I JUST PURCHASED A 2" FH FROM MY LOCAL PET SHOP ABOUT A MONTH AGO. IT'S NOW 3+ INCHES AND GROWING FAST. IT HAS LOTS OF NICE COLORS AND MARKINGS. I DON'T KNOW THE SEX OF THE FISH YET BUT WILL REFER TO IT AS A HIM UNTIL I FIGURE IT OUT. RIGHT NOW HE'S IN A 25 GAL TANK, AND I HAVE A 90 GAL $35 NEARLY READY FOR FISH THAT HE WILL GO INTO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I HAVE IN THE 90 A FLUVAL 404 FILTER $75 AND AM PLANNING TO ADD A SPONGE FILTER IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS TO ADD EXTRA FILTRATION AND MAYBE A LITTLE O2. TWO 250 WATT STEALTH HEATERS $48. ONE 48" DIAMOND PLATE SHOP LIGHT WITH 2 40 WATT BULBS $30. I'VE CHOSED SAND AS THE SUBSTRATE (POOL FILTER SAND) $20/100LBS. WITH THE AQUARIUM I ALSO GOT AN OLDER PROBE STYLE CHILLER THAT I'M GOING TO SELL TO RECOUP SOME OF THE $$ I'VE SPENT. I'D LIKE TO PUT A PICTURE FOR YOU TO SEE HIM BUT I'M NEW HERE AND I DON'T YET KNOW HOW. I'LL FIGURE IT OUT SOONER OR LATER. AS I WRITE THIS HE'S CURRENTLY SWIMMING BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE TANK. WHEN HE GETS THE LEFT SIDE HE SMIMS UPSIDE DOWN TO TURN BACK LEFT, SWIMS UPSIDE DOWN FOR A COUPLE INCHES, THEN HALF A BARREL ROLL TO RIGHT HIMSELF. THEN ACROSS TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TANK. QUITE A NICE LITTLE TRICK TO WATCH. ANYHOO, THERE'S MY STORY AND I'M STICKING TO IT. 





good lookin fish!