Fletch

Welcome back Sarah. :-).

Sorry to hear about the fry.

Thanks Roy. I would love to do a trip like that. Take lots of photos and please share. :-).

Will let you know when they are ready. :-)

Yep, same as Yan. My Red Rocket boy that I raised was my definition of perfect. No bent rays, full thick, even rays, great color and great attitude. Learnt a valuable lesson with him. Would love to find a replacement but haven't seen one that comes close since.

We had a day of fasting today (oops) and was about to turn the fish lights out when I noticed the fish were all schooled at the front, staring at me. :-).

Even dad joined in.

Not sure if this is a princess or a show pony boy. Either way the others seem to like it. Lol.

Thanks. The pair I sold were almost the same size as their mother (we had a horrible time telling the boy and mother apart) and the ones still in the tank would be 1/3 to 1/2 adult size.

I recommend these guys to anyone that wants a go at mouth brooders, great fish. Will definitely be selling soon.

:-)

Ps. Stopped spawn log as it was never ending. Boy kept getting mouthful after mouthful. Once I separated, I stopped log. All info in there though. :-)

I honestly thought dad would munch. Or at least the bigger siblings would eat new fry. There are actually 3 batches in the tank although it only looks like two. There are also another four in another tank with mum.

@Josh......the girls are stunning when in spawning colors. I find it strange the girl you got off me is so different to yours. Glad you are happy with them. They will be my grand kids. Lol. :-)

Sold the oldest pair to Josh. He is happy with them. Thought I would take a quick snap of the rest. There are a few that are flaring ect but no real color yet. Not far away. Got no idea how I will catch the boys as they declare themselves as once stressed, they are almost impossible to tell apart.

Can count at least 30. Dad is in this tank with them so I am pretty sure he has not eaten any.

Lol. That's was The Paul's comment, not mine. :-)

One boy only. Full of attitude and has learnt to flare already. Not as big as yours though.

I have difficulty here as my tanks are in four different rooms of the house. Lol.

It's great to see others setups though. Keep em coming.

:-)

Above formula is the correct reading. :-)

Just cut leaf off and throw away. I agree with Sarah, snail eggs. :-)

Hope you not entering him in the show. :-(.

Love this boy, he just keeps getting better and better.

Lol. Explains a lot.

Very nice Sarah. Hope they spawn for you. :-)

Very nice Les. :-)

I would raise your intake for the filter. Last thing you want is your whole tank to drain and leave you fish high and dry if a problem occurs.

Looks good Ness. :-)

Thanks guys.

Still unsure. :-(. Not too concerned though.

Thanks again.

My guess of the boy? Tube doesn't stck out as much and not as plump. Other fish is the dominant one though.

Thoughts??

Advice please. I know one at least is female as I have had eggs.

My guess is female. This ones tube sticks out a lot further and she gets very round.

Male to follow in ten.

Big thing I learnt is try lots of plants. Some fail, pull them out and let the ones that work grow out.

This is my lazy tank. Whole idea was to not have to add anything and cut out weekly/fortnightly water changes. I now only add Dino Pee & Spit if I feel the plants need a boost. Maybe once a month, maximum. I do water changes every 6-8 weeks if I feel like it. Only running 2 T8 lights with good light spectrum globes.

I think the trick is the substrate and waiting patiently for the tank to find its own balance. Took awhile but VERY happy with the result.

Ps. Worming tank today just invade Rams need it. :-)

No offence taken Krys. Better to be safe than sorry and as both you and Matt both mentioned it, I would be mad to just ignore it.

Sure Capalaba produce stocks the Pig and Poultry. :-)

Ok, ok. The rams eat fine but I guess they are not as fat as the other fish. :-) I will get some worm treatment and do the tank just in case.

Thanks for the input.

Lol. All good Paul. They just want to be first at the food. All fish ok. Only do it when I remove the lids.

Rams are ok, not round but they aren't too skinny. They eat like pigs. :-).

The photos of the fish are taken after clean out of plants. Trimmed all the val, thinned out the sword runners as they were that thick it was silly. Tank a bit to bare ATM but give it a month or two and it will be thick again. Swords would like more light, hoping thinning out surface plants plus trimming val will help. :-)

Got a nice bag of weed for you Jarrod. :-)

Ps. Sword through a runner out. Cut it off and gave the four or five pups to Jarrod. How are they going mate?