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Northern Illinois sampling adventure

Started by Guest_teleost_* , Aug 29 2006 08:13 AM

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#21 Guest_drewish_*

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Posted 27 November 2006 - 01:21 PM

What's this? I don't think we have these in Maryland. It's a beauty.

Lucky for you they are not prohibited in MD, different story here.

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#22 Guest_NateTessler13_*

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Posted 27 November 2006 - 02:58 PM

I don't think they maintain their colors very well in an aquarium. I had a school of Redfin Shiners (very similar) and they lost most of their color within a week.

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#23 Guest_eLeMeNt_*

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Posted 27 November 2006 - 03:24 PM

What's this? I don't think we have these in Maryland. It's a beauty.

Lucky for you they are not prohibited in MD, different story here.

I see what you mean.

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#24 Guest_teleost_*

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Posted 28 November 2006 - 11:01 AM

I don't think they maintain their colors very well in an aquarium. I had a school of Redfin Shiners (very similar) and they lost most of their color within a week.

I've found red shiner color can be adjusted pretty easily. If your tank cools down for a while their color will fade. Once you bring the temps up they seem to color up quickly. If you don't change the tank temp at all they'll color up in the spring in any case.

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#25 Guest_dredcon_*

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Posted 28 November 2006 - 12:23 PM

I've found red shiner color can be adjusted pretty easily. If your tank cools down for a while their color will fade. Once you bring the temps up they seem to color up quickly. If you don't change the tank temp at all they'll color up in the spring in any case.

What do you think their cue to color up in the spring in a static environment? Some light cue maybe? At what size do they begin to get their colors? Alright enough questions. Thanks

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#26 Guest_teleost_*

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Posted 28 November 2006 - 12:48 PM

What do you think their cue to color up in the spring in a static environment?

This is actually hard to answer since I have fish in the basement that receive no natural light spawn at the appropriate time. In the case of red shiners, they receive some natural light. I would guess this alone triggers the color in the spring since temps stay pretty constant.

At what size do they begin to get their colors?

In the wild I've seen males color up @ about 1.25". This is usually in areas where they're dominated (stunted?) by spotfins. In their prime locations males show color at roughly 1.5"

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#27 Guest_dredcon_*

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Posted 28 November 2006 - 12:55 PM

What species do you have spawning in the basement?

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#28 Guest_teleost_*

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Posted 28 November 2006 - 01:36 PM

What species do you have spawning in the basement?

Primarily E. zonatum but a I catch a few others cavorting as well.

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#29 Guest_dredcon_*

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Posted 28 November 2006 - 01:47 PM

Just to derail this thread a little more(last one I promise), what do you feed your Elassoma?

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#30 Guest_teleost_*

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Posted 28 November 2006 - 02:34 PM

95% + live blackworms. I toss in a few small pieces of frozen shrimp which they'll eat on the fall or if slowed by java moss. I have no other reliable live food source. If another food source was available I would offer it as well. At first I expected problems with health since I only offer one food but I've never had a problem.