Bananalobster Posted June 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 Stock list is: 10x juvenile Yellow labs 6x juvenile Trewavasae 20x juvenile demasoni Seems like a lot but I wanted to get enough so I can fix male / female ratios as they get older to help with aggression if I need to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanityChelle Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 It's a good list. The amounts are good too, I was recommended the same thing. Double the adult numbers you want, so you can weed the aggressive ones, and not have to introduce new fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nudge Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Nice mate. Lookin really good. I love dem/yellow tanks its a great colour combination. Keep the updates comin. Congrats on the baby to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tread50 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 :cophot: The algae is making the rock look even better than when you first started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amelia Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 This is lovely, I love those rocks and the juvie dems are just so cool grazing on the algae. Gives me the itch to try a malawi setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananalobster Posted August 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 Thank you for the kind words Just a quick update, have my first fish holding, a demasoni. No problems with aggression as yet, honestly didn't expect to have any babies so soon, she must be only about 4 cms. Anyone have much experience with the Trewavasae? What I thought was a blotchy brown female is most deffinitely the boss of all the others, including one of the larger males (blue and orange coming through). Is this normal for the females to call the shots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananalobster Posted August 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 Some photos (these are taken off my phone sorry for quality): Holding female Demasoni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted August 26, 2014 Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 Tanks looking Fab :bounce: Jealous that your Dem's are holding already :an!gry Congrats on your new arrival :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananalobster Posted August 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 Thanks! Still have the brown algae, but it's not too bad I guess. Had a trewavasae female holding for a couple of days but she must have spat them early. I have 3 holding demasoni now though. Just debating on whether I take half the tank apart to strip the female that's been holding for 2 weeks + or not =\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananalobster Posted November 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Bit of an update: Well....I had some holding fish so I decided to strip 2 little holding demasonis. I now have 13 of them just over 1cm long, and was given 15 tiny just stripped electric yellows at the same time to grow out too. I am going to take half the tank down again because I have another 5 demasoni holding aswell as 1 electric yellow. These things really do breed like rabbits lol. Anyway here are some photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanityChelle Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 The tank is looking great! That full tank shot and side tank shot is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nudge Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 nice, love dems and yellows together great combo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 nice work, your setup must be going well. if you get the tank setup right and feed well the side effect is masses of fry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananalobster Posted November 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 Thanks! I could use a real camera, my phone one really sucks but it gives you an idea of how it's setup. I took half the tank apart and two demasoni were still holding eggs but I've got about ten more yellows and 20 dems.. That makes roughly 60 to grow out. One mistake I made with the nautilus is I put it together with no Vaseline on the seals. I have never come across a filter so hard to open!!! When my husband finally managed to open it I used a third of a tub of Vaseline on all the seals. I know it worked because it fit perfectly back on when normally it's a nightmare. I have three extra male trewavasae I would like to get rid of (if anyone want them free of charge let me know). In saying that even at their size now there is minimal chasing and fights, even with the girls which have held twice.. But I don't want to wake up to a dead fish because I got too complacent. I have no more tank room for babies so I will just have to let the fish spit in the tank for a couple months, not that I mind too much, trying to strip a 6cm demasoni for your first try isn't the easiest lol!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 That's a nice looking tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanityChelle Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 I'm at that point too. I got lucky in catching one of my holding rusty females, and got about 18 from her, and another one is holding,but I don't want to take the chance of squishing someone while pulling the tank apart, just to catch one fish. I'll just keep the numbers down by catching them when they're decent size, so I don't need to try get specific fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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