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Dont worry these things happen. I have been in this situation myself Its al part of the learning process
Hello Riley
There is a good rule of thumb when purchasing unsexed fish with regards to the odds of ensuring that you get a sexed pair With you 4 fish you have an 88% chance of having a pair if you buy 6 then its 98 % and 8 its 99% Of course it does not always work out this way as the LFS may only have a one sex group. However its good to know but it does not stop me holding my breath as to getting a good out come when I buy fish. Good luck they should soon colour up On the live food front I would also get a couple of Grindal Worm cultures on the go and perhaps white worms tooAt the spring meeting of the Anabantoid Association of Great Britain the guest speaker Paul Dixon from Bolton Museum, Aquarium and Archive reported that they had aquired P Linkei from a local aquarium shop. The decision was made not to include these in a breeding programme so they were placed in a community tank display in the museum.
Hi Sissimore
Thank you for sharing your observation I am sure that you are not alone in keeping and enjoying your Paros in mixed communities. I think that what you have observed is very interesting and has merit on this website and that you should be encouraged to continue keeping them in what ever way gives you pleasure.
Regards
Kevin
Hi I used to keep my Paros with small Rasboras. They make very good tank mates and in my opinion play the role of dither fish giving the Paros confidence to come out of hiding. The main draw back I encountered was that Rasboras can be prone to oodinium
Hope this is helpful
Regards
Kevin
Hello
Re: Water louse (Asellus) I seem to remember an article in UK magazine Practical Fish Keeping from the mid 1980’s advocating using Asellus when breeding Malputta Kretseri.. I will see if I can dig it out. As it might be of some interest, if only from a historical view point.
regards
Kevin
Helene
Perhaps its just accumulations of natural pigmentation (melanin). Appearances of what seems un natural colouration can be common and in some cases aesthetically pleasing eg .Black Angel fish. The appearance in a number of related fishes could be due to a genetic marker (same with the malputta – and perhaps its a coincidence) but what triggers this I dont know ..I guess there could be a lot causes and one of those could be environmental… But at the end of the day if the fish are healthy I perhaps would not worry to much about it.
Hi Patrick
Baby brine shrimp is a good food for Paros of all sizes. But I am not quite sure what you mean about linking Brine shrimp with Hydra. If you are worried about brine shrimp though you could try Micro worm or Vinegar eels if you can get them.
I cant agree more Peter we are still counting and they are becoming easier to see (I think) as they become larger and bolder. From experience I know that even when grown on to sub adult size You can be pleasantly suprised with the final numbers. Still I will be happy with getting a 1 or 2 pairs..At the moment I cannot see getting enough to pass on but who knows?
Hi my fish continued to spawn regularly up to about 20 days ago when the female died. A few days ago however I noticed a baby fish in the tank and then another I had thought about keeping the male with the fry but decided on removing him just to be on the safe side.. The fry are as expected very difficult to see… but seem to swim at all levels. One or two can usually be seen at the surface but this is where some of the food congregates feeding a mix of vinegar eels, micro worm and baby brine shrimp at the moment..
Good point Peter I’am a great believer in keeping things simple. To me fish keeping should not be a difficult thing. Ok sometimes it can be a labour of love and a little daunting paticularly if you get the odd set back..but thats the way we learn. While there are plenty of tools ( Filters, R/O units, U/V lights, chemical compounds) out there we can use I some times think that these can get in the way of our objective. Good fish keeping should not be a slave to technology. Therefore my advice to any one keeping any kind of fish would be keep it simple and if works for you don’t go trying to fix it.
Paros taking frozen foods I think it could partly be a learned response. when kept with other fish Ive noticed some paros picking at small pieces of frozen foods in these cases They can also be fooled by moving/agitated bite sized frozen food. But again this is not practical.. I have also tried frozen Lobster eggs and they do take these to some extent but again its not really worth the risk..as more are left uneaten..You could always use a clean up crew of small shrimp..This will have the added benefit of providing a ready supply of smaller shrimp that the Paros can eat…Could this be an added bonus of keeping shrimp and paros together…in theory yes in practice I don’t know I haven’t tried it yet.
