Reply To: IDing rainbowfish (species and gender)

Keep in mind a flash was used, so the steel blue opaque color of the sides is greatly enhanced relative to more ‘natural’ lighting, which makes their bodies look somewhat more translucent, and white to silver. I normally only see the blue when they flash sideways just right under the overhead fluorescent tube light

Yeah, from the looking up I’ve been doing that’s def. a male and female praecox L777

I didn’t get such a good photo of mine, but on a Rainbowfish forum they said my confirmed praecox was bad quality…but she’s definately still young, and in my eyes, gorgeous.

They can’t figure out what the other is still. Or what a mix of… But there’s one kinda like it in a planted aquarium at my work, so when one of the super fish-geeks is around I’ll ask.

– Atlantis