Hoplarchus Psittacus

[JK47]

One of my new favs. My camera gives a horrible glare but these are the best shots I have so far without the glare. Feeding pellets and massivore, it goes NUTTY for the massivore. The psittacus and male rotkeil run the tank but there is no real aggression towards tankmates. It's not as nice as Sean or Peter's but I love it. Very cool fish and the first one I've owned.





This shot was day one in the tank. Little stressed.

 

[HiImSean]

looks great, lots of green. is it F0, F1...?

i love it when mine turns a light shade of blue, but i think its when she's pissed

 

[peathenster]

Looking good Justin! How big is it?

Mine love meaty food too....earthworms are they favorite. Can't get them to eat veggie, but they are pulling off leaves from my amazon swords

 

[JK47]

looks great, lots of green. is it F0, F1...?

i love it when mine turns a light shade of blue, but i think its when she's pissed

Thanks Sean! It's "FD" (From Damien) a friend so I am not sure if it's WC to be honest.

I love that color too, is this your talking about as far as blue?

 

[JK47]

Looking good Justin! How big is it?

Mine love meaty food too....earthworms are they favorite. Can't get them to eat veggie, but they are pulling off leaves from my amazon swords

I believe it's a female and is 7". I have yet to try earthworms, I will, thank you. I learned swords don't belong in my house "Uaru's" ago...

 

[fallin49er]

Thanks Sean! It's "FD" (From Damien) a friend so I am not sure if it's WC to be honest.

I love that color too, is this your talking about as far as blue?
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Justin: It's WC....got it at the Wetspot. They can probably give you location and collection areas if you inquire. Colors look a lot better in your tank BTW.

 

[JK47]

Justin: It's WC....got it at the Wetspot. They can probably give you location and collection areas if you inquire. Colors look a lot better in your tank BTW.

Thanks Damien, I have to agree the rotkeil and psittacus have really colored up well, so have the greens. Maybe it's the warmer temps in my tanks.

I just coined you your very own "F" classification! "FD"

 

[jgentry]

That's a columbian psittacus for sure.

Looks great!! Really nice green color to it. They are my favorite fish.

 

[jworth]

very nice! one of the best SA's in my opinion

 

[JK47]

That's a columbian psittacus for sure.

Looks great!! Really nice green color to it. They are my favorite fish.

very nice! one of the best SA's in my opinion

Thank you both. I am really happy. Now you know why I wanted you to do that progression thread Jo! I missed a couple phases.