Imo there are too many verifiables for someone to give you a answer, activity level, flow rates, sex, temp, injury, etc. I feed what I think is the right amount and adjust if I notice the fish is getting fat or skinny, I aim for a flat belly, not protruding or sinking in. If you look at aqua mojo fish there all very good examples of what a well fed healthy fish should look like.
Toni and Nemo my albino Oscar's
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Toni was forced into some size pics due water change today hehe
She was slowly swimming along as I was moving the tape and phone trying to get a clear shot......lol
She was slowly swimming along as I was moving the tape and phone trying to get a clear shot......lol
So odd angel today, thru the top of thhe tank during a water change.
So a local person posted up a mess of fish on Craigslist, decided to go another way and was selling off fish cheap like.
No I didn't go crazy and get all of them....I think I am finally learning some resemblance of a sane fish kepper. What I did get was 6 spotted Silver Dollars For $15 bucks.
It's funny 3 if them have jumped into the Stripped SD group, and three have literally swam into the plant to hide.
So that's 11SD's now. Fun times Toni don't know what to do.....she keeps chasing the pack around the plant, must be 50 laps so far lol
No I didn't go crazy and get all of them....I think I am finally learning some resemblance of a sane fish kepper. What I did get was 6 spotted Silver Dollars For $15 bucks.
It's funny 3 if them have jumped into the Stripped SD group, and three have literally swam into the plant to hide.
So that's 11SD's now. Fun times Toni don't know what to do.....she keeps chasing the pack around the plant, must be 50 laps so far lol
Well Monday was my 46th Birthday, with that said I got myself something.
I found this beauty on OfferUp. The tank is a standard 125long 6ftX18inX22in. Thing of it is tho it's never been used, not one time. This nice old couple bought it new. Hubby is a retired woodworker and built the stand. 2x4 frame with real oak trim and 3/4in Oak pkywood. Its glued and nailed together, sanded, sealed, stained. And it is heavy, weights more than the tank itself. He got the stand built just in time to move. New house don't have room for such a tank so they sell it off. Having never set it up one time.
With all that said what do you think I paid for it?
A couple days ago I made a tread asking some questions about an African peacock tank. At the time I was thinking of getting a tank that had Africans in it before, so had the African Cichlid substrate in it already. As we see I didn't get that tank.
So I have four tank idea's and you all get to help me pick. At a minimum it will be two months before it's up and running. Next month (July) I was going to get a FX4 for it. August will be substrate, fish, plants, background.
1) African Peacock all male tank.
This would be nice due to being able to get 15ish different fish. But this would be the most costly tank due to the fish being $20 to $50 bucks each for males.
2) A Green Terror tank, the Wet Spot has some nice wild silver seams in. Spanner barbs and a Sorubim lima "Lima Shovelnose" catfish. Yes another SA tank so that's why I picked different dithers and catfish.
3) A Platinum Jack Dempsey tank. I can get some of Yankeejack's fry. Let them grow and get a pair out of it. Extras give to other MFKers in the area. Have swordtails as dithers and some kind of catfish. Was thinking either a 6pac of Pictus, or another Ornatus. But that wouldn't be a correct catfish since they are SA.
I was thinking of recreating a scene from
duanes
Wild JD video.
Goto 3:45
I was going to make this scene. Some branches/rocks on the right side, a little bare area, then like 2ft of the left side just crammed full of watersprite. I think that would be a close recreation of that.
Also any central catfish that normally luve with JDs on the list?
http://www.wetspottropicalfish.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=116
4) A Festae tank. I know males get huge and would either rehome him when he got bigger or get a bigger tank. But I can do a solo female, since they get about the same size as an Oscar
Pointers tip ideas would be great. All fish would be acquired from the Wet Spot save getting them Plat JDs from Yankeejack.
I found this beauty on OfferUp. The tank is a standard 125long 6ftX18inX22in. Thing of it is tho it's never been used, not one time. This nice old couple bought it new. Hubby is a retired woodworker and built the stand. 2x4 frame with real oak trim and 3/4in Oak pkywood. Its glued and nailed together, sanded, sealed, stained. And it is heavy, weights more than the tank itself. He got the stand built just in time to move. New house don't have room for such a tank so they sell it off. Having never set it up one time.
With all that said what do you think I paid for it?
A couple days ago I made a tread asking some questions about an African peacock tank. At the time I was thinking of getting a tank that had Africans in it before, so had the African Cichlid substrate in it already. As we see I didn't get that tank.
So I have four tank idea's and you all get to help me pick. At a minimum it will be two months before it's up and running. Next month (July) I was going to get a FX4 for it. August will be substrate, fish, plants, background.
1) African Peacock all male tank.
This would be nice due to being able to get 15ish different fish. But this would be the most costly tank due to the fish being $20 to $50 bucks each for males.
2) A Green Terror tank, the Wet Spot has some nice wild silver seams in. Spanner barbs and a Sorubim lima "Lima Shovelnose" catfish. Yes another SA tank so that's why I picked different dithers and catfish.
3) A Platinum Jack Dempsey tank. I can get some of Yankeejack's fry. Let them grow and get a pair out of it. Extras give to other MFKers in the area. Have swordtails as dithers and some kind of catfish. Was thinking either a 6pac of Pictus, or another Ornatus. But that wouldn't be a correct catfish since they are SA.
I was thinking of recreating a scene from
duanes
Wild JD video.Goto 3:45
I was going to make this scene. Some branches/rocks on the right side, a little bare area, then like 2ft of the left side just crammed full of watersprite. I think that would be a close recreation of that.
Also any central catfish that normally luve with JDs on the list?
http://www.wetspottropicalfish.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=116
4) A Festae tank. I know males get huge and would either rehome him when he got bigger or get a bigger tank. But I can do a solo female, since they get about the same size as an Oscar
Pointers tip ideas would be great. All fish would be acquired from the Wet Spot save getting them Plat JDs from Yankeejack.
Tank one would be my choice, just because hubby likes the look of a fuller tank with lots of variety. So the opposite of my tanks right now. Lol
Tank two is what I’d really want to be honest. I’m still kicking myself for not getting the male white saum to go with my female. I could pull off two big terror tanks, right? Haha
Tank four would be cool too. A lone female would be awesome. I could easily have gotten sucked into keeping festae over gts. But I got gts and now I’m obsessed.
Congrats on that tank!
I’ll take a guess, $75-$100? Maybe even less?
Tank two is what I’d really want to be honest. I’m still kicking myself for not getting the male white saum to go with my female. I could pull off two big terror tanks, right? Haha
Tank four would be cool too. A lone female would be awesome. I could easily have gotten sucked into keeping festae over gts. But I got gts and now I’m obsessed.
Congrats on that tank!
I’ll take a guess, $75-$100? Maybe even less?
$200?
I got an almost new 70gal for free with all its stuff from an older couple who needed the space for their daughters rehearsal dinner. So I figured it was possible. Lol
How much was it? The stand looks really nice. The guy did an awesome job.
The absolute cheapest I have ever seen a 6ft new in store 125long was $550 at the Wet Spot one time. ( not counting Petsmart black Friday sale of 6 ft 125 gal combo same as what I got tank lids lights stand for 450) That was bare tank, no lids, lights, nor stand. Normally they go for about $900 delivered, still no lids, lights, stand. A 3set of lids for a 125 is $85 bucks alone.
I paid $400 for it all tank, lids, lights, stand. I figured it was a steal since it's all brand new.
I paid $400 for it all tank, lids, lights, stand. I figured it was a steal since it's all brand new.
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