Nannostomus trifasciatus

**solonavi** · 8th Feb 2006, 14:34

Nice fish. I Want!

JC

**Justikanz** · 8th Feb 2006, 15:29

Originally Posted by ranmasatome

not meant to stress you out lah... just poking some fun at you..hahaha.. relax bro.. turn off the lights then use a flash...

And then? What's the difference between the 2 sexes that can be seen when they are in the rest colouration?

**mickthefish** · 10th Feb 2006, 02:31

ive read somewhere that females with undeveloped eggs in her ovaries has the same pattern in daylight hours, once the eggs have developed she takes on the stripes again, but normally the female is bigger than the male in depth and lenght

**ranmasatome** · 10th Feb 2006, 03:00

mick do you recall anything about additional colouration on the males?? i seem to think i read something on it but i'm not sure if its this fish..

**mickthefish** · 10th Feb 2006, 07:52

no mate, but i imagine the male colour to be brighter then the females,
i think the only sure way to sex them is by feeding them up over a short period, then viewing the fish from above if theres a female there you should be able to sex them, through my experience with spawnings the females stomach area will look lop sided as they carry the eggs off centre of the body.
hope you understand my explanation, it's harder to put into words than it is to show. mick

**ranmasatome** · 10th Feb 2006, 13:23

yup..i get what you mean..

i think it was N. beckfordi then...

**valice** · 15th Feb 2006, 23:51

Benny, do they school? Or are they territorial? I read somewhere that they will bicker among themselves and set out their territory...

**joe** · 16th Feb 2006, 00:05

They dun school but they bicker and flare at each other frequently. Thats when you see very nice colouration from these buggers.

**valice** · 16th Feb 2006, 00:14

So will I see those activities if I only have 3 in a 2 ft tank?

**ranmasatome** · 16th Feb 2006, 01:54

yes you will

**Justikanz** · 16th Feb 2006, 11:25

Actually, they should school loosely... They seem to also believe in safety in numbers... My lone 3 line hand around with my golden pencils...

**valice** · 20th Feb 2006, 23:58

How to feed them? Mine are too shy to fight with my boisterous ember tetras... Worried that they might just die of hunger... What are their favourite foods? I know they will go for freeze dried tubiflex, seen them do it... But I can't always feed that, since it is very high in fat content and the other fishes will eat more than the pencils, it is quite unhealthy...

**Justikanz** · 21st Feb 2006, 00:17

Live tubifex! Live brineshrimp maybe... Hee...

**valice** · 21st Feb 2006, 00:20

Brine shrimps? How to prepare it? After bringing it back from LFS, wash with tap water? Or must the water from the tank? Then the rest of the brineshrimp can be kept for next day?

**Justikanz** · 21st Feb 2006, 00:26

Net them out using the fine white fish net. Run tap water over them to wash away the brine. Then feed.

I think they survive for 24 hrs in fresh water. Maybe you can retain the brine and aerate the remaining brineshrimp to keep them for another 1-2days... But I am pretty sure your other fishies would gulp down the brineshrimp fast too!...