A few fish updates (wimpy SA's only; no tankbusters or monsters)

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ryansmith83

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It's been a while since I posted any pictures. It's so hard to get good point-and-shoot pictures with hungry, active fish. :( Apologies for the flash reflections and water spots.

First off, I have some new little Geophagus 'orange head' babies from Ken Davis that were bred by Peter (peathenster). I got them less than a week ago and they are TINY, but so cute. They love Hikari Micro-Wafers and bloodworms.

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Next up are some little severum grow-outs that I saved from a spawn back in November 2009. I posted about them in this thread. I only saved 12, but they look pretty good now. They're over 1" and starting to show spots and stripes. They're in a 55 gallon grow-out tank with some wild Laetacara dorsigera from Rapps.

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On to the new 210 gallon. It's in my fishroom and it's not really decorated; I just have play sand in the bottom and some driftwood that I finally got to sink completely. The tank is mostly various severums, but I also have a chocolate cichlid, a couple Mesonauta, and a couple uaru (I didn't get any pictures of them because they were hiding in the back, chewing on driftwood).

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Turquoise male (I know, they aren't considered a separate fish anymore, but he doesn't look as light or as green as "green" severums). This is the father of the grow-outs I posted above.
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Heros severus 'Atabapo'
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My male super red
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Lastly are Krobia sp. 'Xingu orange spot' from my 150 gallon. Their tankmates include some keyholes, adult L. dorsigera, a few young severums, two female Mesonauta (separated from the males above), and Hoplarchus psittacus grow-outs that I got as tiny fry from Ken Davis in January. I didn't grab any shots of the other fish; the tank doesn't have lights on it and everyone was half-asleep when I was trying to get these shots. The Krobia have come a long way since I got them here.

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Very nice.
 
Thanks guys.

Peter, I can't wait to get fry for myself. :D It'd be fun to raise some of these. I hope the Krobia are comfortable enough in my tanks to spawn for me.

ceeej31, the camera is an old point-and-shoot Canon PowerShot S2 IS. It takes nice outdoor pictures but I have a hard time with indoor shots or anything with low lighting (as you can see from these pics). It's why I have to use flash on all my tank shots.
 
Beautiful collection. I love the Atabapos.
 
i have some orange heads from ken too, they are fun little buggers!
 
They all look great, i especially the atabapo, i'm trying to get a pair myself.. :)
 
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