Fletch

After losing my new Red CT boy I was pretty down last week. I shared what happened and received a very interesting pm from Jim (jha) saying he had a little surprise for me. Wouldn't give me any other info but said he was excited to see this line bred. To say I was surprised and touched by his generosity is an understatement. The pair arrived yesterday and settled into the barracks well. Have eaten a good feed of black worms and looking eager for the spawn tank. :-). First the girl. All the photos she looks metallic with a bit of red wash in her anal but IRL she is a metallic PURPLE. Most amazing color but impossible to catch on film. You will have to take my word (Jarrod and Jim are eye witnesses.). Both fish don't sit still. Hypo. Need a bump for boy. He is pretty special. :-).

Welcome to the forum Joker. Not sure this is the fish for you if you want to cut down on tanks. Lol. I have had many fish over the years and my father had a "little" cichlid (use search function for "Mixed Cichlid tank" ) tank but I have NEVER had as many tanks as I do now. Admittedly they are small tanks but there are quite a few. :-). Be warned, these fish are addictive.

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Very nice Sarah. Now to start spawning. :-)

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Nice start mate. Which ones are you planning on spawning?

Welcome mate. Most of us have other fish as well. We are demanding of photos though. :-).

Great setup. You must love the noise of bubbles ect. My wife says that every time the house is quiet (no kids or tv), she has to go to the toilet due to the barracks running and bbs hatching. Other end of house mind you. Lol. Very nice Ashley.

Lol. Looks like you addiction is in full swing. I loved the look of these fish. Almost bought them myself. :-).

That boy is stunning. Wish I noticed him today when I was around. Very well done. :-)

Awesome. Nice start. Lol. Lots more tanks to fill. Glad you finally starting to see some fish in your tanks.

Could it be moulting? Have no idea really but you do need to sort out your water quality. :-)

The floor will support the weight?

Was this all running on one system? Did you get all the plumbing with it? If not, what are your plans for filtration? Heating? Man, I would love to be in your position, looking at all those tanks and thinking what to put in them. The possibilities. :-). Can't wait for you to start stocking them.

My wife thinks your missus is insane. Lmao. She tolerates it but does not encourage it. :-) I would actually be a bit scared if she loved them as well. I could see us living in one big fish tank. Lol

You are setting this up AND she buys you more tanks. Bloody hell mate, marry her. Lol. Looks fantastic. I dream of this setup. :-)

Very nice Les.

Your are really getting your hands on some stunning fish now mate. Keep it up. :-)

I have tails. Ya. Going to bed.

You have no idea how much I hated losing this line. I didn't realise what I had when I got them the first time. Never seen a better CT since. And I have been looking. I was pretty sure they are the same, mainly due to the girl being HUGE. All my rocket girls were massive, produced enormous amounts of eggs and were usually ready to spawn within a week of dropping or breeding. Can't wait to see him in person, really hoping his rays are thick and strong. He looks almost the same as the original. Almost makes me want to rip the whites out before they hatch. Almost. Lol. Ps. someone is 90% sure they are from the same breeder as last time. Good enough for me.

See, told you that you had lots of spare time. :-)

Anything for us computer illiterate types. Lol. Come on Jarrod, you have heaps of spare time. :-)

I thought it was the other way around, ours are smaller??? Not sure, just what I have been told.

Yep. Nothing spawned for me in the breeding season so very happy to have this late one. Might have to try my new pair soon as well. :-)

A huge thank you to Jarrod for giving me the heads up regarding these guys. Apparently there is a good chance these are from the same breeder I got the original ones from. I know that looking at them, they look the same. Especially the girl. Lol. Here is the link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7GZTLPCaaI&feature=youtube_gdata_player Pick them up next week. Very excited. :-)