Sta Isabel/Rio Negro

[Mugwump]

,,Since pat posted a nice vid. of her young Altums, I wondered how an updated vid of these would look using my phone camera vs my old Dig, camera.

These are my keepers and are around 1 1/2+ years now....the 'big boy' twins are in the 110....more room because they hate each other...LOL...note that I've keep them in a dimmer lit tank to help them develop the nice full dark stripes.....

[Ron Sower]

Whare's the purty music?

[Mugwump]

Whare's the purty music?

LOL...I didn't have the jams on...

[Ron Sower]

Whare's the purty music?

LOL...I didn't have the jams on...

Sorry, Mugs, but I think SHP out-classed you, pal!   

[Mugwump]

Whare's the purty music?

LOL...I didn't have the jams on...

Sorry, Mugs, but I think SHP out-classed you, pal!   

'SHP' ??.....

[Ron Sower]

Whare's the purty music?

LOL...I didn't have the jams on...

Sorry, Mugs, but I think SHP out-classed you, pal!   

'SHP' ??.....

Come on now...Second Hand Pat! You're slipping....or is it me?

[Mugwump]

Whare's the purty music?

LOL...I didn't have the jams on...

Sorry, Mugs, but I think SHP out-classed you, pal!   

'SHP' ??.....

Come on now...Second Hand Pat! You're slipping....or is it me?

Ok....LOL...she hasn't been here long enough for me to recognize the short hand....

[Second Hand Pat]

Oh dear...a bit of teasing I see. 

Very nice Jon  Question for you. Do angelfish needs a dim tank to maintain striations? Are these guys wild? They sound from the name that they are F1 cross from wild fish?
Pat

[Mugwump]

Oh dear...a bit of teasing I see. 

Very nice Jon  Question for you. Do angelfish needs a dim tank to maintain striations? Are these guys wild? They sound from the name that they are F1 cross from wild fish?
Pat

Yes the Sta Isabel/Rio Negro parents were F1...these are F2's.....Neil Oyama bred...

I've found raising them in reduced lighting does allow for the darker striping...too much light early on makes then fade....I've seen pure silvers raised with a very well lit tank, and fading of the stripes is very obvious....to me anyway...so I raise all my wild types with the std warm white bulbs with plants, etc....it seems to work very well...     brightness and an extended photo period are influential for sure....look at the cobras..zebras with continuous lighting....

[Second Hand Pat]

Perhaps I should keep the altums heavy in the rooibos tea? Should serve the same purpose?
Pat

[Mugwump]

Perhaps I should keep the altums heavy in the rooibos tea? Should serve the same purpose?
Pat

..or you can move the light to the rear, float plants, etc too....reduce the photo period ..or leave the lights off with only ambient light??

[Ron Sower]

Perhaps I should keep the altums heavy in the rooibos tea? Should serve the same purpose?
Pat

..or you can move the light to the rear, float plants, etc too....reduce the photo period ..or leave the lights off with only ambient light??

A good fish friend of mine who uses a lot of strong lighting will take a piece of translucent acrylic and place it on his aquarium glass cover in specific areas to reduce the amount of light getting to his Anubias and Java ferns. This might work too, Pat.