Ruby - RTBS

[bunjiweb]

http/www.aquahobby.com/gallery/gbicolor.html

It says there it goes by the dorsal fin and there are ones with and without the right angle in their dorsal fin in my LFS. One of the staff there confirmed that this is the determining feature.

Ben

 

[Jess]

Ok, im sorry... im having a really dumb moment and SOOO dont get it...lol

Ive attached a picture - if it comes ouot big enough to see.... So, is it the little kink on the front of the fin? Like a little bump? Or is it because her fin doesn't go straight back and has a little 'bump' instead?!


Im sorry... im confused! lol I hope she is female... shes too pretty to be a boy!lol I can imagine she's female...

Jess

 

[Rdelusion]

Jess - yes it was seeing Ruby that clinched it for me. RTBS have always been one of my favourites but they can be real terrors so I was shying away from them but after seeing Ruby (or Rubin if bunjiweb is right ) their just too gorgeous to not have one!!

It's easy to know if Ruby is a she, before you turn the tank light off at night just have a peek in and if he/she's giving the neons a hard time for staying out all night with those guppies then it's defo a woman!

 

[Jess]

Hey,

Yeah, ive heard a lot of stories about them being aggressive and territorial but she's not at all like that... She is still only a baby i guess (Ive had her about 4 months) so maybe she'll get more aggressive with age but she just seems too nice to be mean!! Even the guppy chases her when im feeding them all!lol She's useless!!!

And as i said to Ben, she's too pretty and cute to be a dirty, smelly boy!lmao Ruby shall remain Ruby lol

Jess

 

[freshmike]

Very cute RTBS.

 

[Jess]

Thank You

 

[eSUng15]

....see my shark?? haha..kinda blury cause it came from my camera phone

 

[Jess]

....see my shark?? haha..kinda blury cause it came from my camera phone

Cute Shark! Looks smaller than mine, how big is he?! Looking at the colouring on him im guessing he's not an RTBS...? You'll have to post some clearer pictures... Looks very pretty!

Jess

*Edit - I just looked again at your sig and it says he's a rainbow shark!!lol Ignore my dumb question above... lol

 

[eSUng15]

i think about 2 inches.

 

[Jess]

He's the same as Ruby then!! She's just fat i think...lol It makes her look bigger! She eats like a pig, it really is disgusting...lol

Jess

 

[Earthgirl]

OMG, I wish that I could get my RT to be so friendly.
He sees the camera, looks at it and then does a mad dash/swim away!
Ruby is sure Purdy!

 

[bunjiweb]

Rubys are usually more slender than the RTBS...

Ben

 

[Jess]

Ruby never used to be so friendly!! Up until about a month ago she used to swim away if i even walked past the tank, but now she comes swimming over - probably to see if im feeding her!! She's so cute!

Ben - My RTBS isn't overweight then?lol I always thought she looked fat but thats how she was when i bought her... i tend to try and keep them in the condition i got them unless someone tells me they're too fat/thin!

Jess

 

[Ruby Shark]

Oh what a gorgeous fish! Nice pictures.

In case you didn't know I'm a big fan of RTB and Rainbow/Ruby sharks too. lol


I look forward to seeing more pictures.

 

[Jess]

Lol Well i shall doubtless be taking more pictures of her as whenever i get the camera out she positions herself infront of it.. lol

She is a cutie... lol