Couple of pics...

[terd ferguson]

I shot about 30 pics tonight and these were the only ones that didn't totally suck.



Lutino Tiger Oscar, about 13"+

Red Tiger Oscar, about 10"

Tiger Oscar, about 16"

Parachromis motaguense, female about 7"+

Female mota hanging out with the male freddy?/loiselli?, about 11"+

Parachromis managuense pair, male about 13"+, female about 8"

Parachromis loiselli male, about 13"+, big daddy king stud, I call him "Captain Awesome"

Tank Shot

You can click on these for a larger version. No shots of the dovii tonight, sorry. The male, after swimming around for a couple of days, has taken to hiding out most of the day now. He is still eating well though. His color is getting better. The female is still hiding among the java moss (I hope). I haven't seen her since shortly after putting her in. But, there's lots of thick java moss in the back left. I'm sure she's probably terrified. The tiny little Texas is pretty bold, he's dug himself a hole at the base of the sword on the right and swims around a lot. He doesn't seem to be intimidated at all, even at 2 1/2" or so.

Most of all, I'd like to say thanks for this great forum. MFK is my constant inspiration and I appreciate the wealth of knowledge shared by you guys and gals. I love this place.

 

[gran charismo]

awesome pics+set-up, what are the tank dimensions

wish it was easier to find the other parachromis species in AUS

 

[cichlid fiend]

LOVE THEM AND CHECK OUT MY BABY MOTA/DO U THINK ITS A FEMALE?

 

[terd ferguson]

awesome pics+set-up, what are the tank dimensions

wish it was easier to find the other parachromis species in AUS

Thanks. The tank is 8' long x 3' wide x 25" tall, 358 US Gallons. I've read it can be difficult for you guys down under to get hold of Parachromis. Other than managuense, it's not that easy for me either. None of the shops I frequent ever has anything other than jags. Cheers mate.

LOVE THEM AND CHECK OUT MY BABY MOTA/DO U THINK ITS A FEMALE?

Signs point to yes. How big is it?

 

[cichlid fiend]

i found mine in a lfs store that i just buy feeders from /they had a flood or something and all of there tanks had like 2"s of water in them/so when i was walking by i heard something splash/so when i looked there it was /i told the store manager it was a salvini but once i got it in the tank /i said no it isnt

 

[D-Train]

How do you get the live plants to grow so well? Ive never had luck with live plants in my cichlid tanks

 

[cichlid fiend]

pic is this week so im going to say 3 1/2"s

 

[terd ferguson]

How do you get the live plants to grow so well? Ive never had luck with live plants in my cichlid tanks

It's just Amazon Swords and Java Moss. I've never had problems with either. Especially the java moss, I really need to get rid of some. I don't do anything special for them. The fish do all the fertilizing I guess.

I've also got mangroves in my sump. I don't do anything special for these either, just florescent light.

pic is this week so im going to say 3 1/2"s

It looks female to me. But, I'd like to see more orange/red on the face to be sure. What are you feeding?

 

[cichlid fiend]

krill and small pellets and worms rite now

 

[terd ferguson]

krill and small pellets and worms rite now

Try some Hikari CichlidGold. It can help bring out the red.