Rainbows?
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, Aug 25 2009 02:12 AM
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Posted 25 August 2009 - 02:12 AM
I collected these today. I'm still new at this, they are all rainbow darters right? The one in the last pic is much darker than all the others. BTW, how do you tell the diff between a rainbow and orange throat?
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Posted 25 August 2009 - 02:30 AM
Yes, those are Rainbow Darters (Etheostoma caeruleum), and very nice looking ones at that! Congratulations!! The way to tell the difference between Orangethroats and Rainbows is that Rainbows will have red in the anal fin, in addition to blue. Orangethroats only have blue in the anal fin. Again, great find!
Brian
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Posted 25 August 2009 - 01:14 PM
Those are some good looking rainbows you have there.
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Posted 25 August 2009 - 02:25 PM
Nice fish and nice pictures, too!
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Posted 25 August 2009 - 05:22 PM
love the pictures!!!! very colorful at this point as well
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Posted 26 August 2009 - 01:07 AM
Yes, those are Rainbow Darters (Etheostoma caeruleum), and very nice looking ones at that! Congratulations!! The way to tell the difference between Orangethroats and Rainbows is that Rainbows will have red in the anal fin, in addition to blue. Orangethroats only have blue in the anal fin. Again, great find!
Brian
Thanks, I will be looking for the orangethroats
. I was using the kayak, hit a snag in the river with way too many trees between me and where I wanted to go. But I passed though a small section of the river with lots and lots of darters, really too many to miss. BTW: they seem to have light parasite loads, looks like anchor worms or flukes. Whats best for getting rid of these?
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Posted 26 August 2009 - 09:05 AM
Once you have a Rainbow and an Orangethroat in the same tank, you'll be more able to ID them in the wild as they are a bit different. In my experience, you'll find Orangethroats or Rainbows in a stream....I haven't seen them overlap a whole lot, but I'm sure it happens.
What kind of parasite? If it's the black specs on the body, they won't hurt the fish, just let that go. If it's flukes or something else, I'm not sure. I've not been very successful in getting rid of parasites.
What kind of parasite? If it's the black specs on the body, they won't hurt the fish, just let that go. If it's flukes or something else, I'm not sure. I've not been very successful in getting rid of parasites.
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Posted 26 August 2009 - 12:22 PM
Its little whitish things, all the ones I've seen so far are on the fins of the fish. Most don't seem bothered, but I've seen one of two of them rubbing on the substrate.
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Posted 30 August 2009 - 01:53 AM
Curiositykat,
I use Parasite Clear by Jungle Labs to get rid of parasites on my fish. You should be able to get Parasite Clear at any good pet store. Otherwise, you can order it from Drs. Foster and Smith at: http://www.drsfoster...cfm?pcatid=4756. Treating all fish you bring in from the wild is a good idea. Sometimes they have internal parasites that you can't see. I treat all of my fish as a preventative measure. And Parasite Clear seems to do a good job. Hope this helps!
Brian
I use Parasite Clear by Jungle Labs to get rid of parasites on my fish. You should be able to get Parasite Clear at any good pet store. Otherwise, you can order it from Drs. Foster and Smith at: http://www.drsfoster...cfm?pcatid=4756. Treating all fish you bring in from the wild is a good idea. Sometimes they have internal parasites that you can't see. I treat all of my fish as a preventative measure. And Parasite Clear seems to do a good job. Hope this helps!
Brian
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Posted 19 October 2009 - 10:12 AM
Sorry for the late reply, but if you're using jungle parasite clear, then praziquantel is probably just as effective a choice. It is extremely effective against both skin and gill flukes, and is also one of the major ingredients in jungle's parasite clear. Aside from having the reputation as one of the gentler ways to treat external parasitic infections, the powdered form can be bought at any site or retailer specializing in koi or goldfish, with the advantage of being immensely cheaper than the jungle tablets. The only thing is that you might want to feed an anti-parasitic along with it, but I have never found the jungle product to be particularly effective against internal issues to begin with.
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