Tropicalfishlover

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@cursedfishtanx9087 6 күн бұрын

Oh wow. These look like pygmy sunfish.

@australianbiotopes4563 14 күн бұрын

They are beautiful little fish, I love watching them do this while I'm snorkelling with them in the wild, I could lay there for hours watching them, Nice video! 🙂

@robertfaber6796 14 күн бұрын

Reminds me of a Michael Jensen video. Well done.

@emperioszyrandios7667 25 күн бұрын

My Amazon leaf fish have quite a fair bit of fail hunt. What should I do ? I had already put live guppies and culled shrimp for them. Is there something wrong if some of them are always facing upwards

@tropicalfishlover 23 күн бұрын

What do you mean by failed hunt? Do they try to catch the guppies but miss, or don´t they try at all? Normally Leaf fish stands with face down, so probably something not ok with them!? I had also problem when I bought my first group, of 6 only one survived! This fishspecies is always wildcaught, and often in a very bad condition due to long shipping and starvation and often carry intestinal parasites and other bacterial infections, due to bad handling and dirty water during transport! They need clean soft rainwater pH on the lower side 5-6 with low mineral content. Wildcaught specimens don´t like hard water, but my fry was slowly used to tapwater (pH7) as they grew up, but for the eggs to hatch and develop rainwater is a must! It´s a fish that should only be kept by experienced aquarists with knowledge of the biology of fishes! Definitely not for beginners! I have kept aquariumfish for more than 50 years and also studied Biology including Limnology at University for 4 years, and have many fishcatching trips to tropical countries so I have at least some knowledge! Some fish can be a challenge though, and I had to go through a lot of trials and errors, before I succeded to keep and breed my Leaf fish! Good Luck!

@emperioszyrandios7667 22 күн бұрын

@@tropicalfishlover It tried to predate on a guppy but failed. I bought 3 of them. One of them managed to hunt my mosquito rasbora. I have tested my water parameter and it's around 6.4~6.8 PH level. I do agree that they might have already been in a very bad condition. In the end, I have lost 3 of them.

@australianbiotopes4563 28 күн бұрын

They are a beautiful underrated little fish, when kept in a school they don't disappoint and they would have to be one of the hardiest of aquarium fish once you have them in a setup, unfortunately when they are in the aquarium store they don't look much, but once you get them home they dance for hours.

@AussieAquatic 28 күн бұрын

I need to get some :)

@Ceretrea Ай бұрын

Beautiful ❤

@robertfaber6796 Ай бұрын

Remarkably beautiful.

@billrough7704 Ай бұрын

Truly amazing great knowledge .

@billrough7704 Ай бұрын

I am looking at your videos,stunning work thank you.

@billrough7704 Ай бұрын

Must be one of the most beautiful fish. so when is the book coming out.

@billrough7704 Ай бұрын

Hello, very well done an expert you are. How do you sex these wonderful fsh ?

@tropicalfishlover Ай бұрын

Very difficult to sex! Females get a rounder belly when ready to spawn. Males are slightly smaller and are more actively flaring their fins and opening their mouths against others, especially when near spawning. My males have all been grey in color, whilst females can be both grey and brown?

@rafayel2174 Ай бұрын

Amazing photos

@robertfaber6796 Ай бұрын

I used to love watching the birds feeding in the snow when I was growing up. The contrast between the snow and their plumage was so stark and beautiful.

@majorbruster5916 2 ай бұрын

I didn't know that Pethia bandula was endangered. This species is easy to breed in aquaria, so it would lend itself to a captive breeding program, in country. The cost would be minimal, but given the fecundity of the species, the reward would be great.