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Tetras, Hatchetfish, Pencilfish, Other Characin Fish (Silver Dollar, Headstander, Leporinus)
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The original 6 were more purple, which led me to think they may have been wild stock, but the progeny have got bluer.
I don't think anyone knows exactly why that happens with tank bred ones, could be the diet I suppose like flamingos......??????
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Proper pout on that big one on the left in the last pic (male? Cant remember off hand which eye colour is which :D)
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Blue male, green female.
I think it's a male.
I've lost some more of the originals lately, not sure if any of them are now.
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If you ever fancy posting any of them my way, I’ll bite your arm off for them! Gorgeous fish
240L Fluval Roma with Oase 600 Biomaster: 1 German red bristlenose, 4 male cherry barbs, 6 standard rummynose, 3 golden rummynose tetra, 9 emperor tetra, 14 cardinal tetra, 2 hengeli rasbora, 3 nerite snails, 1 adult Sulawesi snail and multiple juveniles continually appearing.

Parameters: gH2, kH1, pH7.4 (tap).
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They are lovely, I wonder what they'd be like with rummynose and lemon tetras :grin:
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mantis wrote: ↑Tue Oct 27, 2020 16:57 pm They are lovely, I wonder what they'd be like with rummynose and lemon tetras :grin:
They'd be fine, they're actually a little slower, but a lot bigger. :)
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A couple more from this year - I've only just put the stuff on the PC to sort out..... :rolleyes:
Shows how old as the flame has now passed.....

The last pic isn't great, but they look like a line of "Donkeys". ;)

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They're all aquarium-grown now, I'm pretty sure the original 6 have all passed.
Amazingly, they still have a purple tinge and haven't gone the blue that normal aquarium-bred fish do.
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