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 Jul 18 2008, 04:37 AM
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tetra : Pseudomugil signifer
   
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Jul 18 2008, 05:07 AM
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 Fish Addict  Group: Members Posts: 971 Joined: 26-August 07 From: Queensland, Australia Member No.: 34886 |
That's not a tetra at all, it's a blue eye. They are Australian natives closely related to rainbowfish.
If it is indeed P. signifer, it will grow to about 4 cm. The fish you have there is a female and an extremely well coloured example of one. EDIT: Been looking at the photos closely. How big is it? If it's less than about 2cm long it could be a juvenile male, or a juvie male Pseudomugil mellis. The dark yellow flush on the back half of the body is atypical for P. signifer but the fins look otherwise like a P. signifer female. It could just be a very well fed female. It is probably P. signifer because signifer and gertrudae (spotted blue eye) are the easiest to obtain. P. mellis overseas is almost unheard of. They're almost impossible to get in Australia unless you know where to go to catch your own. This post has been edited by LauraFrog: Jul 18 2008, 05:11 AM |
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Jul 18 2008, 07:07 AM
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 Leader of the Fishes Group: Members Posts: 1519 Joined: 30-August 05 From: Hudson, Wisconsin USA Member No.: 15598 |
Definetly a young male Signifer rainbow, they are fun fish. But I found them a little too pushy for my liking. I adore my gertrudae's though...
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Jul 18 2008, 08:42 AM
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Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 971 Joined: 26-August 07 From: Queensland, Australia Member No.: 34886 |
Gertrudae rocks! I think I've managed to track some down. I'm going to have to pay a fortune for them, but then I can get a fortune for the fry, so they'll pay me back in the end.
Have you seen connieae? I'd KILL for some of those. |
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Jul 18 2008, 01:39 PM
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Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 569 Joined: 4-February 07 Member No.: 28884 |
Mikaila, very nice gertrudae photo in your sig.
I've got 5. 2 males and 3 females but haven't seen any indication of them spawning and haven't seen any fry. Lots of displaying though. Any advice on getting them to spawn? Do they need soft water to spawn? |
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