Any Rainbowfish Folks out there?
My favorite of the danio’s are the glofish, they are very colorful and if you get a black light or “moon” lights (the LED kind that sell all over the place), the glofish glow very brightly under both kinds of lighting, and it’s almost like they are attracted to it because they love to play right after the lights go out at my house (under the moon light LED’s). I have found that some of the tetra’s are not as hardy as others, I went through a few different varieties before I settled on the Flame Tetra’s that I got, and I haven’t lost a single one since I got them. The other tetra’s that I lost were due to fin/tail rot and ich (at different times thankfully), these flame tetra’s made it through ich this last month just fine though, so I’d have to say they are much hardier than the head and tail light tetra’s that I had before, or the serpae tetra’s that I replaced the head and tail light tetra’s with. Granted all the health issues could very well be due to the LFS not having the healthiest fish in the first place, which is why I bought a quarantine tank last month, though it has yet to be used for quarantine since I haven’t gotten any new fish in a couple months.
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Debra Penna-Fredericks wrote: > > Thanks, Ray. Danios are on my list. They are cool. I was also > considering sword fish and tetras. I have not made a definite decision > about which fish I will get other than the rainbows and the Danios. > Funny how you knew just which fish I had on my mind after just a > couple of posts on my part. Guess you are a people person as well as a > fish person. > > My tank is a 36 inch tank so they will have some room to swim. I’ll > try to give it plenty of plants and filtration, but I want to be > careful not to overstock with fish. It seems to me that is a major > problem among fish folks. > > Thank you, again, for all of your help. > Deb P. > > — On Mon, 1/12/09, Raymond Wetzel > wrote: > From: Raymond Wetzel > > Date: Monday, January 12, 2009, 6:46 AM > > Noting your comment on checking out fish sites, in general, one of > > the first rules there is to take anything you read with a grain of > > salt. A second rule is not to believe everything you read — when > > taking into consideration that anyone (no matter now learned or > > uneducated) can post their own web-site making it look authoritive. > > What you’ve read is probably not too far from the truth, but then > > too, it may have been referring to the smaller species of > > Rainbowfish. One thing you are overlooking here is that a 30 gallon > > tank has 72 more square inches of swimming area than does a 29 gallon > > tank as its 6″ longer; not a great difference but does offer more > > length. > > I’m glad to see, by your follow-up post to your message below, that > > you have decided on the smaller Rainbows, which I’m sure you will not > > be disappointed with. As you want to include other species, I’d > > recommend getting a school of 5 (minimum) of just one of those > > smaller species I recommended. As for other non-aggressive species, > > there are a hugh number of various Tetra species of which you should > > be able to find something of interest, their coming in all sizes and > > colors. They will fill in the niche of the lower 1/3 of the tank, > > while the Rainbowfish will habituate the upper 1/3 of the tank. > > You might also consider some top water dwellers such as some small > > Danios in addition, if room provides, although by your message it > > appears that you lean towards livebearers. In that case you might > > consider Platies in place of the Danios. They’re not aggressive, > > come in many different color varieties, are larger than guppies yet > > smaller than Mollies and do not need to be kept in “schools” of a > > minimum of 5 — although it is best to have 2 females for one male > > rather than just a pair. Ray > > — In AquaticLife@ yahoogroups. com, Debra Penna-Fredericks > > wrote: > > > > > > Thanks Ray and Donna, > > > > > > I am disappointed to learn that my 29g is not big enough for those > > beautifully colored rainbows! I had looked them up on a couple of > > fish sites that said a 30g was the minimum size for them. I assumed > > it only expected a few fish would go into a few the tank. But I don’t > > want them to have miserable lives with me. My goal was to do a fairly > > heavily planted tank with some colorful fish. I just fell in love > > with those 4 to 5 inch rainbows when I saw the picture. > > > > > > I have looked at the smaller rainbows to which you refer, Ray. I > > think I want something with more variety in the color even though > > those are really beautiful fish. I might