They tend to hide though after a while..but still.. i like them.. just because they look so cool..haha..
This tiny little fish is reported to be strongly red coloured in the wild, but losing its intensity when kept in captivity. Recently the Great Hall of the Azmi had a shipment of Axelrodia riesei with such intense redness, a school of these in a small planted tank is truly awesome. The pictures show a intensely red specimen, with another of more common intensity.
Last edited by hwchoy; 5th Sep 2006 at 03:55.
why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
hexazona · crumenatum · Galleria Botanica
They tend to hide though after a while..but still.. i like them.. just because they look so cool..haha..
Last edited by ranmasatome; 5th Sep 2006 at 12:06.
haha, I thought the word was cute. Think only Biotope carries them now
Cheers,
Andrew
You should see the stock at Biotope... Gosh... It is red! Two tanks of them somemore...
But Azmi's shop also have stock when was there like two weeks ago...
Azmi's stock still there just last week. So, if Biotope also have super red shipment, then the trait must have been in the population that got shipped in.
why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
hexazona · crumenatum · Galleria Botanica
Originally Posted by ranmasatome
mine swims right to the front jostling with the P. simulans. In fact I had to take one flash and light the front because they keep swimming right up to the front glass.
why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
hexazona · crumenatum · Galleria Botanica
The problem with mine was that they were in a 3footer.. with 60-65% plant mass...so AFTER A WHILE.. they started to hide..
i do agree that at the start for about a month or so.. they swam outside.. but after they got familiar with the area.. they only came out to eat..or stayed near the border of dense areas.
eh mine was hiding for the first week, then suddenly they all come out, with the super red colours. even the Malay Combtail couldn't bother them.
why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
hexazona · crumenatum · Galleria Botanica
Yup, I got 10 pcs from Azmi, now left 9 pcs...They are like forever hungry and will follow my fingers' direction....and they much more redder than my brigittae too!
Oh yah, I think the males are those which are generally slimmer/thinner.
Last edited by Ah_ZhaN; 5th Sep 2006 at 23:03.
Oooh!! Lovely specimens!! And great picture to boot too! Love the out of focus background!
Tried keeping these for a while, but their color faded to orangy/brown. Perhaps its the water quality. These are a nightmare to photograph in a community tank.
Cheers,
I have dwarf cichlids in my tanks! Do you?
Oh dear...that's freaking fast ...Anyway, attached is one of my specimen from Azmi, most of them have strong blue tinge on their finnages' tip.
Last edited by Ah_ZhaN; 7th Jul 2008 at 01:31.
Hi,
How and where can i get more infomation about this fish? Thanks. I'm keen to get a school but wonder if they can get along with my tetras and whether my water parameters permit.
Last edited by Justikanz; 19th Sep 2006 at 10:32.
I used to have 7, now 6. Been in my tank for almost a year already. Very hardy fellows. 1 of them died because it got too greedy and took 1 little grain of dennerle sand into its mouth...couldn't save it
Last edited by Justikanz; 22nd Sep 2006 at 09:29.
one batch just came in at Eco Culture.
why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
hexazona · crumenatum · Galleria Botanica
Saw them at Biotope few days ago.
I bought 5 pcs from him just 24hrs ago, so fast gone already?
He says he can catch 10 in a single net even in a planted tank, and sure he did. Great fish catching skills!
Cheers,
Andrew
Guys... Please discuss on fish availability in AquaTalk instead. Thanks.
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I'm crypt collecting... Starting cheap, now have Cryptocoryne beckettii, C.beckettii var petchii, C.crispatula var.balansae, C.griffithii(Melted! ), C.nurii, C.parva, C.pygmaea(Melted! ), C.tonkinensis(Melted! ), C.walkeri, C.wendtii 'Brown', C.wendtii 'Green', C.wendtii 'Green Gecko', C.wendtii 'Tropica' and Cryptocoryne x willisii
Oh, juggling is hard work, man!...
HI Folks,
Recently i purchased 5 of these wonderful small tetras, but i am wondering for their size, what type of life food would they take.
Frozen blood worms which i use to feed in my planted 2ft seems too big, though i have not tried.
Any suggestions to the type of food you guys are using?
Size should be around 2 to 3 cm SL (standard length). If your brozen bloodworm is too large, you may try cutting them up with a pair of scissors.
They don't really need live food although live food is preferred (as with any fish). They will take dry food, pellets, flakes etc.
Last edited by Justikanz; 29th Jan 2007 at 13:29. Reason: 'FBW'
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