Neoheterandria Elegans

[Gill]

I just picked these up this evening and I am slowly Acclimating them using a 5ml Pippette.
I got A Group of 3 males to 1 female, as that was all he had.
Was So tempted by the other fish he had, but had to walk away as I want Feather Fin Jap Blues Next month and Ferarri Red/Blues.

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Will Take some Pix In the Morning once they have settled - Really Suprising that the Female is the more Colorful in this species.

 

[OldMan47]

Nice pick up Gill. I haven't seen those ones before but keep both the golden teddies, related, and the Heterandria formosa. Don't you just love tiny fish like that?

I understand the need to hold back too. I will be at the annual ALA convention in April and will no way be going there with all of my tanks full. I might sell off whole species from my tanks just to empty a tank for new things. My Limia melanogaster come to mind as one I really don't enjoy as much as I just wanted to try something new to me. They were an impulse buy at a club meeting.

 

[Gill]

Nice pick up Gill. I haven't seen those ones before but keep both the golden teddies, related, and the Heterandria formosa. Don't you just love tiny fish like that?

I understand the need to hold back too. I will be at the annual ALA convention in April and will no way be going there with all of my tanks full. I might sell off whole species from my tanks just to empty a tank for new things. My Limia melanogaster come to mind as one I really don't enjoy as much as I just wanted to try something new to me. They were an impulse buy at a club meeting.

Thanks, Yep I love little fish like these.

Yep it is Sooooooo Hard to hold back sometimes. You can spend hours just chatting before you actually choose anything.
I need to ween them off of Live Foods if possible and onto Micro pellets or Fry Food.

Watching the Males, they are trying to Impregnate the Endler Fry

 

[Gill]

NOt Sure why, but the female has sytematically Killed all the males. Had not seen the males for a few hours yesterday and found her pecking at them, found 2 dead on the sand.

 

[dunchp]

That may not mean she killed them. She may just be eating the carcasses of the dead males.

 

[Gill]

That may not mean she killed them. She may just be eating the carcasses of the dead males.

Should have said more, After looking for the males, I found them all huddles in the Vallis, She would go up to them and Really have a go at them. The later saw her pecking at a dead one.

 

[Gill]

A pic of the female in her Cube - My ADA 2010 Entry