawns encouraged by using rain water to spawn them. Their coloration varies depending upon their comfort, food, water quality, context, and overall mood. A similar dwarf Cichlid in the same genus is the Laetacara curviceps… Bear in mind that these are probably shot beneath colored lighting, and photoshopped. Still… inspiring! I have those - this is what they look like: Mind you breeding colours are more intense. Borelli have a lot more colour when not breeding. Edited August 6, 2021 by anewbie 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 (edited) On 8/5/2021 at 1:40 PM, Fish Folk said: If you want to do purple guppies, be ready to spend a TON of money… Purple Neos are VERY rare. Here’s a common chart breakdown… Are those your Guppies? How cow! Edit: I just noticed the logo on the video, but still, wow! Edited August 6, 2021 by Patrick_G 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 On 8/6/2021 at 2:45 PM, anewbie said: I have those - this is what they look like: Mind you breeding colours are more intense. Borelli have a lot more colour when not breeding. Agreed! They do color up when breeding. Have yours raised any fry for you? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 On 8/6/2021 at 2:51 PM, Patrick_G said: Are those your Guppies? How cow! Edit: I just noticed the logo on the video, but still, wow! I wish! They’re really hard to come by. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 On 8/6/2021 at 2:24 PM, Fish Folk said: Agreed! They do color up when breeding. Have yours raised any fry for you? Not yet mature. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 On 8/6/2021 at 4:43 PM, anewbie said: Not yet mature. We pulled one batch of fry, but they crashed shortly after we filmed them… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 On 8/6/2021 at 4:12 PM, Fish Folk said: We pulled one batch of fry, but they crashed shortly after we filmed them… What PH/KH did they hatch in? Btw it might be easier to let the parents take care of them (if you have good parents). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 On 8/6/2021 at 6:00 PM, anewbie said: What PH/KH did they hatch in? Btw it might be easier to let the parents take care of them (if you have good parents). The pH was over near 7.0 KH was very low. My son used rain water with changes - soft and level pH. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RachelElizabeth Posted August 7, 2021 Author Share Posted August 7, 2021 Just wanted to say thank you to everyone for all of the awesome suggestions! I think I am going to start looking for some purple or purple-ish guppies and do some more research on rams! 😀 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 On 8/6/2021 at 8:52 PM, RachelElizabeth said: Just wanted to say thank you to everyone for all of the awesome suggestions! I think I am going to start looking for some purple or purple-ish guppies and do some more research on rams! 😀 Unless you have a bit of experience I would skip german blue rams; they can be a bit delicate and simple things like shock from temp change during water changes can kill them. apistogramma for example are a lot more tolerant and robust. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swred5 Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Aren't Phoenix Raspboras purple and orange? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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