More tank pics, updated
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Cash n Spot together. Cash is to the left, about 7". Spot is 6".
Big Red. Undisputed. Notice the return of the white fin edges!
Love all your pets, and yes, lips are recovering fast.
Love the blue sand, cool looking and peaceful !!
Overall, Your "gang" is great, looking after one another! Boss and Brick make a great team, other kids seems obey them nicely
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By the way, my mango (parrot) is out of the tank and at a known LFS (nice guys), who will keep him in her own tank at home, those are employees nice and friendly and very known to me, the main reason for Mango to let him out of the tanks are : he started turning black on fins, mouth after I parted him and made him uncomfortable in the tank (literally my fault and I do regret that for sure!!), also to give him a nice and loving home and family. Ruby (Kamfa fry) is now enjoying the whole tank and he was chosen by my daughter over mango because mango started ripping (by his natural aggressive nature) Ruby's fin, which, my daughter doesn't like!!
Anyway, long story short, both fish are staying comfortable as their places. Thanking much to my LFS friends on accepting mango in her tank.
Love the blue sand, cool looking and peaceful !!
Overall, Your "gang" is great, looking after one another! Boss and Brick make a great team, other kids seems obey them nicely
)By the way, my mango (parrot) is out of the tank and at a known LFS (nice guys), who will keep him in her own tank at home, those are employees nice and friendly and very known to me, the main reason for Mango to let him out of the tanks are : he started turning black on fins, mouth after I parted him and made him uncomfortable in the tank (literally my fault and I do regret that for sure!!), also to give him a nice and loving home and family. Ruby (Kamfa fry) is now enjoying the whole tank and he was chosen by my daughter over mango because mango started ripping (by his natural aggressive nature) Ruby's fin, which, my daughter doesn't like!!
Anyway, long story short, both fish are staying comfortable as their places. Thanking much to my LFS friends on accepting mango in her tank.
Sorry to hear it didn't work out with Mango. I think he/she would be one of those ultra aggressive parrots (of which I'm familiar!) Maybe do a follow up later to see how Mango is getting along!Love all your pets, and yes, lips are recovering fast.
Love the blue sand, cool looking and peaceful !!
Overall, Your "gang" is great, looking after one another! Boss and Brick make a great team, other kids seems obey them nicely
By the way, my mango (parrot) is out of the tank and at a known LFS (nice guys), who will keep him in her own tank at home, those are employees nice and friendly and very known to me, the main reason for Mango to let him out of the tanks are : he started turning black on fins, mouth after I parted him and made him uncomfortable in the tank (literally my fault and I do regret that for sure!!), also to give him a nice and loving home and family. Ruby (Kamfa fry) is now enjoying the whole tank and he was chosen by my daughter over mango because mango started ripping (by his natural aggressive nature) Ruby's fin, which, my daughter doesn't like!!
Anyway, long story short, both fish are staying comfortable as their places. Thanking much to my LFS friends on accepting mango in her tank.
My BP Buddy just got reunited with Albert the African Cichlid.... mind you there is egg crate between them but still it's a start.
Yes , he seemed that kind of aggressive fish. He didn't scare during I vacuum, or during redoing stuffs, instead he had been alerted and been ready to attack with his dorsal fins up!!
My rainbow cichlid Pepper gets some air time here. He's bulking up and nearly 4 inches flat. In two weeks he and the Acara Felix will go in with the big boys. He's a fiery thing! You've heard of glass bangers. He's a glass biter!
He's wearing a lot of black these days. Breeding dress? His fins are coloring up nicely too.
He's wearing a lot of black these days. Breeding dress? His fins are coloring up nicely too.
Looks like I'll be putting Felix (acara) and Pepper (rainbow cichlid) in the main tank this weekend...there have been developments. Not necessarily bad, but there are warning signs. After the demise of my fiesty severum my concern was that the chocolate would become the next 'target' fish. He has. But since having a growth spurt he's getting to be an ass...mostly stubborn, more low key than the Severum was. He doesn't actually start fights but he 'passive aggressives' now. Like taking shots at the parrot when Boss isn't looking or swims by. Brick forces him into his house and as the oscar swims away Bobo 'snaps' at him before darting back into his house. He's clearly tired of being a punching bag and isn't a dominant fish. BUT...
There's two things going on here. First, Bobo keeps going into areas claimed by the BP and Oscar, constantly hovering and 'hanging around.' Boss keeps him up near the surface, where he just hangs and won't move. If he drifts down the parrot will force him up again and push plants at him.
Brick is beginning to mature now and likes to nest in his area most of the day. He'll come out in the evening to swim (or chase Bobo for exercise) eat, rest by a boulder, flares at the glass a bit then returns to his spot. He and Boss are inseparable now. The parrot 'guards' the area while Brick chills at the bottom. But Brick sees Bobo floating up high. If the Choc hangs around too long he shoots out like a red tank and goes straight at the chocolate. Bobo hides briefly then goes back over there again, annoying the other cichlids.
I've seen this movie in black and white. The warning sign is now Brick chases with more intensity, clear across the tank. The other day he poked his head in Bobo's house to get at him. Clearly getting pissed, and a pissed Brick is not what I want. Fortunately the tank is scaped so there's no clear shot. Bobo is learning to swim faster, but he's pushing his luck.
It's kind of a deceptive tank. 90 percent of the time its very sleepy with not a lot of activity. Everyone has their areas they swim and explore. But it depends on mood. Right now nobody is much using 2/3 of the tank on one side. Its ridiculous. Boss is the wildcard...he'll stay on one side for a month or two, then flip. He's the only fish that does this. Brick always prefers the side near the door. The catfish just roam and scoot around. They're coming out more now and swimming 'upside down' or just float like that, its pretty funny.
