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Diamond Tetra

Started by PaulineMi, November 13, 2013, 05:19:05 PM

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PaulineMi

November 13, 2013, 05:19:05 PM
Earlier this year there were two survivors from a diamond tetra spawn.  Odds were definitely against them as there are White Cloud Mountain minnows, cories, angelfish and the adult diamond tetras in their tank.  Here's a picture of one of the two lucky youngsters that made it and one of the adults....



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Mugwump

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November 13, 2013, 06:00:14 PM
Pretty fish.....and lucky too,,,yep
Jon

?Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ?Wow! What a Ride!? ~ Hunter S. Thompson

BallAquatics

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November 14, 2013, 07:50:08 AM Last Edit: November 14, 2013, 07:53:44 AM by BallAquatics
On the face of it, it seems cruel, but that's just the way it has to be.  I read an article many years ago about egg scattering fish and their propensity to eat their own eggs and fry.  The gist of the article was, if each fish produced just 1 fish that survived to adulthood over the course of their lives, they had perpetuated the species.  Just imagine what it would be like if a moderately high percentage of the offspring survived.....

post scriptum:  Very nice photos Pauline!

Dennis

Mugwump

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November 14, 2013, 07:58:09 AM
Quote from: BallAquatics on November 14, 2013, 07:50:08 AM
On the face of it, it seems cruel, but that's just the way it has to be.  I read an article many years ago about egg scattering fish and their propensity to eat their own eggs and fry.  The gist of the article was, if each fish produced just 1 fish that survived to adulthood over the course of their lives, they had perpetuated the species.  Just imagine what it would be like if a moderately high percentage of the offspring survived.....

post scriptum:  Very nice photos Pauline!

Dennis

That makes sense....
Jon

?Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ?Wow! What a Ride!? ~ Hunter S. Thompson

Ron Sower

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November 14, 2013, 11:11:46 AM
Darwinian fishkeeping is what I call this and I practice it daily.

Pauline, those are wonderful photos! Did you use side lighting, overhead, front, bottom? I'm thinking top and side.

And did you use a pane of glass to keep the specimen in the front of the tank?
Happy Aquariuming,
Ron

PaulineMi

#5
November 14, 2013, 01:10:35 PM
Thank you.

The lighting is the LED fixture on top of the tank. And the pictures were actually the result of these guys getting in the way while I was tying to get some pictures of the angelfish.

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P4Angels

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November 14, 2013, 01:44:46 PM
Great photo... Some times the oppps are the best ones.... 8)
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b125killer

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December 01, 2013, 08:08:14 PM
They are great pictures.
Scott
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