no pics but...headstanders in orange stripes?

[jjriotgrrl]

they are headstanders, they are pale oragey-pink with whitish stripes across their bodies...very timid in my community tank, like to hang around the intake and heater most of the time...docile, i can't find pics of them online and it's driving miss jj crazy!:rolleyes:

anybody id these 2?

thanks in advance!
JJ

[jjriotgrrl]

anybody know what i have?
sorry no pics:confused:

[poel_19]

vertical stripes?? horizontal??

[jjriotgrrl]

not going from nose to tail, but rather topof back across sides to bottom of belly...:nemo:..like this fishy!!

[poel_19]

ill keep looking!!

[fishyjoe24]

what do you mean by headstanders.

[jjriotgrrl]

but i haven't seen any with my coloration!:D

[fishman76092]

Are they thick or thin. Three genus that are called 'headstanders' are Abramites, Chilodus, and Anostomus. Take a look on google for these three.

[fatfutures]

Something else to consider... some barbs will headstand if your nitrates are out of whack. You might want to check that.... just to be sure.

[lellison]

hmmm. you got me. I'm curious though, let us know what you find out

[fatfutures]

Do they look like this?

http://aquarium.bluemoon.net/albinotiger05-01-01/img_0583.jpg

[lellison]

are those albino tiger barbs?

[fatfutures]

Yep!

[jjriotgrrl]

THANKYOUJESUS!!!!!

it has been driving me nuts
so how much are these worth at a store?
they are so pretty
at first i thought they were sick but now i know they're supposed to do that head standing thing

[fatfutures]

No, from what I read the headstanding indicates stress that is most likely due to water conditions. What are you water parameters? Really need to check that out before assuming this is "normal". You might end up with some pretty but dead fishies.

[jjriotgrrl]

:eek:oh shit

[bra8ndy8]

yeah that's not normal for them to do!! u need to check ur water!! they are about 5 bucks in stores.

[fatfutures]

If you don't have a testing kit... go ahead and do a mondo wanter change and get a kit tomorrow.

I took the time to do a little research and most of the time this behavior was due to stress. They CAN exhibit similar behavior when they are "flirting". But, you said they are being very timid and kinda hiding... that indicates stress. Barbs are not hiding fishies.

[jjriotgrrl]

maybe they're gonna mate for me?!
i'll be doing the water change though tomorrow cause i'm getting more fishies, zebra danios in the community tank.
sigh.
it never ends!:rolleyes:

[lellison]

see, albino tiger barbs was my first thought when it was described, but I was not sure b/c my experience is that they are not timid or headstanders...hope you get everything worked out. Let us know how they do

[jjriotgrrl]

on one side, decided to wait til later and do another 10% change and vacuum more gravel on other side..the water's clearing up

i think baby pleco ate too much toxins for his lil system to process at once

he stank baaaaaaaaad!

live and die and learn:rolleyes:

[fatfutures]

Better idea... do a 50 % water change and leave the gravel til next time. I got real aggressive on my gravel once and started a mini-cycle. Wait a couple days and THEN vacuum the rest of the gravel.

Sorry... not trying to be pushy but, that's what I would do.

[jjriotgrrl]

Better idea... do a 50 % water change and leave the gravel til next time. I got real aggressive on my gravel once and started a mini-cycle. Wait a couple days and THEN vacuum the rest of the gravel.

Sorry... not trying to be pushy but, that's what I would do.

no, i appreciate the help!:)

[tsunderl]

JJ, how many fish do you have in with these guys and what size tank? You mention adding more fish. I'd hold off add more til you have this tank healthy again, which may take a few weeks. Just my opinion. :)