RT Setup change!!!!

[fishloaf666]

I kept my adult pair of RT's in a 125 with black background, and mixed grey substrate - they looked great, and IMO it helped enhance both the red & the pearling.

Breeders in Thailand use dark background & substrate to groom RT's as well.
http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/auction.cgi?fwflowerhorn&1280980922

Do you keep any RT these days?

 

[RD.]

Nope, but I certainly wouldn't mind owning that one listed on AB.

 

[cjbarth]

A classic example of how a darker background/substrate can sometimes trigger a morphological change within the chromatophore cells of a fish.

Having said that, as RT's mature a darker background & substrate can make both the red & pearling pop in the fish.

Completely agree RD, Black is great for my breeding pair, but as fry a blue or red background seems to be best. But some of my customers have had success with Black colors with their fry.

 

[cjbarth]

Very much agree. I doubt the tank color effects how they will fade, but it certainly makes it more visable. Tank colors really do effect the pigments in the chromatophore cells. Of course red BG and light sub will make them "look" more faded. Once they do fade I think a blue backround would really make colors pop. Blue backround with pink/red contrast on fish really makes my pink fene pop.
Im really curious as to how that big guy in the first video will turn out. Keep the updates coming bro

I will keep ya posted on its progress!!!

 

[busy_kt]

Just one batch currently and the future wigglers in the tank with mom and dad. I really need to pull her out of the tank after this batch gets going to give her a break. This is technically batch #5. 3 was eaten ....I just moved and they spawned immediately after I filled their tank. Batch 4 was really wierd, not many survived, but some still remain in the tank, cuz they never grew and mom and dad are picking them off day by day. I really think they just rejected the batch and that was it for them....no hope gonners....look like 10 day old fry....never grew.

Now on to batch 5....was not planning this one at all. She was persistent though and laid the eggs on the glass on the side of the tank. Maybe 20 eggs out of the whole batch turned white and the rest were fertilized.

Well, that's it in a nutshell!! Oh yeah, the remainder of the fry were not all sold...only 50. SO I still have a crapload left out of batch 2 which is the batch I am currently selling but don't a FS thread for any more.

Aww man you got it tough...lol, jk. Glad to hear that fish are doing well. Can't wait to get my pair from Pat. Nice change in setup...looking like the pearls are popping.

 

[FishingOut]

I kept my adult pair of RT's in a 125 with black background, and mixed grey substrate - they looked great, and IMO it helped enhance both the red & the pearling.

Breeders in Thailand use dark background & substrate to groom RT's as well.
http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/auction.cgi?fwflowerhorn&1280980922

A real quality RT is going to look fantastic wherever he is at, period. I dont think I would buy from any importer that has to photoshop more red hues into the pictures. Thats not a respectable business practice. This is extremely grimey, because flowers speak from themselfs.
Its like buying a new shiney car off Vehix and recieving a rusty piece of junk. Maybee the breeder did this to make the patterns more visable, but that really should be clearly stated.