Something wierd is happening in the tank...we've had it for a couple of months with no real excitement...Now we have a fat bellied Rainbow Shark and another Rainbow with funky growths on it's head...there's eggy looking things all over the glass...could they be breeding...and if so, is there a way to make this happen sucessfully??? After trying to research on these guys with poor luck I have found that we should not have two Rainbows together (they seem to get along, by the way)...any ideas??
Breeding Rainbow??
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Can you list what other fish you have in your tank?? They will get along for a while, but it won't work out long term. I made the same mistake, and about a year later I found one dead behind the tank (jumped out from being stressed I am assuming). Mine is really active at night, so I think we might miss alot of the aggression
The trick with Rainbows is get them to stop breeding; they breed daily when well kept. Whether or not any eggs hatch and survive in a tank depends on the species, the absence of other fish, and the available infusoria for food or its replacement by supplements by the fishkeeper. Long term the male:female ratio does matter; females should be in large excess or the low numbers of females will be exhausted.