Dixon1990 Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 Noooo! You must setup another tank for tangs! :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 I shall be shot in the foot if i do that. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 I have kept my breeding pair of maleris in my mixed african tank when I wasn't breeding from them and they got along fine, they don't seem to bother anyone or anyone bother them because they are so different.. If you wanted some just wait for my current batch of babies to grow out and I will have some here The last of the older batch went to Wellington on Saturday.. transcriptus and maleri are very similar but I don't like the transcipturs which is why I got the maleri when I started breeding them, the maleri also get larger and to me are more colourful, it all depends what you like really I found some pics of them in the mixed tank can't be bothered resizing them, they worked on the old forum http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/ ... 00x600.jpg http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/ ... 00x600.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 AHA! fantastic stuff Ryan, I too prefer the maleris because they have more patterns. (although transcriptus sounds cooler to say) :lol: :oops: apparently they also upturn themselves and swim upside down under rocks. I seem to be missing out on your fish by a matter of days every single time, lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 lol yeah you have a knack of wanting stuff just after it has gone, you did have first option on those others though and said no I prefer the maleri's too I just find them a better looking fish, they all do the swimming upsidedown thing even when they are tiny, I have a batch of 1cm ones cruising around with the parents atm and they are pretty cool. I got this pic a while back of the parents, + one of a older batch (upsidedown) + babies in the pot, the mothers mouth is a bit munted because she recovered from mouthrot and it has never fully grown back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 That little one looks like the perfect size! :lol: :bounce: They are a very nice fish when they mature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze-dragon Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 well we went and saw this tank yesterday, and i can honestly say it looks awesome! cant wait till the fishes grow up, will definitely have to come back up and have a look in a month or so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 courgette indaver! ATTACK!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 My luck with bristlenoses is changing. I can feel it :bounce: she (am i right?) eats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 I would say a he How big is he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 I say its a he, cause i thought it was quite a young fish, and Thats what my males looked like when they first started to get bristles :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 like 5 -6 cm. and this time it came like that, and didn't shed its whiskers in my tank :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 at 5-6cm i think its a boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Shed its whiskers? shed their whiskers I used to get them, and then all their whiskers would fall off / vanish very depressing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 no definitely not a good thing but this one seems good. its been a fair few days and he / she is alive and swimming, eating and doing other such fishy stuff which is awesome. :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 It USED to happen in my S. American setup. That's why I didnt keep them then cause they used to die. This is a whole new tank, unless you put it down to the glass being the same. :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiplymouth Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 I recon its a male, All of my males at this age and size look like this. I have never had a female of that age and size with anywhere near that amount of bristles. Great to hear that he is still going strong :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Awesome I have a little boy then. I like the males better any ways. Day 4 now i think and he is eating well and swimming heaps :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 I like the males better any ways. :oops: That came out wrong. Male BN's look cooler I mean :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiplymouth Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 :oops: That came out wrong. Male BN's look cooler I mean :bounce: I'm glad that you sorted that out before some of us got the chance to reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 I was reading over the thread, to see if it was easy to follow, and then that jumped out the page! :lol: Thought I better act quickly before Dixon had a field day with that :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 not only dixon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 not only dixon forgot about you oh silent trouble making one. pity I corrected it soon then huh? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 i'm a lurker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 Health snack for the day. They even got some multivitamins today! :bounce: The yellows are growing a lot faster than the dems. I thought it would have been the other way around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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