put those in with something > > else if they do not need to be schooled in large numbers. > > > > > > I am not stuck on rainbows if you have any other suggestions. I do > > not want aggressive fish. I really do not want fish fights. The tank > > is a 29g long. Ahhh, a blank canvas! > > > > > > I think guppies are a bit smaller than I want right now. Mollies > > can be aggressive, though it’s been about 13 years since I have had > > mollies and I was a novice fish keeper back then so maybe my > > technique caused their behavior? > > > > > > Thank you, again for your advice. > > > Deb > > > > > > — On Sun, 1/11/09, Raymond Wetzel wrote: > > > From: Raymond Wetzel > > > Subject: [AquaticLife] Re: Any Rainbowfish Folks out there? > > > To: AquaticLife@ yahoogroups. com > > > Date: Sunday, January 11, 2009, 12:13 PM > > > > > > > > > Rainbowfish are excellent community (or species) tank > > fish, and a bit > > > > > > more unusual with their double-dorsal fins — one feature I’ve > > always > > > > > > enjoyed about them. While most are very nicely colored, there are > > > > > > some great looking ones available, however most get too large for > > > > > > your 29 gallon tank when you consider how active they remain. > > > > > > > > > > > > One exceptionally colored species, and one of my favorites is > > > > > > Melanotaenia trifasciata Goyder River, the latter part of the name > > > > > > referring to the location it’s found in, in Northeastern Australia, > > > > > > but again, you would need a larger tank. > > > > > > > > > > > > Another all-time favorite Rainbowfish of mine, which I first > > obtained > > > > > > in 1954, is the Dwarf Australian Rainbowfish, Melanotaenia > > > > > > maccullochi, which gets to just shy of 3″; this is one species I’d > > > > > > recommend to you for your 29 gallon. Also going by several other > > > > > > common names (Queensland Rainbowfish, MacCulloch’s Rainbowfish, > > Seven- > > > > > > Line Rainbowfish, etc.), it’s found in both Northeastern Australia > > > > > > and southern New Guinea, there are at least five different > > locations > > > > > > of this fish in the hobby, although the one I like best is from > > > > > > Cairn’s with my second best choice being the Jardine River. These > > > > > > put all others to shame. > > > > > > > > > > > > One other recommendation for your 29 gallon tank is the Dwarf Neon > > > > > > Rainbowfish, M. praecox which is slightly smaller. It does not > > have > > > > > > as wide of distribution, being only found so far in two closely > > > > > > located rivers of northern Irian Jaya (West Papua, New Guinea), so > > > > > > you don’t need to be as vigilant when seeking out this species. > > Ray > > > > > > > > > > > > — In AquaticLife@ yahoogroups. com, Debra Penna-Fredericks > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have been trying to decide what I want to put into my 29 gallon > > > > > > tank when I move my goldfish and I think I may go with rainbowfish. > > I > > > > > > saw this information and the photos below and fell in love with the > > > > > > photos! Does anyone out there have rainbowfish? I would love to > > learn > > > > > > more about them. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The information is from http://aquaticconce pts.thekrib. com/ I > > > > > > could not get the information for the exact page in order to share > > it > > > > > > with you. Sorry. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Australian and New Guinea > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Rainbowfish are excellent > > > > > > > > > > > > > > in plant tanks. Besides having > > > > > > > > > > > > > > almost salt-water-like colors, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > they are active and sociable. > > > > > > > Shown here is a “Yellow”, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > M. herbertaxelrodi and two > > > > > > > > > > > > > > “Turquoise”, M. lacustris. A > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Chilantherina bleheri tail > > > > > > > > > > > > > > is on the far right and a female > > > > > > > > > > > > > > M. bosemani is the smaller > > > > > > > > > > > > > > fish to the left. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Melanotaenia splendide is on > > > > > > > > > > > > > > the left, then C. bleheri, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > M. lacustris, a Glossilepsis > > > > > > > > > > > > > > incisus male on top, and part > > > > > > > > > > > > > > of a male M. bosemani on the > > > > > > > > > > > > > > bottom. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Deb P. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
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