Neolamprologus ventralis
Origin and locale/variety: Zambia, Lake Tanganyika, East Africa
Size: Adults are usually .75 to 1.5 inches in aquarium environment.
Ventralis Anthias
One of the more difficult Anthias varieties to keep, the Ventralis Anthias, also known as the Longfin Anthias or Rainbow Fairy Basslet, does well when kept alone and requires a 30 gallon tank.
Ventral Fins: Paired fins on the lower part of the fish, located below the gill covers. Not all fish have these.
Ventral: On the bottom or underside area of a fish.
Ventral
Relating to the lower abdomen area. The underside of the body
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Ventral - Pertaining to the bottom or underside. The opposite of dorsal.
Wing pads - The encased undeveloped wings of nymphs
Outdoor Recreation
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Ventral Surface: The bottom area of the fish.
Venturi: A popular protein skimmer design. It is a protein skimmer with a cylindrical body, used to draw air through a rapid current of water.
Ventral Fins - Pelvic Fins. The most posterior (toward the rear of the fish) set of paired fins on the underside of the fish.
Venturi - A simple device for introducing a gas, e.g. air or CO2, into a water stream in a pipe. ...
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The area of the body that is the closest to the ground whilst swimming. Underside of the fish.
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Ventral Undersurface of a fish. May be especially flattened in bottom-dwelling species.
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Ventral fin. Serves to provide stability in swimming.
Caudal fin. In most fish, the Caudal or tail fin is the main propelling fin.
Anal fin. Also lends stability in swimming.
GENDER: The ventral fins of the male are deep red to the margins, the upper snout is reddish, the dorsal fin is edged with vivid red, the female is fuller, with duller colouring and ventral fins transparent on the margins.
Ophtalmotilapia ventralis "Kisha" and Xenotilapia flavipinnis "Magambo".
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Opthalmotilapia ventralis by Eric Rogne
Summary: Keeping and breeding this mouthbrooding Lake Tanganyika feather-fin cichlid. Use of dither fish.
Male has a thinner ventral line due to the stockier shape of the female.
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The female cups her ventral fins and lays a few eggs (normally about) 4 in them. She now starts cleaning a spot on the glass to lays her eggs on. Corydoras are egg scatterers and lay their eggs all over the aquarium.
The other reef fish species consists of a school of Pseudanthias Ventralis Ventralis. This school includes at least 3 females, but they have yet to spawn.
The ventral fins are filamentous and the anal fin is runs from just beyond the ventral fins nearly to the fan-shaped caudal fin.
The 'wild-type' honey gourami males also rurn a dark blue-black color around their ventral area when in breeding condition. This morph does not always show this so don't let that confuse you.
The anal fin is situated ventrally, in line with the dorsal fin and containing approximately 7-18 soft rays. The caudal fin is either moderately forked or rounded. Pectoral fins are found just behind the gills.
ventralis). All these species do best if housed in a more dimly-illuminated aquarium. If you can acquire healthy individuals, the twinspot and onestripe anthias are moderately hardy, although they get larger and need plenty of living space.
Blue Discus have saber shaped, blue ventral fins, which are black at the edges, and caudal fins that are notched. In color, Blue Discus are usually pale blue or brownish. Usually older fish have more blue coloration.
The dorsal fins are black and there is black coloring in the dorsal and ventral fins. Electric Yellows are not as aggressive as other African Cichlids, which makes them a good starter cichlid.
Females have orange-red ventral fins and are slightly smaller than males, which usually have a yellowish lower body colour and bluish ventral fins. This species is a protogynous sequential hermaphrodite, at least in captivity.
Sexing: When mature, male tiger barbs will show bright red noses, his dorsal fin will have a red line above the mainly black fin and his ventral fins will turn bright red.
They are a slow moving, slim, flat and extremely graceful fish that resemble an elongated ray when they swim due to the outstretched pectoral and ventral fins.
Checkerboard Cichlids have an off-white ventral surface. That same color, along with dark beige, is included in the side striping.
Prior to mating the males color will change, the body becomes beige, and the red in the ventral, anal and caudal fins will become intense. Usually a tiny bubblenest is made at first.
The body is stretched out and laterally compressed with ventral fins that are long and thin, having the look of feelers. It is covered with iridescent pearl and brown flecks that give it a mother-of-pearl appearance.
I know it's not polite to "blame the victim", but a few fish seem to be just begging to have their pectorals pecked at, their ventrals ventilated. or their tails trimmed.
As a juvenile, the Lyretail Grouper, also known as the Coronation Grouper, or Red Louti Grouper, is orange dorsally, and yellowish-white ventrally, with multiple spots. It often has some black patches separating the dorsal and ventral halves.
Within a few days the papilla should show on both the male and female (organ between the ventral and anal fin). The male's papilla is much smaller than the female's. Once egg laying begins you should avoid disturbing the tank.
Their bodies are covered with bony plates, hence the name "armored catfish". The mouths of loricariids are located ventrally (on the bottom), with sensory papillae on the ventral lip.
Females have less intense colouration and clear ventral fins.
Breeding
An egg scatterer - provide spawning mops or fine leaved plants. Remove the adults after spawning to prevent the eggs being eaten. Eggs hatch in about 3-5 days.
Subterminal
pertaining to a mouth which opens slightly ventrally (rather than opening at the anterior tip pf the head), with lower jaw
sometimes closing within the upper jaw. In reference to mouth, snout slightly overhangs lower jaw.
Sexual dimorphism:Males less colorfull than the females. Females have red ventral and pectoral fins.
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Additional: If not kept in the right circumstances, Megalamphodus megalopterus is very susceptible to fish tuberculosis.
The ventral fins are long and thin, having the appearance of feelers. The mouth is small and upturned. Pearl and brown flecks covering the body give it a mother of pearl appearance, from which is derives it's name.
She will pull her ventral fins or feelers close to the lower sides of her abdomen and her anal fin will be situated so that her entire lower line is relatively straight.
The ventral fins are orange to red, while the anal fin is is bluish with a white to orange edging. The caudal fin is dull orange, and the dorsal fin is also dull orange. The iris of the eye may be orange.
The male tends to have longer ventral fins and longer spikes at the front of the dorsal fin. The males also have brighter coloration overall.
This is a very popular aquarium fish because of it's unique markings and color combinations. It's ventral area has white spots that stand out on a dark body. The body is dark brown or black and makes an amazing contrast for the large white spots! ...
Another finage feature that many males exhibit are long flowing ventral fins. These fins which are attached on the lower front part of the body, and in some species they will grow to great lengths.
For the youngsters, the sexual difference isn`t obvious, but for the mature fish it is. For mails, the superior part of the mouth is red; same are the ventral fins and the first rays of the tail lobes.
In the juvenile, The color graduates from lighter, dorsaly, to darker, ventrally. It has vertical markings on the body and blue highlights. The dorsal fin, anal fin, tail, and face are all sparingly detailed in a brilliant bright blue.
[differs from B. coccina in its] lack of the blue spot on the flank, the blue mark on the fin and the white ventral tips. [3]
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Glass Perch (Chanda ranga or Chanda wolfii), also known as the Indian Glassfish, the Indian Glass Tetra, the Glass Tetra, or simply as the Glassfish, being injected or "juiced" with stripes of bright colored pigments along their dorsal and ventral ...
Many of them tend to be a bit timid, though, suffering infections when more aggressive breeds bully them around or nip at their elongated ventral fins.
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