Kelberi Spangling question

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ado124;4132923; said:
I have four kelberi. Two of the males started to show spangling at 6". The female is at 9" and is pretty unkelberi like...I have an unsexxed 7-8"er that just started to develop a single spangle on its anal fin.

Anyone have a female kelberi wtih spangles?

When you say spangles you mean on the body or like anal or pelvic fin?

I got a 12-13" Female (Rio Grande)
 
ado124;4132923; said:
I have four kelberi. Two of the males started to show spangling at 6". The female is at 9" and is pretty unkelberi like...I have an unsexxed 7-8"er that just started to develop a single spangle on its anal fin.

Anyone have a female kelberi wtih spangles?
I have'nt gotten around to sexing mine but I'm almost sure that they are all males.My biggest kel is nearing ten inches and seems to be getting spots on it's pectorals,I've never noticed them there before.
 
orinocensis1;4133726; said:
When you say spangles you mean on the body or like anal or pelvic fin?

I got a 12-13" Female (Rio Grande)

on any fin other than the tail. Here's a bad, pretty old picture of my female at 7-8"

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Very boring and Mono like. She's at 9" and has no spangling on any fins other than her tail.

I was just curious if there were any nice looking females out there or if this was the norm with Rapps' batches.
 
Ill get a picture up of my female soon.. She is about 13" now and Is getting very very yellow. Lots of dots now comming out on the anal fin and 1 spot now on the pelvic..

But like it has been said allready.. you need to be very patient with this species because she did not start to get dots on the anal or pelvic fin untill about 12".. Lots of people give up at about 8-10"

But I see what you mean with yours. How its got like a plain body color to it instead of the gold. Sometimes it really is just a hit or miss I guess.


ado124;4135480; said:
on any fin other than the tail. Here's a bad, pretty old picture of my female at 7-8"

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Very boring and Mono like. She's at 9" and has no spangling on any fins other than her tail.

I was just curious if there were any nice looking females out there or if this was the norm with Rapps' batches.
 
The tank she's in has that effect on fish. Every fish I put in there turns drab and boring. She had plenty of yellow in the other tank but was getting picked on so I had to move her. Hopefully she develops soon.
 
ado124;4135524; said:
The tank she's in has that effect on fish. Every fish I put in there turns drab and boring. She had plenty of yellow in the other tank but was getting picked on so I had to move her. Hopefully she develops soon.


ahh I gotcha.. Yeah it happens to me too in one of my tanks. Yeah Just give her time.. she will develope.
 
orinocensis1;4135527; said:
ahh I gotcha.. Yeah it happens to me too in one of my tanks. Yeah Just give her time.. she will develope.
What do you guys mean ?Is the substrate color and background simular and yet still a certain tanks seems to have this effect?
 
HULON;4135532; said:
What do you guys mean ?Is the substrate color and background simular and yet still a certain tanks seems to have this effect?


Yeah that or even the water type will effect the fish.. I want to post the pics but MFK still doesnt have the attachments up :(
 
orinocensis1;4135533; said:
Yeah that or even the water type will effect the fish.. I want to post the pics but MFK still doesnt have the attachments up :(
If it is not to many pics you can load into your album then copy and paste on a thread reply haynchinook showed me this:)
 
HULON;4135538; said:
If it is not to many pics you can load into your album then copy and paste on a thread reply haynchinook showed me this:)


Good idea.. Lol Its kinda a lot but ill do it :)
 
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