Covert Op. Amazonia, Part 1

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I dunno about being fat. He wouldn't eat for a few weeks after we got here...now hes munchin down on his algae wafers, but thats about it...bugga it all. On his bottom carapace though, towards the rear it looks sunken in...is this normal? Gender related? It almost reminds me of a sunken stomach, but its bone/shell...so i don't think its that.
 
NOT SURE WHAT ITS CALLED,BUT LOOKS LIKE THIS STUFF:
http://www.apopkafoliage.com/Plants/HangingBaskets.htm
YOU CAN GET IT AT MOST STORES THAT SELL HANGING BASKETS...SIMPLY TAKE IT OUT AND RINSE THE ROOTS ECT... AND PUT THE ROOT SECTION IN THE TANK...YOU CAN TIE IT TO A FILTER,BUT IT HAS NATURAL BENDS AND WILL USUALLY JUST HANG IN THERE...IF YOU HAVE ANY LIGHT ON IT ...GROWS LIKE A WEED AND LOOKS AWESOME...DOESNT HARM FISH...ACTUALLY WILL ABSORB TOXINS ECT FROM YOUR WATER TO USE AS FOOD.
SORRY FOR THE CAPS...STARTED AND WAS TOO LAZY TO GO BACK...HEH HEH


Okay! I've seen that a Walmart and stuff like that before!! Nice!! The tanks are in a sunroom, a moderate amount of light hits the tanks every day, so that might be enough. Wanting to get lights here soon though...so should be alright! Thanks again DM!
 
Since he's been in the new tank, hes been rather camera shy...haha....sneak up on him when he is sleepin but he gets pissed and swims away when he discovers I'm lookin at him...haha...i'll have to take him out later and get pictures.
 
very nice setups! but i din get the amazonia connection, are some of those tanks gonna be converted into amazon setups? :)
 
he needs a bigger tank. frt's like to swim all over the place.


Thank you captain obvious!! :ROFL: I had him in a 125gal when i still lived in Nebraska, but I wasn't able to bring my large tanks with me. Waiting for a little $$$ then I am gonna start gettin larger tanks. This is TOTALLY only temp...haha. Probably set up a 150gal just for him, maybe a few other fish...haha
 
very nice setups! but i din get the amazonia connection, are some of those tanks gonna be converted into amazon setups? :)

Partially, yes. Part of the reason is i couldn't really think of anything else to name it and that sounded kewl. Most of the fish I am puttin into them are SA cichlids, a few of them are CA cichlids. SOoooo the theme is SA/CA cichlids. Not much I can do with these two tanks because they are relatively small, but they are incorporated into a much larger plan. When i get the larger tanks gonna stock them with TONS of DW....SA native plants, varius things. Gonna try to make it look like blackwater to a certain extent....so yeah, i guess you could say I'm gonna do an amazon biotope! :D
 
When I saw the title I thought you were planning an armed raid in south america to collect fish:ROFL:
Nice tanks
 
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