kinda like neon lights, crimson tide huh?
They DO sparkle and shine when they're in breeding coloration!
BG
----- Original Message -----
From: Bruce Stallsmith <fundulus_at_hotmail.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 10:15 AM
Subject: NANFA-- Rainbow Shiners Go Electric!
> I have a tank of rainbow shiners that I've been watching closely for
> breeding coloration, and today they're there. One male, in particular, has
> become psychedelic dayglo blue and green with red highlights. There are
five
> of them and three striped shiners, _Luxilus chrysocephalus_, who are color
> shifting too. I've built a ridge of coarse gravel and pebbles in the
middle
> of the tank, my best impression of a stoneroller. Hopefully I can get
viable
> fry this time... These rainbows are from the sometimes maligned Little
Wills
> Creek in Collinsville, DeKalb County, AL.
>
> --Bruce Stallsmith
> Huntsville, AL, US of A
>
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