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mike205
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Location : shelby, Alabama
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PostSubject: does anyone know how   does anyone know how Icon_minitime9/22/2010, 9:09 pm

i was wondering if anyone here knows how to breed rainbow sharks
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CajunGator
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Location : New Iberia, Louisiana
Favorite Fish: : Cichlids, WC Syn Petricola, Shellies, Festae, Mbu Puffers, Koi Angels, ABN, Piranha, Mermaids

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PostSubject: Re: does anyone know how   does anyone know how Icon_minitime9/23/2010, 7:06 am

After doing a little online research, it looks like it is very difficult to breed rainbow sharks in aquariums due to their aggressive nature to other fish and Especially OTHER rainbow sharks.....

check out this article on them:
http://www.fishlore.com/profiles_rainbow_shark.htm

Also came across this on MonsterFishKeepers.............
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Breeding and Propagation: Relatively Difficult

Rainbow Sharks can be sexed by the observation of their dorsal fins. A female's will drop sharply in a right angle, while a male's will taper to a point. Also, males have anal fins marked with black lines. Because they are so intolerant of conspecifics, Rainbow Sharks are not often successfully bred in captivity. Perhaps because of the size and opportunity for hiding, breeding has been more successful in outdoor pond settings than in indoor aquariums. Sometimes, feeding Rainbow Sharks high protein diets of brine shrimp and tuna, and achieving a 25 percent water change in the breeding tank over a two hour period, will induce spawning

Good Luck on your breeding project. Keep us informed.
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mike205
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PostSubject: Re: does anyone know how   does anyone know how Icon_minitime9/23/2010, 7:19 pm

o.k thanks ill probably have to wait until after winter so i can put them in my pond but ill try to breed them indoors ill just set something up on my tank to do a slow water change
ill keep you enformed
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jaiko1975
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PostSubject: Re: does anyone know how   does anyone know how Icon_minitime9/25/2010, 8:25 pm

i had two rainbows mike had to get rid of one due to its aggressive nature i only have s.o.b left in my 55g lol!
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mike205
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PostSubject: Re: does anyone know how   does anyone know how Icon_minitime9/25/2010, 8:53 pm

oh i have mine with my africans
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CSnyder00
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Location : Pittsburgh, PA
Favorite Fish: : Luwino Reef Zebra Chilumba, Ocellatus, Any bright-colored freshwater cichlid

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PostSubject: Re: does anyone know how   does anyone know how Icon_minitime9/30/2010, 8:00 pm

They are very aggressive towards each other. They rip fins and everything. Also, they are pretty hard to sex when they are young. Good Luck! Get a big tank if you do try.
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Favorite Fish: : Africans, Peacocks, Catfish.. pertty much everything that has fins and tail...

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PostSubject: Re: does anyone know how   does anyone know how Icon_minitime10/1/2010, 12:56 pm

Good article Cajun!.. does anyone know how 772341
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