Atitagain Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 These are some very interesting fish, the green is really popping! Using the powerhead in a 20G, do they need high circulation/ movement? To mimic streams and rivers? It looks like you have created plenty of resting spots using the bigger stones. The springtime way of going at it adds another level of curiosity. Interesting scape/ environment as well. The stacked rocks and dense group of moss/ plants really creates an amazing natural feel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted April 18, 2022 Author Share Posted April 18, 2022 On 4/18/2022 at 6:39 AM, Atitagain said: These are some very interesting fish, the green is really popping! Using the powerhead in a 20G, do they need high circulation/ movement? To mimic streams and rivers? It looks like you have created plenty of resting spots using the bigger stones. The springtime way of going at it adds another level of curiosity. Interesting scape/ environment as well. The stacked rocks and dense group of moss/ plants really creates an amazing natural feel. Honestly… I’m not sure about what works and what doesn’t yet! Yes, the powerhead is for flow and oxygen. The stones and wood are just kind of however they landed. What I need is black worms! But the last order I made came in half dead, so I’m still angry about that and refuse to order from that seller again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share Posted April 19, 2022 Found this nice article from a NANFA publication. Author describes spawning strategies for different darters. Banded Darters spawned successfully in sinking yarn mops, checked daily, that immitated vegetation. Rainbow Darters spawned in glass gravel trays where gravel was sloped from one side to another, alternated each day as eggs were found. In both cases, it seems single pairs produced the spawn in an otherwise empty tank. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share Posted April 19, 2022 (edited) I’ve put together two “sinking” mops to toss in the Banded Darter tank. I’ll try one in front of the Hardscape pile, and one behind… Edited April 19, 2022 by Fish Folk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted April 21, 2022 Author Share Posted April 21, 2022 Here's a peek at one of my Banded Darters getting acquainted with his new Spawning mop... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitecloudDynasty Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 Whenever the candy cane darter come off the endangered list, they'll be first on my list. Until then I'll wait and hope they made a good come back. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted April 23, 2022 Author Share Posted April 23, 2022 ^Agreed^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johannes Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 I live in europe more specifically scandinavia and i adore darters and am jealous of everyone who can keep them in the us but yesterday i discovered some darter looking fish, does anyone here know what they are. Pitcures below couldnt get the best pitcures but they have a slight red talfin when viewed from the side and the rest of the body is silver with black spots. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted April 23, 2022 Author Share Posted April 23, 2022 @Johannes assuming you collected these in Scandinavia, could they be juvenile Perca fluviatis? (Eurasian perch) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johannes Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 It could be but being that i live in the west of the country and that these fish only live in the east of the country, and the only fish I have seen in this area are trout. In conclusion I will have to wait and see what these grow out to be. Well this turned out into a mixed ramble🤪 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johannes Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 I think i may have found the fish species it could be phoxinus phoxinus aka european common minnow wich is basically the european cousin of rainbow shiners. These fish where released in the 1950-1980 period. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted April 24, 2022 Author Share Posted April 24, 2022 @Johannes That certainly seems like a very good possibility! The adult males of that species color up dramatically in spawning season. Here are a few photos I found of Phoxinus phoxinus with that similar vertical barring that appears on the sides of yours... In addition, a number of uploads by naturalists and hobbyists combined can be found here on fishbase. Photos from the Phoxinus Genus have been uploaded here on iNaturalist as well. Again, those males in breeding colors are absolutely stunning... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johannes Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 Yes i can not wait to see how they grow out to be, i currently have around 5-6 of them right now. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted April 28, 2022 Author Share Posted April 28, 2022 One of my Banded Darters came out for frozen bloodworms this morning. Looking green (Get angry Banner!!!) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CornAndCrawlers Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Johannes, beautiful native fish you caught! Fish Folk, that banded darter is stunning. Will it eat all those blood worms by itself? I'm still trying to figure out these guys eating habits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted April 28, 2022 Author Share Posted April 28, 2022 On 4/28/2022 at 10:32 AM, CornAndCrawlers said: Johannes, beautiful native fish you caught! Fish Folk, that banded darter is stunning. Will it eat all those blood worms by itself? I'm still trying to figure out these guys eating habits. I have 6x of them in here. They will eat once I leave. They’re a bit shy for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted April 30, 2022 Author Share Posted April 30, 2022 Tonight, I decided to bet out and have a good look at my Banded Darters. Here they are… I put them back immediately afterwards. NOW PLEASE SPAWN!!! 💚 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CornAndCrawlers Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 What's the personality on your banded darters? I've noticed the rainbow darters come to the front of the glass and stare at me when I come down, but this fantail darter runs away and hides, took me forever to get these two fuzzy photos of him. Are banded darters shy or curious? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted April 30, 2022 Author Share Posted April 30, 2022 @CornAndCrawlers I like your photos! My Banded Darters are fairly shy. But so are my Rainbows. I took this photo of a couple Rainbows earlier today. It's dark in their tank because my secondary LED went out. I'll have a new one in tomorrow. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CornAndCrawlers Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Have you ever experimented with feeding live scuds to your darters? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted May 2, 2022 Author Share Posted May 2, 2022 On 5/2/2022 at 3:22 AM, CornAndCrawlers said: Have you ever experimented with feeding live scuds to your darters? Not yet! I think they’d love that, but they’d eat a LOT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CornAndCrawlers Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Have any of your darters laid eggs on the spawning mop yet? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted May 6, 2022 Author Share Posted May 6, 2022 On 5/6/2022 at 12:00 AM, CornAndCrawlers said: Have any of your darters laid eggs on the spawning mop yet? Nope! Nothing. I've been checking just about every day. I added a bunch of Oak leaves in the banded darter tank. They really seem to like those. Males are very colored up. I also have been corresponding with a NANFA breeder who has documented his breeding processes with Banded Darters before. But nothing yet. Rainbow Darters spawn in gravel. I haven't focussed on breeding them yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted May 11, 2022 Author Share Posted May 11, 2022 “The Hulk!” Loving seasonal colors… Etheostoma zonale, male Banded Darter 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tihshho Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Such a vibrant green! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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