|
Water
Conditions- Temp. 70-80,
plants, Tank of at least 20 gallons. Some water movement,
aeration, water changes
Behavior- Peaceful but shy community fish. Males will
display to one another
Breeding- 10-50 Young approx. monthly
Size- 4-5 inches
It would make sense that this fish’s care needs would be
the same as for the X. mayae. They are the same species-
even the same line, with the high fin having been developed
from a sport born around 2006. But their behavior and
care are not the same. In the X. mayae care recommendations,
a tank of at least 20 gallons is suggested. With this
fish there is an ongoing effort to increase their size to
equal the large X. mayae, as the mutation was at first
undersized. So they are kept in as large a tank as they can
for each stage of growth. 2-3 pair can do well in a 20
gallon tank, but since these males spend much of their time
showing off and spreading out their tall dorsals at one
another, providing them with a 30 gallon tank isn't
necessary, but suggested to get the most enjoyment from them.
The high fin has not seemed to be as shy a fish- often the
males will be out in front displaying to one another.
The line is being carefully watched, and only similarly sized
fish are being kept with one another, which may
contribute to their more gregarious and less shy community
behavior.
The young must still be raised up separately, as the line is
still breeding inconsistently. There are continued
normal finned fish being dropped, and there are still
appearances of occasional early maturing males that must be
culled. These are males that reach the ability to breed at a
very small size as an evolutionary advantage to
maximize their own reproduction. (See “The Developing the
High Fin mayae”) They can be raised separately as a
curiosity, but you do not want them to fertilize a full sized
female. Over the course of continued breeding those
issues can be addressed by breeding the fish to one another
that carry the greatest number of traits you are
looking for. With this line the trait with priority to breed
for is overall size, as the high fin line is not
yet as large as the mayae they came from.
At 6 weeks they can be sorted by finnage, and then should be
sorted by sex as soon as gonopodium development
can be identified. Any observed exaggerated finnage, however
minor, should be raised with high finned fish as
fin proportions seem to change as they age.
See other
Care Guides Here
|
|