Hey guys. I think I ran into a problem that most of us have went through, which is , I don't want to say impulsive, but more like "unprepared" purchases. I really wanted a Vieja Argentea for so long, then I find one, at a good size, good health, and for only 8KWD(=~25$) , and guess what happened? I snatched it up before anyone gets it.
So I take it home , I don't have an extra tank laying around, so I break a piece of thin acrylic and make work as a divider in my "community" tank .
This is it now
That was about a week ago and the fish is doing fine, it was shy at first by now it is doing better.
Now here the stupidity follows. Today I went to the aquarium shops (they are located at the same place here in Kuwait) went to my favorite shop and found an Argentea, larger in size at the same price, and again, I got it.
Shopped more around and found some decent sized Greet Terrors (Rivulatus), they looked healthy and vibrant, and they were only 2.5KWD =(~8$) a piece, so I grabbed 2 of them.
Now all of the fish are acclimating, I haven't opened any bag yet. (they are floating for about an hour now)
Here are them
Note that I have a (god knows how much water it holds) tank outside that I'll bring in tomorrow, I got it used for a good price.
Here it is
I'll figure out a way to cover it when I move it.
The new Argentea (floating to the left side of the tank above) will go to this 30gal drum till tomorrow
I am waiting for the water to cool down to required temp. I'll throw a heater in there.
But what worries me the most, is the green terrors. They are acclimating on the first Argentea side.
The moment I placed the bag in the water the argentea quickly flared his colors and his body at them. At first they were showing some power but after the flaring they submitted. (note that the Argentea is significantly larger than the terrors)
Also what worries me is that the terrors have a slightly sunken belly. look at this pic
I don't how well are they fed at the store but they have some bulk to them (they are thick)
I saw something in the water that I'm worried what it is, it had the color of light brown (the exact color of nls pellets) that is elongated , but there was differently colored feces in the bag(dark brown). I couldn't take a photo for the camera wasn't focusing on it. Should I be worried?
With both of the Argentea and Terrors be ok till the move? which is tomorrow.
I know I made a stupid mistake but I'm new to SA cichlids (accept for discus and angels and rams) and I got a caprice on those fish.
So I take it home , I don't have an extra tank laying around, so I break a piece of thin acrylic and make work as a divider in my "community" tank .
This is it now
That was about a week ago and the fish is doing fine, it was shy at first by now it is doing better.
Now here the stupidity follows. Today I went to the aquarium shops (they are located at the same place here in Kuwait) went to my favorite shop and found an Argentea, larger in size at the same price, and again, I got it.
Shopped more around and found some decent sized Greet Terrors (Rivulatus), they looked healthy and vibrant, and they were only 2.5KWD =(~8$) a piece, so I grabbed 2 of them.
Now all of the fish are acclimating, I haven't opened any bag yet. (they are floating for about an hour now)
Here are them
Note that I have a (god knows how much water it holds) tank outside that I'll bring in tomorrow, I got it used for a good price.
Here it is
I'll figure out a way to cover it when I move it.
The new Argentea (floating to the left side of the tank above) will go to this 30gal drum till tomorrow
I am waiting for the water to cool down to required temp. I'll throw a heater in there.
But what worries me the most, is the green terrors. They are acclimating on the first Argentea side.
The moment I placed the bag in the water the argentea quickly flared his colors and his body at them. At first they were showing some power but after the flaring they submitted. (note that the Argentea is significantly larger than the terrors)
Also what worries me is that the terrors have a slightly sunken belly. look at this pic
I don't how well are they fed at the store but they have some bulk to them (they are thick)
I saw something in the water that I'm worried what it is, it had the color of light brown (the exact color of nls pellets) that is elongated , but there was differently colored feces in the bag(dark brown). I couldn't take a photo for the camera wasn't focusing on it. Should I be worried?
With both of the Argentea and Terrors be ok till the move? which is tomorrow.
I know I made a stupid mistake but I'm new to SA cichlids (accept for discus and angels and rams) and I got a caprice on those fish.
