YEAR TWO: ONE IS DONE

[FINWIN]

Color aside, the changes in Brick are subtle but noticeable from years 1 thru 2. His head is larger, the gill plate extends further along and is thicker. Also his lateral line is more pronounced. And the obvious, more bulk. His coloration now resembles a cross between his baby colors and the extreme red from a year ago. His scaling is very textured and as you can see his dark pigmentation is really prominent. He's a little under 3 inches thick at the head.

See y'all next year with this.

 

[Deadeye]

Boss profile shots

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I love the face boss is giving you in the first pic. Something like “what the heck is that big rectangle you are pointing at me and where is the food?”

 

[Ruturaj]

Great write up, that's very neatly arranged large dataset.

 

[FINWIN]

So I was on work break and started arranging stuff for Patch and Kong's tank refresh. Decided to re-measure the synos, since they seemed larger than I posted. Plus it was easy since my rainbow Pepper has run them up against the glass and off the floor. So for the sake of accuracy, the real numbers for Cash and Spot are

Cash is 8 inches, not 7.
Spot is now 7 inches, a surprise.

So big Red decides to stick his nose in everything while the ruler is against the glass. I'm thinking I didn't like the last head measurement, didn't seem consistent (he kept moving too much). So of course the second I put it up against the glass where he is, Brick starts bending his body into an "S" (he does this every time). But I actually underestimated his head size. So again, for accuracy:

Brick's head is actually slightly over 3 inches wide, not under. Well duh. He doesn't seem to care when I measure him from the front, its from the side he doesn't like. Go figure.

So next year I'll be sure to get the most recent measurements!

 

[FINWIN]

More size edits.

Bobo is 10 inches, not 9.
Pepper is 5 inches, not 4.

I really haven't been paying attention, lol.

 

[FINWIN]

Pic of Bobo showing current size, posted elsewhere. His 'army green' color morph.

 

[Deadeye]

Bobo is looking great!
5 inches for a rainbow? That is big!

 

[FINWIN]

I'll try to get a current pic of Pepper (if he'll slow down!)

You get used to seeing your fish in a large tank and stop thinking about their size. It wasn't until I had to transport Bobo that I realized how big he really is. He's heavy as a brick when you get him out of the water. Gave me a good bath too. I was surprised at how spiny and hard his fins are, they remind me of a Perch.

Pepper is getting tall bodied too, that's when I was like 'wait a minute.' I compared his size with Brick's mouth, that's how I knew he had grown.

I hope I never have to transport Brick...it would be a nightmare.

 

[FINWIN]

It's not year two for these but I'm adding the newest profiles.


CORN the Severum
Purchase length: 3 inches
Current length: 5 inches
Finger Chaser: No
Personality: Cocky, calm
Intelligence/awareness: 9/10
Interactive: 7/10
Aggression Level: 7/10
Known For: Swagger and calculated aggression
Features: Big beak, thick lips
Color: Gold/peach with red face whorls and fin rays
Surprising fact: knows his place in the hierarchy and 'stays in his lane'
Fight style: Stick and move
Speed: 7/10

ROCKY the Acara
Purchase length: 1 1/2 inches
Current length: 4 1/2 inches
Finger Chaser: somewhat
Personality: Rough and in-your-face. Loves mixing it up. Playful.
Intelligence/awareness: 9/10
Interactive: 9/10
Aggression Level: 7/10
Known For: Being a brash and fiesty showoff.
Features: bulky bullet shape, tall top fin, fan tail
Color: Frosty blue with orange fin trim
Surprising fact: Fearless and flares at everyone except the Oscar
Fight style: quick jab
Speed: 8.5/10

JAZZ the Acara
Purchase length: 1 1/2 inches
Current length: 4 inches
Finger Chaser: somewhat
Personality: Cautious, laid back observer. 'Scopes out' situations.
Intelligence/awareness: 9/10
Interactive: 8/10
Aggression Level: 6/10
Known For: Deceptive, ambush type aggression.
Features: sleek bullet shape, wide top fin, tapered tail
Color: deep metallic blue with orange fin trim
Surprising fact: Jazz is the true alpha acara over Rocky and shoves him around.
Fight style: quick jab
Speed: 8.5/10