Rivulus xiphidius SD-FG 0310 Crique Blanche

[Svein]

Hi all
I got 4 female and 2 male this summer . The travel was a little dramatic, they spent 17 days in the bags, but they were in good shape.

Last week they started producing eggs, they live in a 30 l tank crowded with plants, peat at the bottom, and I use "peatwater" so I get "black water" PH is about 4.8

The male are very nice at pictures I have seen, but my male have no color, they look like very similar the female, and that is a pity of course.
They are eating and are very active.
So I just wonder if anyone have an explanation of this??
Regards
Svein

[TyroneGenade]

Hi Svein

I have 1 pr that are chilling at 18-19°C. My male has very nice colour and I am not seeing any eggs... Want to swop?

No, seriously. You may just have an early bloomer or because you have 2 males neither has the courage to show off. If you can seperate them into 2 tank maybe they will colour up.

How old are you fish and what size more or less? I wonder if I shouldn't toss a heater in with them...

You say there are nice pics on the web, can you supply a URL. I don't know if my male is as good as it gets or if I can expect more.

I have 7 FBS 95-2 in the tank next door. They are also beinging to colour up. Looks like 1 female in the bunch... I'm told they are VERY red.

All my fish are eating Tim Addis' food without problems. It has got colour enhancers in it... It took them a while to accept it as food but now they are very eager to get their daily dose. They attack it like it were live food.

Regards

[Svein]

Hi Tyrone
Thank's for you replay, ok we change the fish I will try to split them into 2 tanks and see if that help.

I mostly give them live foods, drosophila, cyclops and artemia + frozen food.

Here is the link from the breeder of mine:
http://www.aquariophil.de/html/rivulus_xiphidius1.html
Regards
Svein

[TyroneGenade]

Good news!

Marco is also the breeder of my fish! and my male is far prettier than the one in the picture.:-) I think you just need to be patient.

regards