G. Abalios School x11 Before the move

[devder1]

THIS. If your luucky enough to find it, this is BY FAR the best sand I have ever used. It is heaver and smoother then PFS and has better grain so it looks far more natural IMO. It's a little spendy but everyone always spends so much on thier fish/filtration/setup then cheaps out on substrate (plant guys excluded). I have in the past too and learned my lesson. I slowly have converted over to this stuff in all my tanks.


The bag. This is $0.50 / lb. not too bad. You can fill a deep sand bed 3" or so in 8'x2' tank for $100.

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In tank shot. Disclaimer: this photo is my sand, fish and tank but the pic was taken by Modest_Man, not me.

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cool, any reccommendations on where to find?
also that pic makes me want to cry, your group was just hitting its prime

 

[Davey_8313]

They look great man, nice fish and tank.

 

[Plec123]

nice fish! does the black spot have anything to do with gender/happiness/etc.?

 

[JK47]

nice fish! does the black spot have anything to do with gender/happiness/etc.?

No sir. The mid lateral spot is so large because this species is geophagus abalios. They are isomorphic so there are not many ways, if any to tell the difference visually.

They look great man, nice fish and tank.

Thanks Davey. Check the vid below it shows the tank better.

cool, any reccommendations on where to find?
also that pic makes me want to cry, your group was just hitting its prime

I don't know where you are but I would recommend you track it down. You won't be disapointed I promise. I miss the A. Heckelii too bud. One day I might decide to keep them again. For now I am happy with the fish I have.


Here is the female brooding. Took two vids real quick for you guys. I redid the lights to provide some shaded areas. You guys like it better?

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This video shows the tank/mates better. The brooding female does not come out from the dark area of the tank until around second: 39.

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[Nemesis]

Looking good Justin. I'm glad you were able to put together your group. Wishing you the best with your recovery.

 

[buddha1200]

great tank and beautiful fish

 

[JK47]

great tank and beautiful fish

Thanks Budda!!

Looking good Justin. I'm glad you were able to put together your group. Wishing you the best with your recovery.

Thanks so much Dave, I am recovering rather quick. There are multiple types of stroke and mine was not life sytle related, it was an injury (VAD) so people tend to bouce back to 100% or close to it sooner than others.

The abalios sure look good as a school huh?? I've waited so long I am excited to finally have a proper group!! Just as exciting they came from fellow members and friends.

 

[GEO QUEEN]

cool, any reccommendations on where to find?
also that pic makes me want to cry, your group was just hitting its prime

It actually took me a couple hours to track the sand down. I found that they produce it in Nor Cal and I live in socal. luckily there was a place an hour a way from me and I picked up 200lbs for $21 bucks!! It is beautiful sand and I will NOT do anything else now. Thanks Justin!

 

[JK47]

It actually took me a couple hours to track the sand down. I found that they produce it in Nor Cal and I live in socal. luckily there was a place an hour a way from me and I picked up 200lbs for $21 bucks!! It is beautiful sand and I will NOT do anything else now. Thanks Justin!

Right on! Glad your happy, I knew you would be. Now we just need a few other members to try it and hopfully everyone will stop pushing PFS on new members so much and try something better. You like the lighting better in the second vid?

 

[devder1]

http://www.whitecap.com/products/433LL212
wow just found this, only thing that worries me is it says its an abrasive?