Rainbow Nerms Unite

[Beardedbillygoat1975]

@CinnebunsThey are a riverine fish. I am not sure high flow would be how I’d characterize their habitats - they are usually hanging along the banks of rivers and streams. Here’s a YT vid showing one habitat 

 

[Beardedbillygoat1975]

Happy New Year Rainbow Nerms!!

I’m the proud new owner of some Chilatherina Upper Tor from @Hoon Aquatics which I’m very pleased to have in the Australasian tank. 

They are adolescents like my Aves Creek Boesmani so it’ll be fun to see them color up. 
 

In the background of some of the pics you'll see my other rainbow pickup the Madagascar 🇲🇬 rainbow

Ive got 3 males and so as time goes on I’ll try to get equal or maybe 3:5 ratio of boys to girls. 
 

Happy Rainbowfish Keeping!!

[TheSwissAquarist]

On 1/23/2023 at 10:43 AM, Beardedbillygoat1975 said:

In the background of some of the pics you'll see my other rainbow pickup the Madagascar 🇲🇬 rainbow

Never seen those before! Were they hard to find???

[Beardedbillygoat1975]

In the states they’re quite common @TheSwissAquarist. Often they only sell the males as the females like many rainbows are quite plain. The males x 2 have taken up camp on either side with the single female in the middle of the tank. 

In terms of the boesmani I’ve really seen a change in the last week or so seeing some adult coloring now and then.  

The Upper Tor have amazing potential. There’s a ton of shimmer in their scales and one of these days I’ll catch the alpha male in his best coloring. 

My Rhadinocentrus Seary Creek group are coloring up great. They had columnaris which really attacked their mouths and several are permanently disfigured. However, they’re very healthy and a very exciting group. Not camera shy they start flashing thinking foods on the way. 

They’re amazing and so action packed. I think what I like most about them is them at their color is there more often. It take very little for the reds and black outlines to come out as the blue and white spangling is there all the time. This is a fish that would be very at home in a 20 long. 

[TheSwissAquarist]

On 1/30/2023 at 9:09 AM, Beardedbillygoat1975 said:

In the states they’re quite common @TheSwissAquarist. Often they only sell the males as the females like many rainbows are quite plain. The males x 2 have taken up camp on either side with the single female in the middle of the tank. 

In terms of the boesmani I’ve really seen a change in the last week or so seeing some adult coloring now and then.  

The Upper Tor have amazing potential. There’s a ton of shimmer in their scales and one of these days I’ll catch the alpha male in his best coloring. 

My Rhadinocentrus Seary Creek group are coloring up great. They had columnaris which really attacked their mouths and several are permanently disfigured. However, they’re very healthy and a very exciting group. Not camera shy they start flashing thinking foods on the way. 

They’re amazing and so action packed. I think what I like most about them is them at their color is there more often. It take very little for the reds and black outlines to come out as the blue and white spangling is there all the time. This is a fish that would be very at home in a 20 long. 

Those colours are pretty awesome! 

[David Housewright]

I have about 10 furcata rainbowfish fry that are about half an inch long in a grow out tank. when do you think they would be safe to move to my main tank with the adults?

[TOtrees]

On 1/30/2023 at 3:09 AM, Beardedbillygoat1975 said:

My Rhadinocentrus Seary Creek group are coloring up great.

Not often that I find a whole new type of fish that I didn't even know existed (not rainbows, just the ornates), and now obviously need. Thanks! Gorgeous 🙂

 

On 5/25/2023 at 12:36 PM, David Housewright said:

I have about 10 furcata rainbowfish fry that are about half an inch long in a grow out tank. when do you think they would be safe to move to my main tank with the adults?

Furcatas have relatively small mouth and throat, so at half an inch in size the main concern for the youngsters would be feeding compatibility, ie do they get enough food? I don't see any chance of them being eaten, unless you're overestimating the size. 

[Beardedbillygoat1975]

@TOtreesMy rhads are great I lost some with the various calamities I’ve had this year but got a group of youngsters at my club auction from Gary Lange’s line. Right now they are bluish silverish minnows but eventually they turn into this. 

like most rainbows they’re much cooler in person. Let me see if I’ve got some video I can post. Sometimes that captures them better. Heads are orange 🍊 stripes from mouth to neck, all the fins are outlined like a cartoon inker touched them up, then the tails go from orange to a deep red as does the head to match. 

I think you’ll be good with the furcata. Crush up the flake and they’ll find the pieces that work for them. Some of mine used to carry it around and let it soften then eventually eat. (Luminatus)