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PINOCCHIO SCHRIMP, OTTO, RASBORAS, they are all very young and havn't developed the best yet, so more to come when they are a little more mature and full of colour.
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Boraras uropthalmoides is popularly known as the exclamation point rasbora for the interrupted dark lateral stripe which tapers off as it approaches the caudal peduncle and reappears as a black spot at he base of the tail. A secondary stripe in vivid orangey red lies above the dark stripe. Unlike his cousins in the same small tank, this little fellow refused to stay still for more than a second, and so the picture above was the best I could get out of an impromptu 5 minute shooting session, mine are tiny babies and have yet developed their true vivid potential.
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Otocinclus vittatus,The Dwarf Sucker or "Oto" isn't a spectacular looking fish, but if kept correctly, more than makes up for this cosmetic shortcoming in an abundance of character, quite a cutie and a valuable algae eating sucker for my nano.
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Originated from India, the Red Nose Shrimp or Pinocchio Shrimp has a unique slender transparent body with a long bright red rostrum, which attributed to its nickname – Pinocchio Shrimp. A health male shrimp has completely clear body and red markings on the rostrum, tail and body, although the female species is smaller and may be less colored.
This Shrimp is predominantly herbivorous, preferring algae of all sorts and is great for hair algae. However, if this food source is scare, it may turn to delicate leaves, mosquito larvae or leftovers such as flakes, pellets and small pieces of fish meat/shrimps. Hence, it is an ideal clean-up crew member of a suitably stocked community tank.
Unlike other species, Red Nose is not shy and will often drift in the water flow with its nose pointing towards the gravel and steer with entertaining paddling movements. Otherwise, it will just gracefully rest on driftwood. It is peaceful and adaptive
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Boraras uropthalmoides is popularly known as the exclamation point rasbora for the interrupted dark lateral stripe which tapers off as it approaches the caudal peduncle and reappears as a black spot at he base of the tail. A secondary stripe in vivid orangey red lies above the dark stripe. Unlike his cousins in the same small tank, this little fellow refused to stay still for more than a second, and so the picture above was the best I could get out of an impromptu 5 minute shooting session, mine are tiny babies and have yet developed their true vivid potential.
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Otocinclus vittatus,The Dwarf Sucker or "Oto" isn't a spectacular looking fish, but if kept correctly, more than makes up for this cosmetic shortcoming in an abundance of character, quite a cutie and a valuable algae eating sucker for my nano.
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Originated from India, the Red Nose Shrimp or Pinocchio Shrimp has a unique slender transparent body with a long bright red rostrum, which attributed to its nickname – Pinocchio Shrimp. A health male shrimp has completely clear body and red markings on the rostrum, tail and body, although the female species is smaller and may be less colored.
This Shrimp is predominantly herbivorous, preferring algae of all sorts and is great for hair algae. However, if this food source is scare, it may turn to delicate leaves, mosquito larvae or leftovers such as flakes, pellets and small pieces of fish meat/shrimps. Hence, it is an ideal clean-up crew member of a suitably stocked community tank.
Unlike other species, Red Nose is not shy and will often drift in the water flow with its nose pointing towards the gravel and steer with entertaining paddling movements. Otherwise, it will just gracefully rest on driftwood. It is peaceful and adaptive
