Whee! Got news that my new stand is ready. I was hoping to get it before Thanksgiving but it will depend on when the Batfish crew can come over to move it and the 225 back into the fish room. Meanwhile, everyone is still doing fine in their totes but I get the sense they're sick of it, especially my Severum Chip. He's finally forced Cash (Syno) away and into the corner so he can have some small peace. Boss (BP) is lazy in his luxury sized tote, eating and living large. Literally.
My mischevious O Brick continues to find ways to amuse himself in the bath tub. I put in some large fake lily pads for cover and to reduce his stress a bit (not that he was all that stressed to begin with). So in the time he's been 'tubbed' he's:
Dragged the heater around, removing the covers
Dragged the large air disks around, banging them against the walls of the tub (sounds like bottles smashing)
Turned the air disks upside down so they can't bubble properly
Tossed mealworms and pellets onto the tub surround (I'm cleaning it daily)
Moved the bio media bags into piles from one end to the other
Shredded the remaining giant marimo ball into a sleep pad he rests on
Flips the fake lily pads upside down and pushes them out of the water. I 've found a wet one stuck on the surround near the water line.
Tosses water out of the tub for me to mop.
Pretty much glad all this will be coming to an end in the next 2-3 weeks...?
Meanwhile BOBO the Chocolate is doing extremely well in QT...relaxed and eating like a champ. He loves mealworms, just like Brick. He does this cute thing where he hangs in mid column tilted up, waiting for something to eat. Already has me pegged as the "goody lady." I really get what people say about them...he's like a much calmer Oscar. And brother, can he EAT but he does it quietly, picking up one pellet at a time off the bottom and steadily munching. Unlike Brick, who at similiar size would jump the surface, suck clusters of pellets and grab my knuckle.
Brick is doing his best imitation of a Chili Pepper Oscar...his head has light shading and his orange/red is still bright. His fins are faded to clear instead of the normal orange with black edges (no doubt because he's in a white tub) so all his 'black borders' are clear. The light background hasn't affected his red at all. The color change is remarkable but I expect it to switch back once he's in his colorful environment again.
And...he's had another growth spurt. ? We're coming up on one year and I'll be doing a separate thread for that. Measurements will be done in a month.
Chip looks like a perch now. Boss is a big ball with fins...and Cash is thicker too. Couple of pics showing the giant lily pads Brick has for cover. The pads are around 8" and come in various sizes from 2-8". Ordered off Amazon. I use these in all QT tanks for stress reduction. Especially good in smaller QT tanks where space is an issue. Brick pretty much hangs out underneath unless he's near the air disks or heater.
And of course, a pic of the superstar himself. You can see the clear edging on his tail in the right corner.
My mischevious O Brick continues to find ways to amuse himself in the bath tub. I put in some large fake lily pads for cover and to reduce his stress a bit (not that he was all that stressed to begin with). So in the time he's been 'tubbed' he's:
Dragged the heater around, removing the covers
Dragged the large air disks around, banging them against the walls of the tub (sounds like bottles smashing)
Turned the air disks upside down so they can't bubble properly
Tossed mealworms and pellets onto the tub surround (I'm cleaning it daily)
Moved the bio media bags into piles from one end to the other
Shredded the remaining giant marimo ball into a sleep pad he rests on
Flips the fake lily pads upside down and pushes them out of the water. I 've found a wet one stuck on the surround near the water line.
Tosses water out of the tub for me to mop.
Pretty much glad all this will be coming to an end in the next 2-3 weeks...?
Meanwhile BOBO the Chocolate is doing extremely well in QT...relaxed and eating like a champ. He loves mealworms, just like Brick. He does this cute thing where he hangs in mid column tilted up, waiting for something to eat. Already has me pegged as the "goody lady." I really get what people say about them...he's like a much calmer Oscar. And brother, can he EAT but he does it quietly, picking up one pellet at a time off the bottom and steadily munching. Unlike Brick, who at similiar size would jump the surface, suck clusters of pellets and grab my knuckle.
Brick is doing his best imitation of a Chili Pepper Oscar...his head has light shading and his orange/red is still bright. His fins are faded to clear instead of the normal orange with black edges (no doubt because he's in a white tub) so all his 'black borders' are clear. The light background hasn't affected his red at all. The color change is remarkable but I expect it to switch back once he's in his colorful environment again.
And...he's had another growth spurt. ? We're coming up on one year and I'll be doing a separate thread for that. Measurements will be done in a month.
Chip looks like a perch now. Boss is a big ball with fins...and Cash is thicker too. Couple of pics showing the giant lily pads Brick has for cover. The pads are around 8" and come in various sizes from 2-8". Ordered off Amazon. I use these in all QT tanks for stress reduction. Especially good in smaller QT tanks where space is an issue. Brick pretty much hangs out underneath unless he's near the air disks or heater.
And of course, a pic of the superstar himself. You can see the clear edging on his tail in the right corner.
