Rainbow Darters and Hillies.
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Rainbow Darters and Hillies.
On a rock hunting expedition with my cousin, something green and orange caught our eyes, went to my truck grabbed a net and a styro cooler, 1 hour later we had 6 pairs of Orangethroat darters next stop my rivertank, we split our fresh caught jewels and i cannot be happier, the darters are well settled into my RT and eating BS, Bloodworms, and tasting flake. On top of their beauty, they are the best hillstream dithers. ALL 8 of my hillies are out and about since adding the darters, there has been 0 aggression except for the rosy reds welcoming the darters.
I am now a loachaholic, darterholic.
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I am now a loachaholic, darterholic.
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Very cool!!
I love those guys!
I need to go check out a local stream to see if I can watch some of these guys spawning. Its that time.
Keep us posted on their progress.
I love those guys!
I need to go check out a local stream to see if I can watch some of these guys spawning. Its that time.
Keep us posted on their progress.
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tglassburner wrote:
By the way, aren't you in the same vicinity that Jonah's Aquarium used to operate before it moved to California?
If you plan on doing that, you better check with your state fisheries dept. and see if a permit is needed. It often is.My cousin wants to get more QT them and sell them, BTDarters.com has them and jonahs aquarium has them. I guess there is come market for them.
By the way, aren't you in the same vicinity that Jonah's Aquarium used to operate before it moved to California?
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I have always had trouble telling the two darter species apart. Most of the time I only see them from above and they are very similar.
I'm wondering if they will have any trouble with the temps. I'm sure the NANFA people filled you in on that.
I think a great native tank would have rainbow darters with Southern Redbelly dace as the dithers.
I'm wondering if they will have any trouble with the temps. I'm sure the NANFA people filled you in on that.
I think a great native tank would have rainbow darters with Southern Redbelly dace as the dithers.
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