More tank pics, updated
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Brick really looks like a Brick! I can see why he gets his name!
Pip tries to guard a large area. My dinky HRP has been on a rampage lately, chasing fish and pecking tails (except Boss the BP who he runs from). He flared and shook at Brick even charging head on at the oscar (who could end it all with one gulp). After cracking a few brain cells he seems to have settled down.
Patch update. Never heard back from the vet again. Anyway, her lump (posted in disease section) is dissolving nicely. Shout out to @dr exum for suggesting the uv filter, it seems to be helping in addition to her daily Metro feed and clean water. With any luck it will be gone by the turn of the year. Through all of this she's kept her appetite and has her favorite hangout spots she lounges around in. She'll kind of float front and center under the vines all day. I've also discovered her teeth have grown some and are more jaggedy.
Year Three thread to be up and posted soon, possibly tonight! Profile updates and lots of pics. I experimented with different light sources and got some nice effects. I almost have to because the fish room has a lot of annoying reflections that mess up shots.
I will also be thinning the group in the 225 and swapping out fish. This is because once again my mechanical filtration doesn't like the increasing mass/size of most of the residents and the fact Brick now wants to claim 4 out of 6 feet. Plus the plan is to reduce the number of tanks. I made a revision due to Patch's situation so the parrots will not be divided in the 125. She's doing well but I want to see if this lump thing can be resolved. It's nearly gone again, but for some reason it came back a week after I put her back in her tank. I have no idea why. But her color is great and she eats and plays. She has new pics in the year three thread.
Rocky the Acara, Spot the syno, Bobo the chocolate , Tango the BP and Slade the HRP will go in the 125. The 225 will have Brick (O), Boss (BP), Jazz (Acara), Cash the syno, rainbows Salt n pepper, Hrp Pip and Hrp Mongo.
The 20 long qt tank will be history along with Bobo's current tank. I will be keeping Tango's 35 long for a qt tank instead. Patch and Kong will be getting larger (50 to 60ish) acrylic tanks each. So I would be going from 6 tanks to 4.
I will also be thinning the group in the 225 and swapping out fish. This is because once again my mechanical filtration doesn't like the increasing mass/size of most of the residents and the fact Brick now wants to claim 4 out of 6 feet. Plus the plan is to reduce the number of tanks. I made a revision due to Patch's situation so the parrots will not be divided in the 125. She's doing well but I want to see if this lump thing can be resolved. It's nearly gone again, but for some reason it came back a week after I put her back in her tank. I have no idea why. But her color is great and she eats and plays. She has new pics in the year three thread.
Rocky the Acara, Spot the syno, Bobo the chocolate , Tango the BP and Slade the HRP will go in the 125. The 225 will have Brick (O), Boss (BP), Jazz (Acara), Cash the syno, rainbows Salt n pepper, Hrp Pip and Hrp Mongo.
The 20 long qt tank will be history along with Bobo's current tank. I will be keeping Tango's 35 long for a qt tank instead. Patch and Kong will be getting larger (50 to 60ish) acrylic tanks each. So I would be going from 6 tanks to 4.
Check out Bobo...she's watching her eggs. She got testy the last couple of days and stopped eating so I knew something was up. All of my fish seem to lay eggs overnight. Notice her 'aggressive' tiger stripe color, and her eyes are very bright red (they're usually a deep burgundy). Even the pupils get vertical and cat like. She started glass banging when I got too close!
Shes definitely a pretty fish.
Never paid close attention to a chocolate cichlid until Bobo came along now Im considering them if I had a room for a large cichlid like her! Stunning colors!