First Pics of the new year (load warning)

[Madness]

I took a few pictures tonight, (well I thought it was a few). Hope you dont get to bored looking at them.

Enjoy:

 

[fishman09]

nice pics of some nice fish.

 

[DMD123]

They all look the same.... :lmfao: , if only there were more colorful ones, you know like Africans! :joker:

My favorite:

 

[Anonymous]

Nice pics bro, man I am relly diggin all you viejas. They look great. I love regani, and yours are really nice. And of course you know I gotta say that istlanum looks amazing as useual.

 

[Madness]

nice pics of some nice fish.

Thank you sir. They are really growing. Cant wait to EXPAND.

They all look the same.... :lmfao: , if only there were more colorful ones, you know like Africans! :joker:

My favorite:

Hands down my fav too. I just wish he would figure out how to fertilize eggs. I really hope he is not sterile.

Nice pics bro, man I am relly diggin all you viejas. They look great. I love regani, and yours are really nice. And of course you know I gotta say that istlanum looks amazing as useual.

Thanks VW. I really love the Vieja/Paratheraps species. The Bifa and the Breidohri are quickly becoming one my Favs. Gage is holding onto a couple of beauts for me. A WC Regani @ 8" and a WC Argentea @ 7" with a gold tint to it. And She does look beautiful doesnt she?

 

[DMD123]

Hands down my fav too. I just wish he would figure out how to fertilize eggs. I really hope he is not sterile.

Have you ever tried the breeding fish on the other side approach with them? I like the look of this pair better than the ones you currently have breeding. I want one of their babies!

 

[Madness]

Hands down my fav too. I just wish he would figure out how to fertilize eggs. I really hope he is not sterile.

Have you ever tried the breeding fish on the other side approach with them? I like the look of this pair better than the ones you currently have breeding. I want one of their babies!

Maybe once I expand, I will separate them into their own breeding tank. That way I can feed him fertility drugs and not have all the other fish get it.

 

[DMD123]

I will just wait until then for my hoga.

 

[Betty]

I have no idea what any of them are, but I like this one...

and...

 

[Madness]

I have no idea what any of them are, but I like this one...

and...

Thanks Betty. The pair in the top pic are the same specie as the pair D likes. Its amazing the difference in coloring.

 

[VsKitchen]

Nice pics!
What is this one?

 

[Madness]

Nice pics!
What is this one?

That is a Paratilapia Bleekeri. They are found in Africa. (madagascar)

 

[VsKitchen]

I really liked the coloring on it, particularly how it appears that the spots range in color depending on the portion of the body. Very Visually Interesting

 

[Madness]

Thank you.

When the fish gets angry or in the spawning mood, the forehead all the way down its back, from the lateral line up, turns a greenish yellow. Really a cool looking fish if taken care of. I have seen some adults that are absolutely stunning, and some that are just :vomit: .

I guess we could say that with most fish.

 

[VsKitchen]

Very cool. After seeing this pic and mentally tying it into the fish for sale in Vancouver ( http://www.wafishbox.com/t4855-qty-6-paratilapia-bleekeri-big-spots-madagascan-cichlid-_-vancouver-wa#44033 ) where he mentioned its sometimes confused with a polleni, I was looking up the species on The Cichlid Room http://www.cichlidae.com/article.php?id=117 where it mentioned that getting a successful spawn can be problematic.

So reading that your fish gets in the spawning mood, I'm curious if you've been able to have a successful spawn with surviving fry. Is the "Madness Water" working on these guys? :

Which brings me to a question on other species that I think I'll just put in a new thread so that I don't jack yours for my own curiousity.

 

[DMD123]

VsKitchen,

Your just one tank away from owning a cichlid... :lmfao:

We will just keep tempting you until you do!

 

[Madness]

No spawning activity. It is a male, and the tank is full of females. Lets say he acts like at times a 15 year old boy. : But he does not back down from any of the other males, and they are twice to 3 times his size.

 

[VsKitchen]

@DMD - I know! I caved this week - I got a few multies from Anthraxx after talking my Hubby into letting me keep my 10 gal instead of taking it down (my 15 gal acrylic needs buffing before I get it all up - at this rate, it'll take me a while!).

@Madness - that's funny Hopefully he'll figure it out

 

[DMD123]

:clap:

The cichlids will soon take over!

 

[Madness]

MORE PICS!!!!!!

GRAMMODE

FESTAE GROW OUTS

LARGE WC DOVI

WC GOLD DOVII

RAINBOW

ORNATE & RETROPINNIS POLY

L114

NICARGUENSIS

CATAMACO FENESTRATUS

SYNSPILUS/MELANURUS

LEPIDOTA PIKE

REGANI

NOURASATTI

DELHEZI POLY

CUBAN

BEANI

MALE LOISELLEI

BARRED FEMALE DEVIL

FEMALE LOISELLEI

LENTICULATA PIKE

UROPTHALMUS