The goods from the last Group Buy
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1 am and you guys are posting...
I had the fish in the tank and went to bed :sleep:
So everyone is now moved into the 210g, you can see the new pearsei in the lower right of the back part of the tank
The Argentea in everyone's business including the new pearsei
The little guy is trying to get used to the new house - he is a shy one
I had the fish in the tank and went to bed :sleep:
So everyone is now moved into the 210g, you can see the new pearsei in the lower right of the back part of the tank
The Argentea in everyone's business including the new pearsei
The little guy is trying to get used to the new house - he is a shy one
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That sucks madness, sorry to hear it. I'm in the same boat as you, my guys are too small to get good pics of. Last night after floating them and acclimating them I ended up having to put them in those livebearer breeder boxes in the tank there going to grow out in. There so small I had to put them in there so my bocourti wouldent eat them this mourning while I was at work. I'm going to be pulling my bocourti from this tank and putting it with a few other fish in a 55 gallon as a temp home until I'm ready to set up my 75 gallon that the istlanum will go into adventually. But that's gonna be a few months down the road. Give these little guys a chance to grow. Anyway here is a picture of them in the boxes. There full of energy and I'm sure they can't wait to be released into the main part of the tank.
Since this is the "Show and Tell" section of the forum, I thought a little "tell" part of the story could come into play.
This was my 1st group buy and I was happy to see I wasnt the only one that is into fish. In fact I was with certified fish geeks, that use the Latin names for the fish. I knew I would fit in.
I had already met madness and fish_n_vw in person. Both very nice guys who take a lot of pride in their tanks and take good care of their fish. I always find it awesome to look at my 210g and think 'hey this is a pretty cool tank'. Now imagine if you had multiple large tanks. madness has definitely been bit by the cichlid bug and has so many different things going on I almost feel like I should pay admission to see his fish, Yep they are awesome! Now fish_n_vw also has a few big tanks, he has a more down to earth, I could see having these tanks in my house approach. Then again he and I have a wife to answer to!
So I also got to meet Adonijah and Spyral, very nice guys who are also fish geeks to the core. And for those who look at the member profiles Spyral is NOT 90 years old!
So if your idea of fun includes hanging out at Applebee's waiting for happy hour to start, hanging out in parking lots late at night talking fish and passing around bags filled with blue water, staying up late when you have to be at work the next day, then next time YOU need to get in on a group buy. It was fun, I got to meet some really nice people and I am looking forward to the next one!
I know "Shut up" we want to see more pictures!
This was my 1st group buy and I was happy to see I wasnt the only one that is into fish. In fact I was with certified fish geeks, that use the Latin names for the fish. I knew I would fit in.
I had already met madness and fish_n_vw in person. Both very nice guys who take a lot of pride in their tanks and take good care of their fish. I always find it awesome to look at my 210g and think 'hey this is a pretty cool tank'. Now imagine if you had multiple large tanks. madness has definitely been bit by the cichlid bug and has so many different things going on I almost feel like I should pay admission to see his fish, Yep they are awesome! Now fish_n_vw also has a few big tanks, he has a more down to earth, I could see having these tanks in my house approach. Then again he and I have a wife to answer to!
So I also got to meet Adonijah and Spyral, very nice guys who are also fish geeks to the core. And for those who look at the member profiles Spyral is NOT 90 years old!
So if your idea of fun includes hanging out at Applebee's waiting for happy hour to start, hanging out in parking lots late at night talking fish and passing around bags filled with blue water, staying up late when you have to be at work the next day, then next time YOU need to get in on a group buy. It was fun, I got to meet some really nice people and I am looking forward to the next one!
I know "Shut up" we want to see more pictures!
Here is a picture of the Argentea when I moved her last night, The pearsei is bigger than her so I got exactly what I ordered a 6-7" fish. And he had his winky out this morning and looked to be male like I ordered, so I'm happy.madness said:
Sorry to hear you lost 2 trimacs. :no: I was disappointed that nothing "extra" was included. Some of fish were smaller than advertised and I kind of felt an extra one or two should have been included to compensate for the size discrepancy. Esp. the festae and istlanum, they were small!
Nice meeting you guys last night as well! I am too 90! Dammit.
