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cornbread_5
12-20-2008, 1:07 AM
hey i picked up a red texas earlier this week and was wondering what to feed it , to get the most red out of it , any suggestions.
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj191/cody5adams/IMGP0343.jpg
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj191/cody5adams/IMGP0342.jpg
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj191/cody5adams/IMGP0341.jpg
dominicolas
12-20-2008, 1:47 AM
Clean water, hikari gold, and if you get rid of the red substrate, it will be and look redder. And clean your glass. Haha
cornbread_5
12-20-2008, 7:01 PM
i like the red substrate but i might but him a 40 gal with black and i will clean the glass
Just send him to me and I'll make sure he gets good and red!:D Free of charge to you too!:ROFL:
Cohazard
12-20-2008, 11:55 PM
Clean water, hikari gold, and if you get rid of the red substrate, it will be and look redder. And clean your glass. Haha
I agree, and you can add Hikari Cichlid Bio-gold too, it makes my FH looking their best!
btw, what kind of pleco is that? it looks cool.
killergx001
12-21-2008, 1:03 AM
Just send him to me and I'll make sure he gets good and red!:D Free of charge to you too!:ROFL:wow bro you really want one? lol am having shipping next month lol just order on we can split shippng lol
haloman02
12-21-2008, 12:13 PM
I agree, and you can add Hikari Cichlid Bio-gold too, it makes my FH looking their best!
btw, what kind of pleco is that? it looks cool.
I think thats your standard sail - Fin pleco atleast thats what they sell them as at my lfs
voss345
12-21-2008, 12:46 PM
I think thats your standard sail - Fin pleco atleast thats what they sell them as at my lfs
nope thats a rhino pleco :)
midasman714
12-21-2008, 1:39 PM
i HATE ALL SRT OWNERS!!! :D nice fish man!
terminalMTS
12-21-2008, 2:38 PM
i don't have i red texas, but krill helps bring out reds. my fish freak when i get the krill out for them. they like it too. sometimes i also buy shrimp (shell on) from the grocery store and cut it up for them. they love that too and you will like the results.
are you sure this is RT? I think that is Platinum GOld . Another kind of RT
your fish may be have the future like this one
http://upnhanh.com/userimages/images/UpNhAnHdotC0M2008122235652zgjiy2uyot34026.jpeg
if you want your fish gonna has a red body. YOu have to phut salt in your tank. Not salt that we're using. Natural salt. 200g = 100l of water. SHould have Grand Sumo food
RookieOfTheYear
12-21-2008, 5:32 PM
mine looked similar to that when i first recieved mine
all plain and pale looking..
but after about 2 weeks
its pearls and red/orange started coming back
just keep your water clean and feed good food and worms, shrimp ect
goodluck!!
terminalMTS
12-23-2008, 12:13 AM
are you sure this is RT? I think that is Platinum GOld . Another kind of RT
your fish may be have the future like this one
http://upnhanh.com/userimages/images/UpNhAnHdotC0M2008122235652zgjiy2uyot34026.jpeg
if you want your fish gonna has a red body. YOu have to phut salt in your tank. Not salt that we're using. Natural salt. 200g = 100l of water. SHould have Grand Sumo food
that's a nice fish. is he fertile? are you going to try to breed him?
JPlikewoah
12-23-2008, 12:52 AM
are you sure this is RT? I think that is Platinum GOld . Another kind of RT
your fish may be have the future like this one
http://upnhanh.com/userimages/images/UpNhAnHdotC0M2008122235652zgjiy2uyot34026.jpeg
if you want your fish gonna has a red body. YOu have to phut salt in your tank. Not salt that we're using. Natural salt. 200g = 100l of water. SHould have Grand Sumo food
SRT and RT are both same, SUPER is used when well...... it's SUPER red other than that no other kinds. Just different color variations due to quality.
if you want your fish gonna has a red body. YOu have to phut salt in your tank. Not salt that we're using. Natural salt. 200g = 100l of water
(NO)
that's a nice fish. is he fertile? are you going to try to breed him?
I am 99.9% certain it's not his. Lakefish sold that piece more than a year ago(costed more than 1k) and that picture he posted is taken by Lakefish. If it was his, he'd have updated pics by now:D
JP
i HATE ALL SRT OWNERS!!! :D nice fish man!
LOL:screwy::grinno:
yah that's not my fish. How long have you had FH? JPlikewoah
wth is Lakefish? lmao haha
killergx001
12-23-2008, 12:23 PM
yah that's not my fish. How long have you had FH? JPlikewoah
wth is Lakefish? lmao hahalol lakefish is a seller on aquabid a very cool guy too lol
lol lakefish is a seller on aquabid a very cool guy too lol
oh really. does he has site?
killergx001
12-23-2008, 12:35 PM
oh really. does he has site?i dont think so but you can find all the fish that he is selling on aquabid his full name is lakefishex
terminalMTS
12-23-2008, 12:59 PM
thanks jp. do you know how often SRT males are fertile? are they as bad as parrots?
too bad that isn't your fish mrbi. it is awesome
cornbread_5
12-23-2008, 2:00 PM
lol i bet you would
Just send him to me and I'll make sure he gets good and red!:D Free of charge to you too!:ROFL:
cornbread_5
12-23-2008, 2:01 PM
its a rhino pleco
I agree, and you can add Hikari Cichlid Bio-gold too, it makes my FH looking their best!
btw, what kind of pleco is that? it looks cool.
i dont think so but you can find all the fish that he is selling on aquabid his full name is lakefishex
thanks
scottt
12-23-2008, 8:10 PM
What fish are used to make a super red texas and a red texas?
dominicolas
12-23-2008, 8:23 PM
What fish are used to make a super red texas and a red texas?
Easy answer is Texas and Red Devil/ Midas, but there could be complex variation. Theres really no difference between an SRT and an RT except phenotypically. An SRT and an RT can be siblings.
scottt
12-23-2008, 8:28 PM
It was that simple! I was told that there was 5 different fish involved.
Does it matter which is the mother or the father?
Pyramid_Party
12-23-2008, 8:39 PM
Agreed, Krill and a good Pellet like Hikari Gold. I had Jewel Cichlid that was pale like yours and in no time it got red and colorful. Mabe yuou can even use the food thats intended for blood red parrots. Cyclops-Eeze is suppose to help with reddening too, but the food is small and may have trouble feeding it.
beantickler
12-23-2008, 8:40 PM
It was that simple! I was told that there was 5 different fish involved.
Does it matter which is the mother or the father?
Male Cyano/Carpintis and cross to any Parrot/RD/Midas. Then take the best looking male offspring and cross that back to the mother to achieve better reds. Cross a red female offspring back to dad to achieve more pearls. This is a line bred fish and it can take several generations to accomplish what you are looking for.
dominicolas
12-23-2008, 11:08 PM
It was that simple! I was told that there was 5 different fish involved.
Does it matter which is the mother or the father?
The ingredients are easy, but the recipe is tough. It takes alot of selective breeding and a certain level of luck.
dominicolas
12-23-2008, 11:09 PM
Oh god, I sound like House don't I.
Except he does statistics though, not luck, so I guess I'm in the clear.
t0p_sh0tta
01-13-2009, 9:40 PM
Better pic of the big punk...
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c287/t0p_sh0tta/RedTex.jpg
orbit
01-13-2009, 10:32 PM
Hes cool! How big is he now?
t0p_sh0tta
01-14-2009, 1:13 PM
8" or so if I remember correctly.
Clean your damn tank!