Kingdom of the convicts

[danotaylor]

Thankfully due to Australias ultra strict import laws we cant get the polar blues here. We cant even get the yellow nanolutea ones unfortunatley.
I am definitely being optimistic, they are seen as a rubbish fish here and always have been, thats why the shop was offering the buy 1 and get 1 free deal.
I dont care, I am very happy with them so far.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder mate. I honestly couldn’t care less what anyone else thinks about the fish I like. I’m the one looking at them.
I share pics etc to be an active member of the community & to share experiences. What ppl think of my fish & scape choices is like water off a ducks back
Which part of Aus are you from? I grew up in Brissy and lived in Perth before marrying an American and moving to the US

 

[danotaylor]

Mate I thought this was a frontosa at first glance

 

[Ogertron3000]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder mate. I honestly couldn’t care less what anyone else thinks about the fish I like. I’m the one looking at them.
I share pics etc to be an active member of the community & to share experiences. What ppl think of my fish & scape choices is like water off a ducks back
Which part of Aus are you from? I grew up in Brissy and lived in Perth before marrying an American and moving to the US

I am down in Melbourne so a bit colder than Brisbane or Perth for sure.

My feeling regarding what fish I have is the same, people either like them or don’t. My last tanks have been guppies and now convicts so not really being adventurous but had fun with the guppies and am digging the cons so far.
For me posting on here keeps me motivated to do a good job looking after them and try to be a bit more specialised in setting up the scape.
None of my friends have any interest in the fish and barely glance at them when they visit, they wouldn’t care or know if I was keeping Malawi cichlids with Oscars in a 2 foot tank so their opinion is irrelevant too.
It’s one of the few things in my married suburban life that is just for my interest and pleasure.