My SA Tank Photo Shoot 9/9/10

[jbarbaresi]

Just fooling around with the camera and snapped some shots, nothing special. Enjoy.

I will be moving in the next several months and am in the process of selling off most of my fish. The Red Hooks, BGK and Festivum are for sale if anyone is interested see sig.

Here's a little guy I've been growing since he was about 1", about 2.5" now. Anyone want to take a guess at species? I'm thinking he's a baby Gibby Sailfin L-165. One of the most active plecos I've owned.

Male?

 

[goestonemoa]

realy like that severum its got some sweet reds going on
and is that cucumber your pleco is munching on?
cause i have a very large sailfin i got for free who ive been feeding pellets

 

[Mobatic]

The community of fish is nice, wonder if that oscar picks on the severum?

 

[benzjamin13]

Very nice!

 

[jbarbaresi]

realy like that severum its got some sweet reds going on
and is that cucumber your pleco is munching on?
cause i have a very large sailfin i got for free who ive been feeding pellets

thanks, i decided i am going to try everything in my power to bring the severum, oscar, and pleco with me on the move. it is going to mean they will be in a 29 gal for a couple weeks but it will be well cared for during that time.

the pleco is eating zuchini but he also does cucumber and sweet potato. he mostly munches on the driftwood and brown algae in there. usually as they get bigger they start wanting more protein in their diet which is why yours is eating the pellets. if you aren't already, start feeding him New Life Spectrum sinking pellets because they contain all sorts of good protein sources along with vegetables and fruits. its like everything any fish needs in one pellet, all my fish get NLS food.

 

[jbarbaresi]

The community of fish is nice, wonder if that oscar picks on the severum?

when i first got the sev and he was only about 2.5-3" i was hesitant to put him in with an 11" oscar. the oscar was never aggressive towards any other fish though, so after the quarantine period i put them in together and kept a close watch. i think they took a liking to each other because they never had an issue and now the sev follows the oscar around like a little brother, its hilarious.

 

[cichlid fiend]

Nice!

 

[jbarbaresi]

Very nice!

Nice!

thanks guys, wish i had an SLR camera but it is what it is. i'm really happy with how the severum is turning out, his fins are getting really blue and i've never seen another red spot sev with blue fins. here's when i first got him at 2.5"

one of my other recent pics i didn't post

 

[NatashaAliza]

Wow beautiful sev! I makes me want to get one :]

 

[jbarbaresi]

Wow beautiful sev! I makes me want to get one :]

i love his personality, even when i first got him and he was just a little guy he didn't take crap from any of the other fish. i'm definitely a sev fan now.