This is the little guy I ordered
Updates from the 300
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Very noce bro, i cant wait to see it.This is the little guy I ordered
The cat is slated to come next Wednesday. Gives me enough time to get the growout ready with some good hiding spots so the Oscars wont mess with the little guy. He is only 3" and they are a good 4"+ now. At least the red is about 4"+ the wild just is not as greedy of an eater and much more cautious so it is not as large. The red is extremely outgoing and comes to the front for food and the wild hangs back to wait and see whats happening first. They hang around each other constantly AND fight constantly. I thought it was just the red smacking on the wild but every now and again the wild nips at the red.
I cant wait to get them into the 300 and see what they do. Cool if they would swim around together and not go at it. I really do like the personality and look of the red and at this point the wild is looking almost like a lame tiger oscar. So we will see if I keep it or not...
This is the latest pic of the wild Columbia, sorry pretty bad
It look nice tho.This is the latest pic of the wild Columbia, sorry pretty bad
nice to have a fellow uranoscopus keeper in the poly forum
DMD123
- i'm sure you already know but they're suuuuper slow growers, can go on hunger strikes for no particular reason, and juveniles are normally only comfortable eating in the dark. yknow... you've bought yourself a nice piece of driftwood. well done to the both of us 
DMD123
- i'm sure you already know but they're suuuuper slow growers, can go on hunger strikes for no particular reason, and juveniles are normally only comfortable eating in the dark. yknow... you've bought yourself a nice piece of driftwood. well done to the both of us
I did a lot of reading up before I made the decision. They really are cool looking fish despite the quirky stuff they do. I just hope the first year growth is enough to at least have it large enough to put in the 300. Im getting tired of having a growout tank to deal with too.nice to have a fellow uranoscopus keeper in the poly forum
Well it looks like Im going to have to wait a while on my cat. The vendor said the fish had a bad eye. Im glad to see a vendor who wont ship out any fish if it is sick or has issues.
So he just got in a new shipment of fish and is supposed to let me know if there is another Irwini in there. Hopefully just a little bigger than 3".... Will keep you guys informed
So he just got in a new shipment of fish and is supposed to let me know if there is another Irwini in there. Hopefully just a little bigger than 3".... Will keep you guys informed
Long overdue update, lol
Still keeping polys and other fish. Just got busy with summertime house chores. As winter sets in in Washington state, I will have lots more time due to rain.
Anyway the addition of a catfish never happened. The seller apparently never got any in and refunded me. I did sell my Nigerian lap to a friend so I am down to 5 polys. Project Oscar was kind of a bust. The wild oscar went nuts in the 300 and was attacking my het and was flaring at polys, lol. Never seen any cichlid pay attention to a poly let alone a 5" Oscar going at a 16"+ poly. So the Oscar was rehomed and the grow out awaits a new occupant... No not another poly but a Suvattii puffer.
Enough talk, a couple pics of polys
Still keeping polys and other fish. Just got busy with summertime house chores. As winter sets in in Washington state, I will have lots more time due to rain.
Anyway the addition of a catfish never happened. The seller apparently never got any in and refunded me. I did sell my Nigerian lap to a friend so I am down to 5 polys. Project Oscar was kind of a bust. The wild oscar went nuts in the 300 and was attacking my het and was flaring at polys, lol. Never seen any cichlid pay attention to a poly let alone a 5" Oscar going at a 16"+ poly. So the Oscar was rehomed and the grow out awaits a new occupant... No not another poly but a Suvattii puffer.
Enough talk, a couple pics of polys
