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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2014 17:11:15 GMT -5
Greetings All, Just called the pet store and the Kamaka rainbows arrived today and look very good (at least that is what I was told). They got in three boys. I told them to save the best one for me (grin)! I will drive up there Sunday to buy one (or two?). I want them to settle in a bit. Rainbows can get very stressed during their travel to the stores. The best pictures for Kamaka rainbows are at this forum: rainbow-fish.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=431&start=60&sid=3d05fb777be5aa6978548e445a6a8b1aSome folks on that forum actually breed them to sell. My first Kamaka came from the pet store at Graceland Shopping Center in Columbus, OH.... So....He was Elvis. I lost him after the "Great Death" of fall 2011 (local water supply poisoned my fish). Elvis2 was a blue/violet and yellow Boesemani who also died shortly after the Great Death (don't see the yellow ones too often). I haven't been able to find a good Elvis since at the store.... I have one Reticulated cory cat that came from Graceland, so I guess he will have to be Elvis3. Looking forward to seeing the new boys. Right now, I have three young boys and three young girls -- and one old lady. The boys are only interested in the two newest girls. They really show off for them. The yellow rainbows have a "crush" on the other girl, though. Two of the boys have real high "foreheads" (like some of the photos in link above), that other one's isn't as pronounced. The one without the high forehead has the best color though -- more red-violet on his fins. Judy
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2014 17:49:23 GMT -5
My Little-Boy-Blue Kamaka is VERY handsome! The corporate fish room only sent them one boy -- and two girls. Good thing they didn't sell any yet as the boy was the smallest and the sign said to save the biggest one for me. I guess I need to give them a lesson on sexing rainbows (chuckles).
If I had room....I would have purchased more fish. Jim (manager) wins the healthiest fish award for this week....and pH was exactly the same as mine. Fish acclimated so easily. Little-Boy-Blue already has a good appetite. I fed the fish some of the Aqua Master Minis and he was right up there snatching them up.
Judy
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Post by angelminx on Jan 24, 2015 17:47:25 GMT -5
Hey, Judy! I've been going thru my old Aquarium Fish Magazines--one of the reasons I haven't spent as much time on the forum recently. In the December 2001 issue, in the What's New column, Melanotaenia kamaka was introduced! There's a photo of it (doesn't specify male or female though). It's a lovely fish ! The info says that they reach no more than 4", and that most reach 3" in captivity, and that the body is rather deep for a rainbowfish, and becomes increasingly deep with age; also that they love hard water, and are a hardy species as long as the pH does not drop below neutral, or the hardness (I assume they mean GH) below 75 ppm. It also says that they are best maintained in a heavily planted aquarium with natural sunlight penetrating the aquarium for part of the day. Just thought you'd like to be kept up on the "breaking" information ! Hope your new boy does well! Angelminx
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2015 17:57:22 GMT -5
Thanks Angelminx,
I now have three new boys (my son got me a Jack's Pets gift card for Christmas - so two are Merry Christmas fish)... They are small right now so are in my 20 gallon. I keep the GH up between 80 and 100 ppm... and pH around 7.0 to 7.2 so they are quite happy....but no real plants. My rainbows don't seem to mind having only fake plants to swim in. I only buy fake ones that are fairly soft to the touch. That tank gets a tiny bit of natural sunlight - but not much.
Judy
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