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Grimpatches14
10-17-2008, 1:59 PM
hey everyone, i am new to monster fish keepers but not all that new to fish keeping in general. i wish that there were more exotic fish where i live, but sadly theres not. i though id start in this group because i have a flowerhorn and they're awesome. I've been to this site before with my friend but just havn't had time till today to sign up, so ROCK ON!!!! :) i also just had like a million babies from my flwerhorn and convict so ill post pictures as soon as i can.
beantickler
10-17-2008, 8:32 PM
Welcome to MFK brudda... Throw up some pix of yor FH for us to check out!
Grimpatches14
10-19-2008, 3:11 AM
well, ill get some pictures of my baby FH's but at the moment i only have one thats not a baby and this is the picture of her when i got her and the first pic is when she started breeding. all of the little black dots that are under where her back fin is are the first batch of babies.
fishfreak317
10-19-2008, 3:28 AM
are those pictures the convict x flowerhorn?
Joshua71093
10-19-2008, 7:26 AM
your FH are so stressed... =(
better to take care of it...
snailmaster
10-19-2008, 5:57 PM
your FH are so stressed... =(
better to take care of it...
shes not stressed shes just breeding.
snailmaster
10-19-2008, 8:53 PM
are those pictures the convict x flowerhorn?
those are the parents of the conxfh with the fry in the 1st pic
fishfreak317
10-19-2008, 9:11 PM
those are the parents of the conxfh with the fry in the 1st pic
nice. i'm real interested in how they end up looking. keep us informed please. :D
snailmaster
10-19-2008, 10:30 PM
nice. i'm real interested in how they end up looking. keep us informed please. :D
will do
will do
Huh??? are they yours or Grimpatches14 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/member.php?u=44452)??
fishfreak317
10-19-2008, 11:00 PM
Huh??? are they yours or Grimpatches14 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/member.php?u=44452)??
haha good eye :confused:
:ROFL:
dominicolas
10-19-2008, 11:32 PM
haha good eye :confused:
:ROFL:
I noticed that too. Locations are Mew Mexico and Santa Fe, so I'm thinking relatives/roommates that are using the same computer, and forget to log on and off... Am I right?
snailmaster
10-20-2008, 1:28 AM
I noticed that too. Locations are Mew Mexico and Santa Fe, so I'm thinking relatives/roommates that are using the same computer, and forget to log on and off... Am I right?
ok i thought i explaind this, but maybe not. hes breeding them but he doesnt have the room to house the fry so im taking care of the fry and growing them out. so iv got the fry at my house and hes got the parents with about a couple hundren more fry on the way at his. and we are best friends and he lives up the block. so yeah if you didnt know this i see how confusing it could be with the both of us talking about them.
Grimpatches14
10-20-2008, 2:53 AM
Huh??? are they yours or Grimpatches14 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/member.php?u=44452)??
ya their mine but snailmaster is my friend and see's them all the time, he is actually taking care of my first batch of babies right now and i have a second batch at my house.
Grimpatches14
10-20-2008, 2:56 AM
ok i thought i explaind this, but maybe not. hes breeding them but he doesnt have the room to house the fry so im taking care of the fry and growing them out. so iv got the fry at my house and hes got the parents with about a couple hundren more fry on the way at his. and we are best friends and he lives up the block. so yeah if you didnt know this i see how confusing it could be with the both of us talking about them.
ya, thats pretty much how it goes :headbang2 and my new fry are already out of their drone stage, i think that im going to get rid of the convict dad and grow out the babies. this new batch of babies looks like there will be a lot more with more flowers than the last batch but we'll just have to wait till their a lil' bigger to make sure.
Grimpatches14
10-21-2008, 2:50 AM
here are some pictures of how many fry i have, the camera has really bad resolution so i could only get pics from further away so here they are.
Pyramid_Party
10-21-2008, 3:10 AM
The water looks cloudy
Hey thanks for clearing it up Grimpatches14 & snailmaster... i was like "what the heck, so who the heck has the fishes and frys?" Or someones tryin to mess around with Grimpatches14 .... lol!
Hey but there are literally a million frys huh... you weren't kidding! lol. Can't wait till see what they will look like when grown up.... keep us updated.
Grimpatches14
10-21-2008, 10:51 PM
The water looks cloudy
i know it is, i dont really know what happened because i cycle the water and ive had the tank up for like 5 years. every now and then the water gets cloudy, also im pretty sure that im not overfeeding them so ya. anyone ahve any ideas?
Grimpatches14
12-04-2008, 4:25 PM
heres an update on how the babies are doing.
KABB44423
12-04-2008, 5:22 PM
WELCOME TO MFK
fishfreak317
12-04-2008, 5:59 PM
they are getting big now :D
itzshadow
12-04-2008, 7:32 PM
welcome to mfk! =)
DrUgS
12-05-2008, 11:00 PM
Wow thats a ton of babies!!!
Grimpatches14
01-01-2009, 7:12 PM
ya it is. heres some new pics of how their doing.
terminalMTS
01-02-2009, 12:59 AM
i know it is, i dont really know what happened because i cycle the water and ive had the tank up for like 5 years. every now and then the water gets cloudy, also im pretty sure that im not overfeeding them so ya. anyone ahve any ideas?
high nitrates + light left on too long = green water. do a couple 50% water changes with a day or two in between. then only leave your light on less than 6 hours a day. i had this problem before. i thought the fish needed the lights on. the lights are for you. they don't really need it. salt helps too. you can use aquarium or kosher salt at 1 tablespoon per 10 gallons of water. you can add as much as 1 teaspoon per gallon, but i do the former.
Grimpatches14
01-04-2009, 2:49 AM
high nitrates + light left on too long = green water. do a couple 50% water changes with a day or two in between. then only leave your light on less than 6 hours a day. i had this problem before. i thought the fish needed the lights on. the lights are for you. they don't really need it. salt helps too. you can use aquarium or kosher salt at 1 tablespoon per 10 gallons of water. you can add as much as 1 teaspoon per gallon, but i do the former.
sweet, well the tank is cleared up, im not home most of the day, mostly in the morning and when i go to bed i i just leave it on while im gone, what about lighting for a planted aquarium??
Aquaman_95
01-04-2009, 2:50 AM
Welcome to the forums! Nice fish you have! You could always order exotic fish.
terminalMTS
01-04-2009, 2:56 PM
sweet, well the tank is cleared up, im not home most of the day, mostly in the morning and when i go to bed i i just leave it on while im gone, what about lighting for a planted aquarium??
i don't have plants. each plant has different light requirements so you will need to find out how much they need. old bulbs also help single cell algae grow. i turn on my light when get home from work and shut it off when i go to bed. about 6 hours a day. the plants should use up some of the nitrate, so as long as you do weekly water changes and only keep the light on long enough for the plants, you should be able to stay ahead of the algae. low light plants would make it easier. some only need 6 to 8 hours of light.
Grimpatches14
08-06-2009, 2:37 PM
hey guys, well the tank got dirty again and im having a hell of a time clearing it up this time, but once its clear or clear enough ill post more pics of the babies
kevbc03
08-07-2009, 11:43 AM
OMG that's a ton of babies, and they grew fast!