[Lord Nibbler]

Actually I just moved to Falls Church and got my aquariums set back up a week ago. Miraculously, all but one of my rainbows survived quite healthy. My one aquarium has them at the cute half-grown size, but I know I have too many. I could hook you up with a couple of splendida or bosemoni if you are still looking.

 

[Lord Nibbler]

On a side note, I had tons of splendida fry I've raised. I actually gave up the parents with a bunch of immatures to the LFS when I moved from Cleveland to Cincinnati a year ago, and let the immatures grow back into my display fish.

Bosmoni are harder for some reason. They never seem to produce more than a few eggs at once.

And I have seen splendidas go for $2 in a couple Cleveland LFS. Everyone seems to have good luck breeding them there.

 

[Lord Nibbler]

Somehow 4 of my five fry that are something like 3 months old made it too - I have no idea how.

I've been making a concerted effort to breed the bosemon's but just when I get a few hatchlings, I get called away on business or something and most don't make it. These few that made the trip from Ohio must be tough

 

[Lord Nibbler]

I've seen most types imaginable at Super Petz, although some are a bit expensive.

 

[Lord Nibbler]

Good to hear tucker!

I used to raise a lot of splendidas. They seem to spawn constantly for me. The bosemoni's not so much. With my work schedule and a couple of moves it got difficult so instead of making a huge effort to save all the eggs I keep what ones I find on the bits of java moss the fish rip up trying to get to them. It usually keeps me occupied with a few fry of various ages to raise.

 

[Lord Nibbler]

Actually I'm not trying to breed them, I don't really have the room to raise many! Its a pretty heavily planted tank, pH near 7.5, temp around 78. I had two males and two females but the one female died about a month ago. Unfortunately she gashed her side on something and I couldn't get the infection under control

They're all probably pushing 4 years old. Strangely enough, the female I have is a bit odd looking and I think she's a mutt or mutant, in any case she never breeds.

I do have 5 that I raised from this summer, but they all ended up males (they're in a second tank). I have 3 more that are from the fall that haven't colored out yet but I'm guessing they're female (finger crossed).

Like I said, the splendida are easy to get eggs from all the time even when I don't try. Given infinite aquarium space I'd probably raise some herbies and lacustris, but I don't have room at the moment.