Wild Color Changes

[Nymsley]

Its really interesting how fish can express themselves through their color and fins. Here are a few pics of the same fish. The underlying color is similar but the vividness and patterns can change so drastically. (The pics are not digitally enhanced.)






(You can catch a glimpse of his female in the last two pics.)

 

[animalmgc]

Ty enjoyed my tour of your flicker.nice pictures

 

[slimbolen99]

I think Cleo is a girl? Maybe a black chin?

 

[Nymsley]

Thanks very much, animalmgc


Yes, Cleo is a girl and she does have a black band under her lower lip but I don't believe she is an A. sp. Schwarzkinn/Black-chin.

The band is pretty narrow and she doesn't have the separate black spot near her tail. Those are the only two markings I know about so I could be wrong. I still have a lot to learn about identification.

 

[animalmgc]

either you just capture her at the right time or she is very photographic

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,
With the normal proviso that I'm terrible at I.D's and sexing, but I don't see why she isn't a female A. cacatuoides as well.
cheers Darrel

 

[Mark]

Nice female cacatuoides. And not schwarzkinn as the sideline runs all the way to the tail (and it is not apart from the tailspot).

Mark

 

[Nymsley]

Thanks, mark

either you just capture her at the right time or she is very photographic

Cleo is fairly uncooperative and very active :tongue:
Just need to be really patient and take a lot of pics.

 

[georgedv]

Your fish look great. I also want to comment on your tank. Plant growth and colors are fantastic. How about posting some info on what you are doing in the plant section of this forum.

thanks

g

 

[Nymsley]

Thanks

I don't do anything fancy with this tank aside from some yeast based CO2 diffusion, I'm not sure what I can write about. If you have a specific question though, I'll try to answer it.

 

[georgedv]

What size tank is in the pic, basic water parameters and if you can name a few of the plants you are keeping in the tank.

Thanks again.

g

 

[nicos apistos]

I also have Ap. Bitaniata and he changes colir getting darker when he flares and when female is by aswell. Other than that he is yellow.

 

[Nymsley]

This a corner shot of the tank, its a bit different now but close enough:


Its a 29gal with about 60W of T5HO. As for water parameters, I haven't checked for several months. I just know that the water is soft out of the tap.

The most predominant plants in there are:

Echinodorus 'Kleiner Bar'
Echinodorus 'Rubin'
Crytocoryne spiralis
Rotala (not sure of species)
Pogostemon erectum
Vesicularia dubyana (Java moss)
Microsorum pteropus (Java fern)
Riccia fluitans
Heteranthera zosterifolia (star grass)
Helanthium tenellum (formerly Echinodorus tenellus )
Echinodorus angustifolia
Eleocharis parva (dwarf hair grass)
Hygrophila difformis (water wisteria)
Hemianthus callitrichoides
Limnobium laevigatum
Salvinia minima
Rotala rotundifolia 'green'​

There is a bunch of other various random plants too though they're small still.

 

[Nymsley]

One of my most recent pics of Poldo (the bigger of my two males). I finally caught him in mid "yawn" or stretch, not sure way he does this. Still trying to get a front shot of him doing this.

I still wish to put Neocaridina in that tank but look at the size of that mouth...