F15hguy Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 having to have sex a pair the other day did a bit of research and found that females may grow dark dots on their anal fin and males may grow dark dots on dorsal. never seen it before my self though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superico Posted November 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 thanks, did a water change today and fed my fish mosquito larvae afterwards (camera was on a weird angle) full tank shots terrestrial plants echinodorus argentenis??? 3 leaves have grown out of the water and the munted one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li@m Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 Filling in fast. :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superico Posted November 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 Does anyone have any suggestions on special stuff I could feed my fish???????? e.g. Joe fed his macmasteri some yeast a while back and that was intriguing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munkii Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 I really like the double layer look. Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 Those agassizii have to be some of the nicest I've seen in NZ. The colours are really intense !drool: The tank is looking amazing. Keep up the excellent work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superico Posted November 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 thanks :gigl: any suggestions for fancy feeding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 Blackworms work really well to bringout the colours of fish and they are easy to culture and make a great staple food IME :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 wow dude what an incredible looking tank. good job! 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superico Posted November 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 wow dude what an incredible looking tank. good job! 8) thanks!!! Joe: i will look into blackworms I finally managed to get a half decent pic of my super camera and people shy, male laetacara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danval Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Nice fish.... saw some of the Agassizi at LFS nicer than the last lot we had.... If only I had more tanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Yeah I really want to get some agassizii again because these ones are simply gorgeous! Best coloured ones in the country we've had so far !drool: If I didn't have that male Super Red then I could get some but I don't want to sell him because he looks really cool and he has a great character Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superico Posted November 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 So this Thursday I got my last(hopefully not) bach of fish for now: 9 more cardinals 4 rocket pencil fish 1 male red long fin bristlenose 1 more male laetacara curviceps but it looks like its a female and her and my male are a pair. + some anubias to grow half above, half below the water. full school of cardinals male laetacara curviceps full color 4th above water leaf and last but not least a good pic of the female agassizi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Joe Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Excellent fish selection !drool: I love the Long Fin Bristlenose and the Rocket Pencilfish :thup: Female Laetacara are shorter and more fatter than the males. Your one does look like a female, but the best way to ID them that I have found is the tip of the female's dorsal fin is round and not pointed like the male. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 last couple of females I have seen have been a lot sharper point than normal in the dorsal (still slightly rounded) for some reason the biggest indicator of in-breeding in these fish seems to be dorsal deformities. (at one time the biggest supplier had around 200 fish from 4 initial fish, after 2 generations of inbreeding most females had kinked dorsals and stunted anal fins, males tended to look fine) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superico Posted November 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Excellent fish selection !drool: I love the Long Fin Bristlenose and the Rocket Pencilfish :thup: thanks the bristlenoses are amazing when they swim because all their fins fold out and it looks like they double in size the pencil fish have started getting red and blue anal fins and its quite spectacular to have a closer look at them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superico Posted January 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 sorry for not posting for so long but i have been waiting to get some good pics with my new camera(Nikon D5100) this is only a short update but i will be post more pics and a full update soon these are shots i have taken of my fish to show what they look like high resolution Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 Those agassizii are amazing !drool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarletmonuka Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 I've always wondered why people do heavily planted tanks as it seems you end up spending more time on the plants then on your fish which kind of defeats the purpose of keeping fish imo. but after reading through this and seeing the progress you've made. i can totally understand why. this is totally awesome. well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 a current full tank pic please. loving the little guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superico Posted January 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 hi all, there will be some big changes happening. i will be getting rid of all of my heteranthera zosterifolia/stargrass(which i thought was hygrophila corymbosa 'aroma' or hygrophila guinensis until a while back :oops: :oops: :roll: :roll: ) because there is just to much of it now and i cant maintain it properly and i will be replacing it with: alternanthera reineckii 'red' hygrophila corymbosa hygrophila difformis ludwigia glandulosa rotala rotundifolia what one of these do you think will be likely to break the surface and keep growing from there? plus the echinodorus(still unsure what it is :dunno: ) has started flowering!!! I've always wondered why people do heavily planted tanks as it seems you end up spending more time on the plants then on your fish which kind of defeats the purpose of keeping fish imo It's funny that you posted this just before i do a big change in plants. What you say is very true but in my opinion fish are the main attraction of a fish tank while plants are the thing that that the owner of the tank can manipulate and shape to their liking, with no limit, whereas there is a limit to what fish and how many fish you can keep, and once you have reach that limit the fish aspect of the tank, the tank gets a bit boring so people start changing the plants in search of the perfect plant set and placement. the chain sword has recovered and sent out runners now and has gone from this: to this: and finally as requested a full tank shot( in which you can see why i'm getting rid of the stargrass) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 alternanthera reineckii 'red' hygrophila corymbosa hygrophila difformis ludwigia glandulosa rotala rotundifolia what one of these do you think will be likely to break the surface and keep growing from there? Most likely Hygrophila corymbosa and Alternanthera reineckii. The tank is looking awesome by the way Also have you thought about adding Cyperus alternifolius? Would look awesome in your setup :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superico Posted January 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 Also have you thought about adding Cyperus alternifolius? Would look awesome in your setup :thup: i think it's a bit to big for my liking and i already have some problems with access because the plants in the back are growing so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superico Posted January 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 update: from this: to this: to this: tank shots: laetacara curviceps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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