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#1 cjohns

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Posted 06 June 2016 - 01:59 AM

Rearranged my fish this weekend and my 72 gallon is now back to a stream setup. With all the extra room I decided to add more fish. After a quick trip to the local honey hole I came home with two new Scarlet Shiners. They where only in the tank for 10 min and decided they did not like each other.

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#2 mattknepley

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Posted 06 June 2016 - 05:05 AM

Feisty fish, ain't they? Really cool looking and acting animals. Remind me a lot of a beefy Cyprinella.

Your tank looks as clean as ever, too.
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#3 cjohns

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Posted 06 June 2016 - 05:55 AM

Feisty fish, ain't they? Really cool looking and acting animals. Remind me a lot of a beefy Cyprinella.Your tank looks as clean as ever, too.


Yes they are. I would like to eventually have 6-8 in there. Thanks for the compliment. My fuval 110 does a excellent job. Can't wait for my srbd to color up!
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#4 Josh Blaylock

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Posted 06 June 2016 - 09:45 AM

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Those are 2 of the nicest Scarlet's I've seen in the aquarium.  I love how the Orangefin is just sitting back in that log watching on.  The tank looks really really nice.  Some darker sand may help the SRBD color up.  I'd just add some local creek sand in.  I've been slowly doing that to my 125.


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#5 MtFallsTodd

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Posted 06 June 2016 - 11:04 AM

cool video
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#6 cjohns

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Posted 07 June 2016 - 10:24 PM

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Those are 2 of the nicest Scarlet's I've seen in the aquarium.  I love how the Orangefin is just sitting back in that log watching on.  The tank looks really really nice.  Some darker sand may help the SRBD color up.  I'd just add some local creek sand in.  I've been slowly doing that to my 125.



Thanks Josh! I agree that the darker substrate helps with color and I have also been adding extra hand fulls of rock on occasion. I have had decent luck keeping them over white sand in the past. It seem to me that they like the light on for most of the day and several feedings a day.

Im thinking I might add a small root system to the back right corner of the tank. It was home to a large stump that I finally got tired of.

I hope the Scarlet Shiners stay nice and bright.
Here are a couple pictures from this morning. The fish have been in this tank for almost 4 days and for a few this is there first time in a aquarium.
I almost forgot to mention I picked up 4 top fin minnows this weekend. When are you going to come down so we can get you a couple?

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#7 cjohns

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Posted 07 June 2016 - 10:30 PM

cool video


THANKS!
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#8 Josh Blaylock

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Posted 10 June 2016 - 06:20 AM

Those Scarlets are really awesome. I've found if you get those fired up males, they typically hold good color. Usually not breeding color good, but good.

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#9 cjohns

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Posted 10 June 2016 - 06:10 PM

Good!!!! I hope to get a couple more this weekend but the wife is due the 14th!!! So I have no Seine net partner. Those Scarlet Shiners are hard to dip net....fast little suckers!
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