I am very pleased with the Lyonsi I got. Mr. Male is absolutely beautiful. He took to parading around the tank and staking out an area to sleep in. The females did pretty much the same. They ate last night, some frozen blood worms and some NLS Cichlid. I may feed them some raw shrimp today or some tilapia as a little treat.
As for the size, they were advertised as 5"+ and for the most part, I got what I paid for.
I am very pleased with the Lyonsi I got. Mr. Male is absolutely beautiful. He took to parading around the tank and staking out an area to sleep in. The females did pretty much the same. They ate last night, some frozen blood worms and some NLS Cichlid. I may feed them some raw shrimp today or some tilapia as a little treat.
As for the size, they were advertised as 5"+ and for the most part, I got what I paid for.
Spyral stop telling everybody your 90, when your clearly only 85ish. You old people always looking for attention!Spyral said:
I wish I would have ordered a few of the Lyonsi, they were stunning. Well there is always the next group buy...Spyral said:
Thats what she said... Sorry couldn't resist!Spyral said:
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Haha, you called me down to earth. Thank you for all the kind words, and that does sound like a good time wish I could have takin the trip with you guys, but I tried to sleep a little (unsuccessfully). I had to get up for work only 4 hours after we met up. I dident get to be til 1:00 and I was up and getting ready for work at 4. I really do love being around people who share my passion for cichlids. This was also my first official group buy. I have orderd fish from kevin at apfp and gone with him to the airport to pick them up and get them all in there tanks at the shop. That is also pretty fun. I plan to go for another group buy in the spring of next year and will probably be getting a few bigger guys and some fry as well. I imagine I will be spending ballpark of around 2 to 300 dollars. I want some wild breeders I have never owned a wild caught fish before. I will be going through gage or rapps depending on stock at the time. You def get more for your buck through gage, but with enough people rapps wouldent be bad.
Anyways I just pulled my bocourti and put in the istlanum, they are all over the tank super active. I'm very pleased with the health of these fish, so far they seem really healthy. I am a little disapointed about the size they were advertised at 1.25"+ and there maybe an inch. But overall good experiance. I appreciate you (dmd and madness) making the extra stop for me. And madness for orginizing it all. Thank you also adonijah and spyral for getting in on it, it really makes a big cut in shipping. Anyways great job and I'm happy I did this. Thanks.
Will put up pics when I can, the color of these guys is already really good.
Anyways I just pulled my bocourti and put in the istlanum, they are all over the tank super active. I'm very pleased with the health of these fish, so far they seem really healthy. I am a little disapointed about the size they were advertised at 1.25"+ and there maybe an inch. But overall good experiance. I appreciate you (dmd and madness) making the extra stop for me. And madness for orginizing it all. Thank you also adonijah and spyral for getting in on it, it really makes a big cut in shipping. Anyways great job and I'm happy I did this. Thanks.
Will put up pics when I can, the color of these guys is already really good.
Those of you who got fish from Gage should go post in his thread over on MFK:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?437100-Post-Pictures-of-Your-Cichlid-Connection-Fish!
See a few familiar faces?
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?437100-Post-Pictures-of-Your-Cichlid-Connection-Fish!
See a few familiar faces?
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I did!Spyral said:
I say down to earth because most people could see themselves having the tanks you have spread out in the house and no big deal. It really does not seem overwhelming. I love the set up that madness has but I just could not even begin to imagine having all those tanks and trying to keep track of all the parents let alone the fry. Its pretty mind blowing!fish_n_vw said:
Let us know, I might be ready to take on a new fish project by then. I am going to relax and enjoy my 210g for a little while.fish_n_vw said:
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Oh, I see. I would love to "have" to take care of all those fish and fry. One day I will be in the same sittuation I'm sure. I just recently started keeping a fish journal, so I can just look and see when I bought a fish and how big it was. I'm goning to start tracking tank moves too just in case. I wonder if madness does this as well I could imagine what it is like trying to keep track of 20 spawning pairs and there fry.
I still stick to the "one big tank" is all I need and then a couple of small goof around tanks for fun.
When the "small" goof around tanks start becoming 180's and the "one big tank" is 300g+ then I have officially become obsessed. Not quite there...
When the "small" goof around tanks start becoming 180's and the "one big tank" is 300g+ then I have officially become obsessed. Not quite there...