Video clip Tour

PeterMC · #1 06-21-2008, 01:21 AM

Bit of footage from my tanks. I warn you my camera is crap so the quality and lighting isn't great. But it'll give you guys some ideas whats happening down here

1st tank - Tilapia Mariae grow out tank

2nd tank - Haitiensis + Dovii grow out tank (These fry are tiny and not visible in the clip but you'll see their setup.

3rd tank - Odds and Sods - Geophagus, Gold Severum, Shwartzi & Sterbai Corys, couple of L numbers, a Krib, some swordtails.

*Click the image to play it*

grandad · #2 06-21-2008, 07:32 AM

plenty going on there peter

curviceps · #3 06-21-2008, 09:54 AM

Looking good, some nice fish there!!

Fry Lover · #4 06-21-2008, 10:25 AM

lovely Geophagus, i think George has a Geophagus at the moment too

PeterMC · #5 06-21-2008, 11:09 AM

Yeah I was so lucky with the Geophagus and the Severum.

I went to pick up a male krib from a local fella for a few quid. It turns out he had the geophagus and the severum for sale and nobody had shown any interest so he did me all three fish for 5 pounds!

I didn't even know what a geophagus looked like before I got to his house.

Cracking looking fish showing colours of red, yellow, gold, blue, nice temperament too!

The 6fter is looking a bit bare, when I have a bit more cash in the future I'll add something to liven it up. Of when Tel boy or Jonesy have some more fry

curviceps · #6 06-21-2008, 03:34 PM

Wait til the Geo gets a good bit bigger, it'll look WAY better than it does just now

PeterMC · #7 06-21-2008, 03:55 PM

ah curvi, how big do they get mate?

curviceps · #8 06-21-2008, 10:47 PM

Biggest brasiliensis I've heard of was 12" SL, and he was an absolute stunner!!

telboy · #9 06-21-2008, 11:13 PM

pedro, when the geo gets bigger, you see all that lovely substrate, nicely even + placed in with care + attention to detail?FORGET IT MATE! your tank will look like the somme! geos like nowt better than to spend all day moving substrate around, more than any other cichlid ive owned in 30 years

PeterMC · #10 06-22-2008, 07:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by curviceps

Biggest brasiliensis I've heard of was 12" SL, and he was an absolute stunner!!

Curvi that is great new's, I never guessed they'd grow so big! Mine must be relatively young as it's only about 4" already coloured up a treat though.

Any ideas on how to sex them?

Quote:

Originally Posted by telboy

pedro, when the geo gets bigger, you see all that lovely substrate, nicely even + placed in with care + attention to detail?FORGET IT MATE! your tank will look like the somme! geos like nowt better than to spend all day moving substrate around, more than any other cichlid ive owned in 30 years

haha Tel I've already seen him re-arranging the gravel, he's always pisssing about with it! Very interesting to watch.

You know what's really weird in that tank, when I did the last WC where I poured the water in all the gravel moved and left a circle where you can see the base glass. Now all the Corys, during the day they are all over the gravel, but when I turn the lights off, then back on in the morning... They'll all be resting in the circle with no gravel, it's almost like some sort of crazy "crop circle" action!