More tank pics, updated
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Gotta love bp Tango. He always likes to spread leaves like a hammock he can sit under. Maybe his scales and complexion are too delicate for led light!
Tigger peeps out. I'm thinking Tigger may be female...starting to nest with Blackbeard. Keeping an eye on this. Tigger is one of the 'faded orange stripe' crew.
Faded stripe pattern on Tiny here too, barely visible. But pale gray instead of orange. Could this one be the first black tiger stripe pink?
We wrap up with a sibling traffic jam! Right to left...Ace, Blackbeard, Neet, and Shroud. Have to say Slade has the most spectacular offspring overall with every variation of color and pattern imaginable. He's the king of genetic coding.
Small news, notes and tidbits. Nothing major right now.
The 225 is pretty much stabilized for now with Buddy, (hrp) Boss (bp), Bella (hrp), Pip (hrp), Salt (RR) and Spot (syno).
Bruce was moved to the 125 a couple of weeks ago. Buddy and Boss go at it sometimes now but generally the tank is peaceful (for cichlids). Buddy now stays near Pip. Mealtime is calmer now...fights were breaking out at one time. Spot actually swims the middle layers of the tank and loves floating up top under the plants upside down.
Speaking of plants, I'm learning which are keepers and which not to buy any more of. Guppy grass gets buzz sawed. Water Sprite is 50/50 survival rate. Octopus grass, hornwort, Cabomba and Elodea seem able to keep up with cichlids. The fish seem to love fresh plants and start dancing when I put it in!
In the 125 the (hopefully) final purge of hrps will take place. The clump of babies from Mongo and Reeva are now a good size. Currently Mongo is guarding another cloud with Reeva's sister Nix. Those babies are going too. Also a few nondescript adults. Nix will go into the all female breeder. It's hardcore time with the culling.
I have to mention, hrp Hulk is H-U-G-E. I don't know if he's still growing, but I hope not. He looks like a teen Chanco with a baby face! Insane.
Brutus is clearly the biggest pink hrp so far!
Looking at alternate containers for the DIY canisters, covered in the filtration thread.
Bp Kong's nuchal hump has gotten big suddenly!
Summer list for new fish is penciled in!
The 225 is pretty much stabilized for now with Buddy, (hrp) Boss (bp), Bella (hrp), Pip (hrp), Salt (RR) and Spot (syno).
Bruce was moved to the 125 a couple of weeks ago. Buddy and Boss go at it sometimes now but generally the tank is peaceful (for cichlids). Buddy now stays near Pip. Mealtime is calmer now...fights were breaking out at one time. Spot actually swims the middle layers of the tank and loves floating up top under the plants upside down.
Speaking of plants, I'm learning which are keepers and which not to buy any more of. Guppy grass gets buzz sawed. Water Sprite is 50/50 survival rate. Octopus grass, hornwort, Cabomba and Elodea seem able to keep up with cichlids. The fish seem to love fresh plants and start dancing when I put it in!
In the 125 the (hopefully) final purge of hrps will take place. The clump of babies from Mongo and Reeva are now a good size. Currently Mongo is guarding another cloud with Reeva's sister Nix. Those babies are going too. Also a few nondescript adults. Nix will go into the all female breeder. It's hardcore time with the culling.
I have to mention, hrp Hulk is H-U-G-E. I don't know if he's still growing, but I hope not. He looks like a teen Chanco with a baby face! Insane.
Brutus is clearly the biggest pink hrp so far!
Looking at alternate containers for the DIY canisters, covered in the filtration thread.
Bp Kong's nuchal hump has gotten big suddenly!
Summer list for new fish is penciled in!
Ok, not so hot news.
Hrp Tank is in a holding bucket under treatment. He was bobbing at the top (head first) in a dark corner of the 125 with two damaged eyes and a scuffed up head under his nuchal hump. He had turned SOLID PINK. Most bizarre color change I've seen on an hrp. I scooped him out with no resistance. I'm treating him in a bucket of warm water, epsom salt, and Metro.
The only good news is that his normal color returned in a few minutes and he's acting normally. But one eye is somewhat torn looking and more swollen than the other. Appears to be popeye from an injury that got infected.
In the last few hours I see slight improvement in the worst eye. It was a white cap but now I can see a hazy pupil. Will give updates as this goes. I'm not using any aeration just yet.
Hrp Tank is in a holding bucket under treatment. He was bobbing at the top (head first) in a dark corner of the 125 with two damaged eyes and a scuffed up head under his nuchal hump. He had turned SOLID PINK. Most bizarre color change I've seen on an hrp. I scooped him out with no resistance. I'm treating him in a bucket of warm water, epsom salt, and Metro.
The only good news is that his normal color returned in a few minutes and he's acting normally. But one eye is somewhat torn looking and more swollen than the other. Appears to be popeye from an injury that got infected.
In the last few hours I see slight improvement in the worst eye. It was a white cap but now I can see a hazy pupil. Will give updates as this goes. I'm not using any aeration just yet.
