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Posted 23 January 2010 - 02:15 AM

I recently got several banded pygmys and several everglades pygmys. I have 4 very colorful males, two of each (I think?) and I have seen them doing their bucking bronco dance often. Pretty entertaining! Today I separated the bandeds from the everglades and put them in different tanks.
I am a little confused on one of the males as he looks so dark and has extremely intricate markings on his dorsal fin that are pale blue-green. He is a little more brownish though and the other males are black metallic turquoise markings. Is he a male banded or everglades? Getting a picture is challenging.
Tonight I had a funny feeling, so I watched the tank closely for a while. Sure enough I found a few little translucent pinhead fry, then a few more. A couple seem to be caught in the gravel and start to get out and then fall back in. I just read yesterday that sand is better for them, but too late. Anyway, I have no idea which kind they are, but I am psyched to have some fry!

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Posted 23 January 2010 - 12:22 PM

Banded pygmy and everglades pygmy are very different looking fish. Bandeds (both sexes) are more elongate, have a horizontal stripe through the eye, and distinct vertical alternating light + dark bars on the sides. Everglades lack the eye stripe, and body pigment is more randomly speckled/mottled, not in distinct vertical bars. Check the NANFA gallery and other on-line sites for pix and you'll see these two are easy to distinguish. Everglades vs okefenokee can be tricky to separate when they're young.

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Posted 24 January 2010 - 05:53 AM

We need some videos of the aptly described bucking bronco dance.

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Posted 25 January 2010 - 04:09 PM

Banded pygmy and everglades pygmy are very different looking fish. Bandeds (both sexes) are more elongate, have a horizontal stripe through the eye, and distinct vertical alternating light + dark bars on the sides. Everglades lack the eye stripe, and body pigment is more randomly speckled/mottled, not in distinct vertical bars. Check the NANFA gallery and other on-line sites for pix and you'll see these two are easy to distinguish. Everglades vs okefenokee can be tricky to separate when they're young.

Ah, the horizontal line was key as some of the males look similar.
Thanks!

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Posted 27 January 2010 - 03:12 PM

We need some videos of the aptly described bucking bronco dance.

Hah, that is a good idea!

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Posted 03 June 2010 - 09:56 AM

Here is a pretty incredible YouTube vid of E. okefenokee spawning! Needs no translation.






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