took me awhile to appreciate the beauty of these fish i think. im looking into getting a school for my new 65 gal i feel like the purpleypink colour would look really nice in the set up . glad to hear theyre hardy too!
@rodneywalat89563 жыл бұрын
Thank you for another 10 star video (5 stars is not good enough). Also liked the shots of their tankmates. Great macrophotography. Did I see Norman's Lampeye killifish swimming in the background?
@tinymenagerie3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rodney! Yes there are a few Lampeye fry swimming about at the surface. They are so prolific they end up in all my tanks 😅
@allisongasparini76022 ай бұрын
Brilliant video! You explain things perfectly.
@abra3cadabra33 жыл бұрын
Love your videos! I love your voice. Your videos are very entertaining. Please keep them up.
@kimp7160 Жыл бұрын
I love seeing the rasboras with cherry barbs in your tank. I have 6 cherries in a 29H and I am picking up 6 or 7 harlequins today. After they are done their quarantine in a few weeks I will be adding them to my red, little bachelor crew.
@jasonpeculiar3 жыл бұрын
First view so had to leave the first comment too. :) Great wee video. Thanks Lauren.
@tinymenagerie3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 😊
@kenjiro26762 жыл бұрын
I kind of figured they were middle aged, their hump and body shape says it all. I might pick up some harlequin rasboras or lamb chop rasboras, they seem way more hardy and longer lived than ember tetras.
@bwicked3059 Жыл бұрын
Thanks 🤜🏻🤛🏻
@chrispeters26453 жыл бұрын
Hi Lauren 👋. Another great video, featuring another of the species on my would-like-to-keep list. More than 1,200 subscribers now, the channel is growing 😀. I remember seeing the CPD video about a year ago (subscriber 716). Nowadays, I share on Fb for my fishy friends, hope it helps.
@tinymenagerie3 жыл бұрын
Cheers Chris, that is actually a great help, shares are something KZbin looks for in videos. I can’t believe it’s been a year 😳, time flies and boy do I need to get more videos done 😅
@Davey3336 ай бұрын
Very good
@JonVlogs1233 жыл бұрын
Excellent quality video. :)
@johncameron41942 жыл бұрын
I will be getting some
@hakman2393 жыл бұрын
Ottocinclus next?
@amazingaquaticsandexotics30302 жыл бұрын
awesome fish
@Eldhocj2 жыл бұрын
Super video
@ramblingimbecile22953 жыл бұрын
Harlequins are bomb proof. I've only lost 2 in 2 years and that's through them jumping out of the tank
@johncameron41942 жыл бұрын
I love your videos
@kpNov233 жыл бұрын
Top quality 👌
@apss57363 жыл бұрын
great video
@barbaroserman42322 жыл бұрын
Hello Lauren, thank you for the great video, have a question tho, my tank is about 70liters, will that be good enough to have HQ Rasboras ? (only HQ rasboras around 10 of em)
@ejbrinegar3 жыл бұрын
Dear Lauren: I was under the impression that this fish, Trigonostigma heteromorpha, was difficult to keep. That’s probably because I’m usually interested in keeping fish in ideal conditions where they will breed and my water is hard and alkaline. I didn’t realize that these they so hardy and yours look very healthy and happy in your, beautiful setup. I searched your channel but was unable to find a species profile on ricefish (Oryzias latipes), which I believe I noticed in your tank. I’m referring to the white fish with blue eyes, which stays close to the surface. I’m interested in this species as I’m moving towards small scapes, which don’t require a heater. I want to keep tiny fish in scapes with lush plants about an attractive hardscape (with a black background and substrate) to make them stand out. Hiding a heater in such a scape is difficult. Here is my, latest attempt at this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o52ZfaGordZ3a6s Thank you for sharing your, interesting and informative, species profile on this, terrific, little species. All my best, Sincerely, E. J. Brinegar
@RudyDwiHandoko9 ай бұрын
Nice ❤
@stationaryobsessive2 жыл бұрын
What do you think of 6 harlequin rasbora in a 22l? A pet shop is telling me 6 harlequin rasbora in a 22l is ok... That seems too small to me.
@tinymenagerie2 жыл бұрын
I'd say your instincts are absolutely right, 22L is a small tank that's ideal for shrimps but not for fish long term. I have a Scaper 45 that's got 5 harlequins in at the moment and i'd say that was about as small as I would go.
@stationaryobsessive2 жыл бұрын
@@tinymenagerie Thank you so much. It's worse than I thought. Well, the pet shop got the sale of the 22l *facepalm* lol. I'm about to upgrade before even bringing fish home. Haha. Thanks for the vids and interaction 😊👍
@christinecho7793 жыл бұрын
My harlequin rasboras seem quite lazy! They like to float about and rarely swim around the tank much. Is that normal? They are most active when I put food in the tank.
@tinymenagerie3 жыл бұрын
Yeah they are pretty lazy, mine swim less in smaller tanks, like if they can see everywhere then they are not bothered about exploring. 😃
@christinecho7793 жыл бұрын
@@tinymenagerie yeah, I have 9 of them In a 15 gallon (square shaped tank) heavily planted! They like to float about and entice me to feed them by swishing their tails when they see me. Once food is in the tank though, I’m So glad I have a lid on the tank!! They are zippy and fast once there is food..
@no-knickers-emma11123 жыл бұрын
Hi Lauren, I recently rewatched your video Hikari first bites. Just a little tip, use a cocktail stick to feed your fry. Anyway another nice video. It's a fish I have never kept but would like to. Seeing your cherry barbs want me to get them again. Had them many years ago. They look stunning.
@tinymenagerie3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Emma. The cherry barbs are a strain from Czechoslovakia and a hopeful future breeding project once I have a tank free 👍🏻
@lewashcliffe Жыл бұрын
I just recently purchased 8 Harlequin rasboras from a local aquarium store with the intention of putting them into my 29 gallon community aquarium. I set up a quarantine tank with a 5 gallon plastic container and to cycle it I used a 2nd sponge filter that I keep in my larger tank along with a bag of ceramic media that was in my HOB filter. According to all the information I've seen, this should have created instant cycling. I even added some Fritzyme for added nitrifying bacteria. Temp was right at 79 Degrees F. I drip acclimated these new fish for about 45 minutes before adding them to the new quarantine tank. I fed them a small amount right away and they ate voraciously. Sadly, within 2 days all but 1 were dead. Checking water parameters showed 0 ammonia, 0 nitrates and nitrites, but very low GH and KH with pH around 6.8. This was very different from the parameters of my 29 gallon which always shows hard water, high buffer, and a pH around 7.2. Finally I removed about 30% of the water and replaced it with water from my larger aquarium. And now parameters are better and the remaining fish is still alive and relatively active. I am still very confused about what went wrong, especially since these fish are reputed to be so resilient. Any thoughts?