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Wippit Guud
11-27-2002, 10:53 AM
Looks like I got my wife hooked onto the idea of getting her own aquarium, was looking to set her up with a 55g after Christmas She wants a rainbow tank.
Any danger of Rainbows crossbreeding, was looking in getting 3 schools of 5 fish each.
mwood322
11-27-2002, 2:46 PM
Rainbows can interbreed, but it is normally frowned upon. The crosses are often not as impressive as the originals, and it is hard enough to tell the purebreds apart. You could probably manage 2 or more species if they are very different, such as threadfins and neon rainbows.
They also look much better in large groups. Normally 2 females for every male. I love my neon rainbows.
--Mia
Wippit Guud
11-27-2002, 3:07 PM
She has two types picked out so far... neons and aussies... which are probably similar enough to breed... assuming they'll breed at all (and nothing gets the eggs, gotta figure out some cleanup crew)
mwood322
11-27-2002, 3:41 PM
Well, my three laid eggs quite quickly, and i have 2 babies growing out now. I'm not sure if Australians and Neons would breed together. It has quite a bit to do with their coloration. They might not, just because they look so different.
--Mia
OrionGirl
11-27-2002, 3:56 PM
Australian rainbow doesn't refer to a specific fish--it might be any one of several different types of rainbow. If you can figure out which specific one she wants, you can determine if it will cross with the neons or not.
Wippit Guud
11-27-2002, 4:07 PM
It would be a eastern splendis, Melanotaenia splendida splendida, if you're looking for a specific breed, own 4 of them right now (although I think 3 may be dwarfs, **** my lfs to hell!)
Piranha86
09-04-2010, 9:48 PM
Bump. This is the first thread in General Freshwater. Just thought I'd point that out.
Dangerdoll
09-04-2010, 10:28 PM
nice find, Pir! I remember that user! BUT that's the first post in GFW since the board was reformatted ;)
Piranha86
09-05-2010, 10:28 AM
nice find, Pir! I remember that user! BUT that's the first post in GFW since the board was reformatted ;)
Ohh, Ok. I was only like...ummm...6! at that time. I had one goldfish in a 10g hex.
Slappy*McFish
09-05-2010, 12:47 PM
lol...yeah, I remember Wippit and his spider thingy, too.