Adrienne Posted August 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 you probably missed him cos he looked like a vt when I first saw him. very insignificant looking in a big tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1CK Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 True they are big tanks and half the time someone sticks them in with fish they dont get along with, e.g Angels >.< (so they only have half a tail ) But they do get some v. nice ones in every now and then and there are good hiders when they want to be :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 I saw Fighters with fancy guppies at Animates and they seemed to be fine. Depends on the fish I guess. Now they have them all in those little Barrack things, only ever seen VT's though. :evil: How are these fish doing now ADodge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 I have a Fighter in with my Guppys, haven't had a problem yet. Also have one in my Discus Tank, all's fine in there aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 i have a female fighter in with my guppies- no problems. I just added 2 platy in with my male fighter and he spent about an hr flaring at them , then I fed him and he forgot he was chasing them lol. now they are ignoring each other. I was at a petshop in rotorua and saw a tank of guppies only and they had lots of torn tails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted August 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 I've split them between 2 4ft 100litre tanks and they are starting to really grow. I hope they slow down a bit. I don't want them maturing before another 9 weeks really :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 Good luck with them ADodge, Need me to take some now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted August 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 I'll post a few more pics of the same fish. Looked at them tonight and the tails and fins are starting to fill on on the biggest 20 or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 Are they growing faster than you expected? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnlo Posted August 15, 2009 Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 from what they look like they are growing way faster than my halfmoon spawn which were layed on the same week. mine are growing steadily.. but have only been feeding microworms and brine shrimp occ ... starting to feed brineshrimp one feed and one feed microworms per day now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fulloc Posted August 15, 2009 Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 yeah my male is a small community with 6 guppies, 2 loaches and 2 whiptails. he is only young but still the boss at feeding time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted August 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 heres an update pic - its hard to tell as its not that great but the biggest difference is in how much the tail has spread out. Now I can tell they are not vt. There are 3 males quite a bit bigger and one female. However they will have to coexist for the mean time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnlo Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 very nice growth there congrads if your looking to get the tanks a little more empty while your away i can always fish sit for you... just be the fact they would get a plane trip to visit and get to meet my fighters lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 I like those colours , especially the little black one in the top right hand corner. Lets hope they survive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted August 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 Heres another updated pic. Two are significantly bigger than the rest (body 3cm+) and then theres about another 4 (all males) and then the rest. I can identify 3-4 females already so am pleased. I was going to divide off part of the tank into three (for the 3 biggest and nicest males) using the dividers that you used to be able to buy. The tanks 30cm x 30cm but I can't get them up here, apparently they aren't imported anymore. If anyone has three dividers that I could buy please let me know. So instead I bought a lot more floating plants for the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 Bottom right corner, I like. For sale yet? I thought I saw dividers at HFF Mt Roskill but you could make your own using a system liek this viewtopic.php?f=28&t=40474&start=0. Maybe replace the spines with suction cups though? Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1CK Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 That Black male in the bottom right hand corner is very nice seeing as you somehow managed to get the father before me :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 Calm down N1CK. The only thing that matters is that she got a spawn from him Then she can share them with you (for a price). :lol: Lets just hope they survive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted September 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 A few days short of 3 months old and I have had two seperate the two biggest males - the first picture shows them squaring off against each other this morning. The reason - a huge bubble nest and a lovely female full of eggs and barred up. Heres the last pic - the next one will be when they are ready for selling in 5 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 Wow, nice fish. Can't wait till they're for sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 wow they change so fast! can't wait for mine to get there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver21 Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 the one on the bottom left looks alot like one ive got Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnlo Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 its amazing once they get to this age how quickly their fins grow etc . they change daily... the one in the top left is looking real nice mine are growing fast.. even my month old spawn are growing real fast now not as fast as the gouramis who i think almost doubled in size this week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 A few days short of 3 months old and I have had two seperate the two biggest males - the first picture shows them squaring off against each other this morning. The reason - a huge bubble nest and a lovely female full of eggs and barred up. Heres the last pic - the next one will be when they are ready for selling in 5 weeks. nice fighters look like there's a mixture of tail types and nice combinations of colours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted September 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 [ nice fighters look like there's a mixture of tail types and nice combinations of colours. Are you looking at the male on the right? Thats what I thought. Theres a couple like that but most show the delta or half moon tail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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