RockyGoldy's Ancient Treasures in LAOS ... finally!!!!
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Great pick ups!! Admond delivers!
Wait'till that blue based gains some colours! Most awesome aros!
Wait'till that blue based gains some colours! Most awesome aros!
wow! awesome arows bro! sorry about ure pim but thats life i guess...fatten those big boys up ASAP!
At that particular moment, you would "mind" the "ghost"wmkr;2574827; said:if that is a ghost then i would not mind it be there... i like
, cos the "ghost" was not particularly happy about the new acquisition ... lots of shmoozing was done and still more to come 
... not that i mindThanxxx bro, the feeling is great once they all settle in - during the transit and climatation, it was very stressful. I would have prefered to received one by one actually. If i were in Sing, i would have been buying one by one for sure. Luckily i had my tigerbarb tank handy for small arosSteve_89;2574827; said:Nice bro.
It must be a great feeling to receive so many asian aro at the one time
XB is great and eating the most in that tank (not counting L600). Should be magnificent in no timeiLoveHebe;2574827; said:
The red is gaining back some color. it is current "orange". Will keep posted next week when i return for new year. Unfortunately, its tail is slightly shredded... but wounds healaro-lover;2574827; said:WOW, nice collection.
I loved the long barbels of red.
Thanx, Miguel. Indeed, he does indeed delivers. It was a very pleasant transaction. Definitely would recommend him to everyone else. With the exception of L24, all fish arrived in pristine condition .... oh well s**t happens.Miguel;2574827; said:
Blue has gained back some color the following day, but as you know my camera and my skills are to be desired ... i am looking for a proper camera now (researching ... secretly).... i have to wait until the "ghost" goes back to Ozland heheheh
Thankx, TL. The aros are very magical indeed. <sigh> ... it is not certain whether pim really perished - i would not know until i pick the sump apart... but i find it very lucky indeed if the one in the sump - jumped back in correct direction ... will keep posted on this in the catfish forum ^^TLkmDL;2574827; said:
Errrr, how about your aro army in the making - i have been looking forward to a thread on that
Thanx and of course i will keep updates ... need to tidy up the tanks and all that ... get new camera etc etcBoydo;2574827; said:
Stay tuned ^^
X-mas was great. GF was back and the new fish were in da house!!!LemonHead;2574827; said:
Heeheheheh - i know what you mean about top shot. The new tank has sliding (removable) covers so it is much easier to take overhead shots (unlike my silver aro tanks with hinged covers) ... the draw back is that two of the covers are fixed (i have no idea why the carpenter did that) so it makes catching fish in the tank an absolute nightmare (i tried first hand on green, and two pims ... i gave up catching claris though ... will fish him out later ... anyway he helps out with bottom cleaning for now)
More to come certainly. Asian aros are not as skittish as my silvers so much easier to photo them
Happy New Year to you all on MFK
Good and bad news all around for me.
The big aro set-up is doing great: red, blue and x-back (+L600). Clarias was moved out due to its aggressive feeding and potential nibbling on aros (it was fed to gars). After settling in, red took dislike of the similar sized blue ... they follow each other around the tank and puff up - no actual lounging, ramming or biting occured (not that i have seen) just circling around. red's fins tail is coming together nicely. X-back does not seem to be bothered by these two. Of all three aros in the tank, x-back eats the most and the growth is noticeable. Note that x-back accepts HIKARI!!! the other two only take prawn. I just figured out that blue base needs completely thawed shrimp otherwise no eating ... (and with clarias around, the blue was probably starving a little bit). Both red and blue take pellets in the mouth, but never swallow.
So red is coloring up and getting more agro (tail is definitely red and pectorial fins are redding up). Scales are still orange-ish. the head has some orange veins in them but no true red yet- but hey, it has only been two weeks ^^
Blue is only blue on the top row of scales. Of all three, he is the slowest one... but does not seem to be bothered by red too much ... but i am keeping and eye on them
x-back is doing the best. Nice and shinny though not yet 24k shiny, but still shiny. Not a picky eater either.
Overall, these three aros are not skittish though they do disturb each other i think (especially when the light is turned on). Swim in bunch (red and blue circling each other whenever the light is on).
L600 is the clean-up guys after the aros ... he does not clean algae lol he destroys the spounge filters though ... one is almost completely shredded. i hope he is not eating it ...
Worst part of the new year was the collapse of the small set-up with black, HBRTG,green (+L25) as well as some barbs and hatchets... all my prized fish are dead
- more on that later.
Good and bad news all around for me.
The big aro set-up is doing great: red, blue and x-back (+L600). Clarias was moved out due to its aggressive feeding and potential nibbling on aros (it was fed to gars). After settling in, red took dislike of the similar sized blue ... they follow each other around the tank and puff up - no actual lounging, ramming or biting occured (not that i have seen) just circling around. red's fins tail is coming together nicely. X-back does not seem to be bothered by these two. Of all three aros in the tank, x-back eats the most and the growth is noticeable. Note that x-back accepts HIKARI!!! the other two only take prawn. I just figured out that blue base needs completely thawed shrimp otherwise no eating ... (and with clarias around, the blue was probably starving a little bit). Both red and blue take pellets in the mouth, but never swallow.
So red is coloring up and getting more agro (tail is definitely red and pectorial fins are redding up). Scales are still orange-ish. the head has some orange veins in them but no true red yet- but hey, it has only been two weeks ^^
Blue is only blue on the top row of scales. Of all three, he is the slowest one... but does not seem to be bothered by red too much ... but i am keeping and eye on them
x-back is doing the best. Nice and shinny though not yet 24k shiny, but still shiny. Not a picky eater either.
Overall, these three aros are not skittish though they do disturb each other i think (especially when the light is turned on). Swim in bunch (red and blue circling each other whenever the light is on).
L600 is the clean-up guys after the aros ... he does not clean algae lol he destroys the spounge filters though ... one is almost completely shredded. i hope he is not eating it ...
Worst part of the new year was the collapse of the small set-up with black, HBRTG,green (+L25) as well as some barbs and hatchets... all my prized fish are dead
- more on that later.
