coyotesweat
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hi all!
My tank is doing well... except that some of the neons I put in died (after having read all the neon threads I've decided not to replace them, as they're probably too fragile in our alkaline ph water). So I put in 4 black skirt tetras yesterday instead.
And suddenly, all of my rainbowfish are flaring and looking very pretty indeed, as though they were ready to spawn or something. I have 2 male dwarf praecox rainbows, 2 female praecox, and one Boesmani male. They've all gone very bright colored... the Boesmani is especially brilliant today, with lots of blue and really bright yellow. They're flirting with each other a lot, too.
Any idea what caused this? The only thing that changed was the addition of the black skirt tetras, but they do not seem to be harassing the other fish at all, in fact, they seem very well behaved so far. The dwarf gourami continues to mind his own business, and the black skirts aren't harassing him, either.
I did do a water change yesterday, but it was the same as I do every week on Tuesdays: about 6 gallons of the 30, same temp, etc.
It has made them even lovelier to look at, and their appetite & activity levels seem normal.
Ideas?
Coyote
My tank is doing well... except that some of the neons I put in died (after having read all the neon threads I've decided not to replace them, as they're probably too fragile in our alkaline ph water). So I put in 4 black skirt tetras yesterday instead.
And suddenly, all of my rainbowfish are flaring and looking very pretty indeed, as though they were ready to spawn or something. I have 2 male dwarf praecox rainbows, 2 female praecox, and one Boesmani male. They've all gone very bright colored... the Boesmani is especially brilliant today, with lots of blue and really bright yellow. They're flirting with each other a lot, too.
Any idea what caused this? The only thing that changed was the addition of the black skirt tetras, but they do not seem to be harassing the other fish at all, in fact, they seem very well behaved so far. The dwarf gourami continues to mind his own business, and the black skirts aren't harassing him, either.
I did do a water change yesterday, but it was the same as I do every week on Tuesdays: about 6 gallons of the 30, same temp, etc.
It has made them even lovelier to look at, and their appetite & activity levels seem normal.
Ideas?
Coyote