120G - African Biotope - Suggestions

[TankerEasy]

How was your order from live aquaria? I'm east coast and Ive held off ordering from them mainly because their located in California, but they do have an impressive selection. I've had good success ordering from Imperial Tropicals and Blue grass Aquatics but they dont have near the selection as live aquaria.

 

[dr exum]

You could also soak their tilapia in boyds vitachem. They're funny with pellets. Once one starts eating them they all follow. Learned behavior ? Mhh who knows.

I had one rare stubborn fish that refused to eat pellets. Starve her for almost 2 months and wouldnt budge. 3 yrs later out of the blue she started taking pellets. Lol go figure

I’ll give the vita chem a go, I was doing it with the bass, maybe adding too much as they reluctantly ate vs their normal aggro method.

thanks for the tips!

 

[dr exum]

How was your order from live aquaria? I'm east coast and Ive held off ordering from them mainly because their located in California, but they do have an impressive selection. I've had good success ordering from Imperial Tropicals and Blue grass Aquatics but they dont have near the selection as live aquaria.

they packed the best out of everyone... commercial operation ya... had fish come from other vendors looks like it was packed by... I’ll try to be nice... not well... fish alive and healthy.

fish I would presume would not eat pellets or flake are...

I’d say go for it!

some of their discus / pleco / and other stuff they price at $150 are way over priced imo...

 

[dr exum]

Was going to try a go at the “what’s in the box” game...

tHink I already posted what’s in the box ?....

we can play, where’s the box? Not so much on the next day UPS 1030am arrival...

 

[dr exum]

Damn, ups... supposed to be by 330... usually thought 1030 was par for next day...

Arrival changed to 9pm... nope... found his arse about 30 blocks away...

palmas and another lap -

the palmas labeled LG - hate to see or not see small...

gonna reside in the 45g mini african biotope holding tank ?

 

[dr exum]

looks like the Lap is going to be the beast of the group, eating most of the food - pellets / shrimp...

the afer coming out for shrimp too!

 

[dr exum]

more pics - the leaf and two little polys in the little african grow out tank...

fishhead0103666 - ornate doing well, eating something ?

think the leaf killed its fellow leaf fish, saw these 2 fighting... watch urs!

 

[beau1990]

looking good buddy

 

[fishhead0103666]

Thanks for the heads up, I don’t think I will have any problems especially since I have 6 but I will keep an eye out for any aggression. At the moment they seem to not care about anything including each other.

 

[twentyleagues]

Yes I have heard they can be aggressive with each other. That's why I haven't added more, pretty sure mine would not put up with more of them.