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Mr Fish Addict Posts: 573 Kudos: 304 Votes: 0 Registered: 17-Jul-2003   | I have been keeping rainbows for a long time but I have had difficulties. I have no trouble with females, but males will come and breed like mad and then calm down and die. Why is this happeneing and how can it be prevented? |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:22 |     |
Curare  Enthusiast Posts: 196 Kudos: 130 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Jun-2004  | Quite often, temperature of the tank can have an effect on the urges of rainbows. Can you tell us what type of rainbows, size of the tank and stocking? |
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bettachris   Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004  | not an expert by far but maybe they are like salmon that died after they breed?idk  i wish i cou,ld get my rainbows to breed. |
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| Curare Enthusiast Posts: 196 Kudos: 130 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Jun-2004 | That'd be the first I've ever heard of Rainbows pulling the old salmon trick. Um, but that does make me wonder. How do you know they're spawning? |
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ACIDRAIN   Moderator Posts: 3162 Kudos: 1381 Votes: 416 Registered: 14-Jan-2002  | The males do not die after they breed, like the salmon. There has to be another reason. I have been breeding rainbows for several years now, and never seen that happen. There is always a bigger fish... |
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| Mr Fish Addict Posts: 573 Kudos: 304 Votes: 0 Registered: 17-Jul-2003 | It happened again. I had 1 female turquoise, a female boesmans and another female( the name has slipped me for the moment. They are fine. I added a two inch male turquoise and was very happy and changing colours a lot and he would court the female. A few days ago I noticed him swimming in the top corner of the tank, all black. The next day he died. He was the first fish to die in that tank for a while. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:22 | |
| Mr Fish Addict Posts: 573 Kudos: 304 Votes: 0 Registered: 17-Jul-2003 | This bothers me because he was the only fish to die and the three other rainbows act like nothing happened. Whats wrong the ratio? the setup? filtration? If I can't find the problem, I will give them up and go for Congos. |
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| Mr Fish Addict Posts: 573 Kudos: 304 Votes: 0 Registered: 17-Jul-2003 | I think I found the problem. My water conditions were way out and the rainbows I have managed to adapt to the conditions. I will try to keep them once I have stabilized the water. |
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