Fish Folk Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 (edited) Having become very fascinated these last several years with native north American fish (NANF), I am on a mission to select a most beautiful + most effective three-species tank arrangement that can, theoretically work for breeding, aesthetics, etc. One species that I have not studied much is the Crescent Shiner (Luxilus cerasinus). In breeding colors, it is a stunner. Look at these photos and videos... Man, just when you think you've seen it all . . . these fish are fantastic looking. Unfortunately, there are relatively few examples of them in home aquaria. I hope to learn why that is. Their native range appears to be like this on the map: Edited December 26, 2023 by Fish Folk 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 What a unique, amazing fish. They are a great size and they seem to extremely unique... unlike anything I've seen before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted December 28, 2023 Author Share Posted December 28, 2023 Here is one shots from a home aquarium. Colors probably are dependent on (1) season of the year (2) water temperature (3) diet (4) spawning... Typically, they are reported to look more regularly like this... 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted December 28, 2023 Author Share Posted December 28, 2023 I’m going to the Scientists with this one… I may need to go fish-hunting in VA this spring… 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaHobbyist123 Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Beautiful fish! While I have never kept them (except for warpaints), Luxilus shiners in general all look absolutely stunning in breeding colors. I hope to someday keep both Crescent Shiners, and Cardinal Shiners are also on my wishlist. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitecloudDynasty Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 I normally catch a few every year and kept some before. They normally require a bigger aquarium due to their size and attitude. They can be a bully and with their bigger size, larger mouth ...smaller fish will get pick off. I believe my son have a small group growing outside in his tub. We may try to work with them if we had the space. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted June 7 Author Share Posted June 7 Just saw this photo come across a feed of mine today. If there was a way to preserve their beauty in home aquariums, these fish could become so popular . . . 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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