Profile almost looks like a buttie there! Really is a massive rainbow!
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I honestly don't know, its confusing to me. Sometimes they act like they are, other times its like they're just playing.
I, like Patch, practice my duck lips in the mirror for special occasions!
She can easily eat jumbo pellets. Lately she has a game called 'drop in the bucket' where she comes up and waits for me to plop pellets in her mouth. If it goes past she takes her sweet time going after them.
I get a look like "you expect me to get that?" and she'll keep waiting for the next one as others fall to the bottom.
I get a look like "you expect me to get that?" and she'll keep waiting for the next one as others fall to the bottom.
I get that from most of my cichlids. Sev and kribs are the only ones I can count on to always eat of the bottom. Jack, parrot, con, and acaras are a tossup.She can easily eat jumbo pellets. Lately she has a game called 'drop in the bucket' where she comes up and waits for me to plop pellets in her mouth. If it goes past she takes her sweet time going after them.
I get a look like "you expect me to get that?" and she'll keep waiting for the next one as others fall to the bottom.
When I had mbunas they would not touch floating or grounded. Only what was in the water column. Lots of uneaten food to clean...
Update on the floaters....eh. My second package of red roots arrived with you guessed it, MINI frogbit MIXED IN which isn't what I wanted (it was the mysterious bonus plant). So two days later some of the red root is shedding roots in clumps. The frogbit hasn't spread like I expected but that's okay SINCE I DIDN'T WANT IT ANYWAY. I specifically said GIANT frogbit.
I've been siphoning clumps of bad roots and mush leaves off the bottom every 3 days or so. Right now I've got about 45-50 percent still healthy red root. I may just take that out, rinse and remove the tiny frogbit. I've got too much aeration for the frogbit and it would probably just clog stuff.
Don't you love sellers who act like they're doing you a favor by adding 'bonus' stuff? Meh...back to the pothos. At least I never had to treat pothos vines for parasites...just rinse and toss in. I'd get more guppy grass but it would just be expensive salad again.
Mainly want something with long roots. I'm gonna have to rescue the remaining red root (which isn't turning red either).
More updates, funny and not.
The funny first. My pit bull of an HRP Pip chases both acaras (at the same time) when they try to jump him. This confuses Rocky and Jazz, so they juke but don't get too close. When they do he clips them on the lip, sending them flying
Brick decided to get exercise by running Bobo around. The normally peaceful choc was clearly annoyed and took it out on Corn, running the severum into another area. In turn Corn took it out on Pepper the rainbow, who kept the chain moving by going after the acaras. Then Pip 'backed up' Pepper with the acaras and flared at the severum Corn.
My BP Boss watched all this like "Wtf?" as the small fish swirled all around him. Meanwhile Brick and Bobo went to 'bed' in their areas. I made a SMALL change in decor, removing a couple of small pieces that weren't necessary. Larger plants were spread out to compensate and give more breathing room underneath for the inmates. Pip immediately colored up and his belly went pink/orange. He darted into the new spaces. Naturally this sent off a new round of squabbling with Rocky, Pepper, Jazz, Pip, and Corn. Things settled down after a bit.
Now the not funny. The synos may have to go into the backup tank until I figure whether to keep them. Generally Spot (smaller) gets the upper hand but tonight Cash got in shots. Their wild tumbling is pissing off the 'big 3". What makes all this strange is that I've actually increased the floor space for them to use. They're getting tattered too...and maybe not just from each other. They go quiet for about three days then go berserk.
I did a huge w/c yesterday (90%). In cases like this I add extra prime. So...everything was cool or so I thought. This evening I go get their food and to do Tango's tank. Pepper starting flashing. It seemed to be a 'my turf' thing. But then he kept doing it repeatedly, so I started watching. Awhile later Boss looked like he was going to flash then straightened back up. Then Corn did a rub after that. Minutes later Boss flashed. So now I'm like #$%&&.
All the other fish were fine and not flashing. But being the cautious type I broke out the salt. With the exception of Pepper the flashing is sporadic. I only clean the mechanical pads of the filters...don't touch the bio media at all.
The funny first. My pit bull of an HRP Pip chases both acaras (at the same time) when they try to jump him. This confuses Rocky and Jazz, so they juke but don't get too close. When they do he clips them on the lip, sending them flying
Brick decided to get exercise by running Bobo around. The normally peaceful choc was clearly annoyed and took it out on Corn, running the severum into another area. In turn Corn took it out on Pepper the rainbow, who kept the chain moving by going after the acaras. Then Pip 'backed up' Pepper with the acaras and flared at the severum Corn.
My BP Boss watched all this like "Wtf?" as the small fish swirled all around him. Meanwhile Brick and Bobo went to 'bed' in their areas. I made a SMALL change in decor, removing a couple of small pieces that weren't necessary. Larger plants were spread out to compensate and give more breathing room underneath for the inmates. Pip immediately colored up and his belly went pink/orange. He darted into the new spaces. Naturally this sent off a new round of squabbling with Rocky, Pepper, Jazz, Pip, and Corn. Things settled down after a bit.
Now the not funny. The synos may have to go into the backup tank until I figure whether to keep them. Generally Spot (smaller) gets the upper hand but tonight Cash got in shots. Their wild tumbling is pissing off the 'big 3". What makes all this strange is that I've actually increased the floor space for them to use. They're getting tattered too...and maybe not just from each other. They go quiet for about three days then go berserk.
I did a huge w/c yesterday (90%). In cases like this I add extra prime. So...everything was cool or so I thought. This evening I go get their food and to do Tango's tank. Pepper starting flashing. It seemed to be a 'my turf' thing. But then he kept doing it repeatedly, so I started watching. Awhile later Boss looked like he was going to flash then straightened back up. Then Corn did a rub after that. Minutes later Boss flashed. So now I'm like #$%&&.
All the other fish were fine and not flashing. But being the cautious type I broke out the salt. With the exception of Pepper the flashing is sporadic. I only clean the mechanical pads of the filters...don't touch the bio media at all.