Because Bobo intrudes over the 'invisible lines' he's making himself a bigger target than he should be. His lips stay chewed up every two or three days now (thanks to Boss) which may be why he's antagonistic to the parrot. Maybe a couple of small non cichlid dithers down the line. I'm thinking about it.
I'm not going to just plop the acara and rainbow in. They'll be placed in one of those 'fish cups' that hang over the side. I want the others to get used to the new inhabitants first. Pics coming up.
And in other news...my kooky, nervous parrot Tango is floating in the upper corner at a 45 degree angle because I put a tunnel cave in for him today. I'll give it a day or so to see if he explores it. It will be a snug fit...the tube is 4" diameter. I wanted to get 5" but the openings at the top of his acrylic tank wouldn't clear the sides (or it would be really close).
This morning the cover was knocked clean off one of the aquaclear 110s...do I need to guess???????????? ?
There's two things going on here. First, Bobo keeps going into areas claimed by the BP and Oscar, constantly hovering and 'hanging around.' Boss keeps him up near the surface, where he just hangs and won't move. If he drifts down the parrot will force him up again and push plants at him.
Brick is beginning to mature now and likes to nest in his area most of the day. He'll come out in the evening to swim (or chase Bobo for exercise) eat, rest by a boulder, flares at the glass a bit then returns to his spot. He and Boss are inseparable now. The parrot 'guards' the area while Brick chills at the bottom. But Brick sees Bobo floating up high. If the Choc hangs around too long he shoots out like a red tank and goes straight at the chocolate. Bobo hides briefly then goes back over there again, annoying the other cichlids.
I've seen this movie in black and white. The warning sign is now Brick chases with more intensity, clear across the tank. The other day he poked his head in Bobo's house to get at him. Clearly getting pissed, and a pissed Brick is not what I want. Fortunately the tank is scaped so there's no clear shot. Bobo is learning to swim faster, but he's pushing his luck.
It's kind of a deceptive tank. 90 percent of the time its very sleepy with not a lot of activity. Everyone has their areas they swim and explore. But it depends on mood. Right now nobody is much using 2/3 of the tank on one side. Its ridiculous. Boss is the wildcard...he'll stay on one side for a month or two, then flip. He's the only fish that does this. Brick always prefers the side near the door. The catfish just roam and scoot around. They're coming out more now and swimming 'upside down' or just float like that, its pretty funny.
Because Bobo intrudes over the 'invisible lines' he's making himself a bigger target than he should be. His lips stay chewed up every two or three days now (thanks to Boss) which may be why he's antagonistic to the parrot. Maybe a couple of small non cichlid dithers down the line. I'm thinking about it.
I'm not going to just plop the acara and rainbow in. They'll be placed in one of those 'fish cups' that hang over the side. I want the others to get used to the new inhabitants first. Pics coming up.
And in other news...my kooky, nervous parrot Tango is floating in the upper corner at a 45 degree angle because I put a tunnel cave in for him today. I'll give it a day or so to see if he explores it. It will be a snug fit...the tube is 4" diameter. I wanted to get 5" but the openings at the top of his acrylic tank wouldn't clear the sides (or it would be really close).
This morning the cover was knocked clean off one of the aquaclear 110s...do I need to guess???????????? ?
And so...
The experiment with the 4" pvc tube tunnel was a fail. Poor Tango refused to come from the corner up top (at 45 degrees) and seemed to panic...and I thought my Oscar was a drama queen.
I'd been struggling for weeks trying to get Tango more comfortable in his tank. He tends to be skittish and high strung. The tank's near the doorway...but of late he was getting especially 'jumpy' for some reason. I started off by putting some blue film on the room entry side. This helped. But he still wouldn't use all the space, so I thought a tunnel hide would work. Not...he looked at it like a monster. Raced up to the top and stayed there. For the record none of my other parrots are spooked by pvc, but Tango is weird.
So I got to thinking of a way to make a 'cozy' area that I could fit in the acrylic cutouts. I happened to have a couple extra repta terra vines...so I twisted them into open shapes. It was a hit. Tango came down and explored right away, swimming between the vines. Its somewhat sheltered yet gives him full view. I may try this in the future with skittish fish. Now he uses the whole tank, which is something he never did before. He's a different fish now, even coming up to play again.
Pics:
The experiment with the 4" pvc tube tunnel was a fail. Poor Tango refused to come from the corner up top (at 45 degrees) and seemed to panic...and I thought my Oscar was a drama queen.
I'd been struggling for weeks trying to get Tango more comfortable in his tank. He tends to be skittish and high strung. The tank's near the doorway...but of late he was getting especially 'jumpy' for some reason. I started off by putting some blue film on the room entry side. This helped. But he still wouldn't use all the space, so I thought a tunnel hide would work. Not...he looked at it like a monster. Raced up to the top and stayed there. For the record none of my other parrots are spooked by pvc, but Tango is weird.
So I got to thinking of a way to make a 'cozy' area that I could fit in the acrylic cutouts. I happened to have a couple extra repta terra vines...so I twisted them into open shapes. It was a hit. Tango came down and explored right away, swimming between the vines. Its somewhat sheltered yet gives him full view. I may try this in the future with skittish fish. Now he uses the whole tank, which is something he never did before. He's a different fish now, even coming up to play again.
Pics:
