msudawgs56 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 These are beautiful native fish. No need to run a chiller? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 On 1/9/2024 at 10:46 AM, msudawgs56 said: These are beautiful native fish. No need to run a chiller? No, not for this species. They will do well at room temperature between 65-75 F. As long as you keep enough air flowing into the tank, they can thrive in the upper limit of their temperature range. If, however, they reach 80-F for prolonged periods of time, they do begin to struggle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted February 15 Author Share Posted February 15 Little F1 ‘Bama Blues are starting to color up! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 I am always more impressed than I thought possible with hydrophlox shiners. These Alabama blue Notropis chrosomus are among my favorite fish of all time… 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted May 9 Author Share Posted May 9 Here’s my 33 gal long ‘Bama Blue Rainbow Shiners all fired up after a low front passed through… They spawned like this for 12-hrs straight… I pulled a nice haul of eggs. We’ll see how they pan out this time… 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted May 25 Author Share Posted May 25 (edited) (watch in 1080 p) "All rise" -- for the fry of the honorable Notropis chrosomus... Edited May 25 by Fish Folk 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted May 25 Author Share Posted May 25 I’m starting to pay more attention to barometric pressure drops in my region. For example, this coming Tuesday-Wednesday looks like a good window to see US Natives go into spawning mode… From this past week through Monday morning, I feed heavy: live larvae & frozen foods. Then I change water (40-50%) as the pressure drops — ca. Monday, and present a stone tray for Shiners (or yarn mop with Banded Darters) to induce spawning. I leave lights on for 48-72 hrs as well. During this time I do _not_ interrupt breeding by feeding. As pressure rises back up, I remove tray, feed, and return lights to normal schedule. I suspect that the barometric change releases just enough pressure that triggers egg layers / egg scatterers to spawn. As long as your females are healthy, full of roe, and not harassed, they’ll cue up the males. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 I'm starting to see some of my females get a little more round. Hoping that indicates they're full of eggs, and not just fat! Still haven't seen anything I recognize as breeding activity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted May 25 Author Share Posted May 25 On 5/25/2024 at 11:37 AM, Chris said: I'm starting to see some of my females get a little more round. Hoping that indicates they're full of eggs, and not just fat! Still haven't seen anything I recognize as breeding activity. They still look less than 12-months old. Probably not yet ready to spawn. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted July 10 Author Share Posted July 10 This boy is looking good. Toggling temperatures between 67°-F and 73°-F is enough to prime the pump. Now they just need one female to fire up… 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted July 10 Author Share Posted July 10 And 🔥… raised temperature up just 5°-F, and here they go… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted July 22 Author Share Posted July 22 Making more! Top view, new fry hatch… Side view, same new fry hatch… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted September 7 Author Share Posted September 7 I have forgotten how many hundreds have hatched this summer... maybe thousands… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mississippi fish guy Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 My brother was wondering if rainbow shiners and darters would work in a 20 long? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted September 9 Author Share Posted September 9 On 9/8/2024 at 8:35 PM, Mississippi fish guy said: My brother was wondering if rainbow shiners and darters would work in a 20 long? It is possible, yes. I don’t recommend more than 12x Rainbow Shiners. Choose your Darter species very carefully. You probably could put 5-6 Darters maximum. They need to be peaceful. If you would like to DM, feel free to reach out. There’s a fair bit to think through in order to get things just right. If you could get a 45 long, or a 33 long (same footprint as 55 gal), those are phenomenal aquarium dimensions. 20 long is great for breeding small species, but needs to be managed intelligently for NANF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mississippi fish guy Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 On 9/8/2024 at 8:27 PM, Fish Folk said: If you would like to DM, feel free to reach out It keeps saying fish folk cannot receive messages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted September 9 Author Share Posted September 9 On 9/8/2024 at 10:10 PM, Mississippi fish guy said: It keeps saying fish folk cannot receive messages. Sorry about that! Try now. My inbox was full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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