More tank pics, updated
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This is the ultimate lucky shot! I actually caught Brick with his fins up. Check out his Mohawk! Trust me those spines are hardcore, I've been jabbed by mistake. He looks kind of orangey here because there's a pole lamp with incadescent bulbs I turn on sometimes. The fish love it and swim staring into the light. I don't get it but they do it every time.
That's a POTM worthy pic! Also, my cichlids are fascinated with lights too, (specifically the red light on my heater). Whenever it turns on, they swim to it and start biting/flaring at it.
Small bits and tidbits, continued.
I have now identified 21 wriggler hrp fry that are growing nicely and hanging out in their favorite area. They nosh on algae over the back wall. They also get smashed pellets and krill powder. This group is from Speck and Slade's second batch.
The teenagers in the growout are getting bigger. A few of them are now larger than mama Speck but they have a ways to go to catch Slade.
Pretty quiet for the most part in Lazarus's tank. Everyone chills in their 'apartment logs'. Arrow is the most outgoing and often patrols the tank. I believe Arrow is a sub dominant male. With Blackbeard and Dotty moved nobody hassles him at all.
The 125 is funny asf...Scooter no longer has a bond with Mongo. He and his brothers now run Mongo around sometiimes. Mongo's biggest weapon (hyper aggression) is out the window because most of his sons are just too big to push around anymore. He still intimidates the 5 runts, Shade and Mote (smaller sub dom brothers).
One tiny brother who has gorgeous blue fins is a crazy little snit and takes on his much larger siblings. no name yet, but I have an idea.
Came home from Easter dinner wearing a striped shirt. Went to feed everybody and Kong nearly jumped her tank and banged head on into the glass. She refused to come out of her house. I forgot about her 'monster' phobia (stripes, hats, scarves) because she hasn't done this in a long time. Cichlids, lol.
If anyone has ideas for a simple home videocam, let me know. I'm trying to figure out how Brick manages to launch his ball several feet across the room. I also has a not too pleasant miscalculation with the 125 and spent some time cleaning up last week.
I have now identified 21 wriggler hrp fry that are growing nicely and hanging out in their favorite area. They nosh on algae over the back wall. They also get smashed pellets and krill powder. This group is from Speck and Slade's second batch.
The teenagers in the growout are getting bigger. A few of them are now larger than mama Speck but they have a ways to go to catch Slade.
Pretty quiet for the most part in Lazarus's tank. Everyone chills in their 'apartment logs'. Arrow is the most outgoing and often patrols the tank. I believe Arrow is a sub dominant male. With Blackbeard and Dotty moved nobody hassles him at all.
The 125 is funny asf...Scooter no longer has a bond with Mongo. He and his brothers now run Mongo around sometiimes. Mongo's biggest weapon (hyper aggression) is out the window because most of his sons are just too big to push around anymore. He still intimidates the 5 runts, Shade and Mote (smaller sub dom brothers).
One tiny brother who has gorgeous blue fins is a crazy little snit and takes on his much larger siblings. no name yet, but I have an idea.
Came home from Easter dinner wearing a striped shirt. Went to feed everybody and Kong nearly jumped her tank and banged head on into the glass. She refused to come out of her house. I forgot about her 'monster' phobia (stripes, hats, scarves) because she hasn't done this in a long time. Cichlids, lol.
If anyone has ideas for a simple home videocam, let me know. I'm trying to figure out how Brick manages to launch his ball several feet across the room. I also has a not too pleasant miscalculation with the 125 and spent some time cleaning up last week.
A routine water change today nearly became a huge tragedy but turned into an amazing story.
While I was working on the 225, the middle glass canopy crashed into the tank and landed on Brick in about 6 inches of water. The strip hinges are weak and two are broken. This one finally tore, sending the largest section into the tank. It broke cleanly in two pieces. Brick was laying above some plants and my heart sank. Touched him and he moved. So I watched for another 35 minutes in panic mode. Normally he starts moving around once the water is high enough for cover. He started rooting in plants so I went upstairs. Came back to check on him at 50% fill and he was one pissed off oscar. I got snapped at and shook at. He slammed syno Spot into a log. He rammed some of the hrps into plants (acara Jazz got the hell out of the way). Boss the bp stayed close to his buddy. I breathed a sigh of relief.
He calmed down later and was completely normal, exploring, digging new sand beds and moving rocks around. I hadn't been this scared since Brick swallowed a metal hook when he was 2 on Christmas day. He played with his ball some.
Here's the broken glass. This pane is only the back section of the canopy piece. The front piece is still on the tank frame. The hinge is actually the weakest part of the black strip and needs a redesign. Glass is just too heavy. I have no idea why they don't use rubber instead of plastic. You see a soda can here for size reference. This is what broke when it fell on Brick. I've contacted Custom Aquariums about replacement for all three canopy tops because mineral deposits now make it difficult for strips to stay on the current glass pieces. Eventually the weight of the glass shears through.
While I was working on the 225, the middle glass canopy crashed into the tank and landed on Brick in about 6 inches of water. The strip hinges are weak and two are broken. This one finally tore, sending the largest section into the tank. It broke cleanly in two pieces. Brick was laying above some plants and my heart sank. Touched him and he moved. So I watched for another 35 minutes in panic mode. Normally he starts moving around once the water is high enough for cover. He started rooting in plants so I went upstairs. Came back to check on him at 50% fill and he was one pissed off oscar. I got snapped at and shook at. He slammed syno Spot into a log. He rammed some of the hrps into plants (acara Jazz got the hell out of the way). Boss the bp stayed close to his buddy. I breathed a sigh of relief.
He calmed down later and was completely normal, exploring, digging new sand beds and moving rocks around. I hadn't been this scared since Brick swallowed a metal hook when he was 2 on Christmas day. He played with his ball some.
Here's the broken glass. This pane is only the back section of the canopy piece. The front piece is still on the tank frame. The hinge is actually the weakest part of the black strip and needs a redesign. Glass is just too heavy. I have no idea why they don't use rubber instead of plastic. You see a soda can here for size reference. This is what broke when it fell on Brick. I've contacted Custom Aquariums about replacement for all three canopy tops because mineral deposits now make it difficult for strips to stay on the current glass pieces. Eventually the weight of the glass shears through.
