My Cichlid Tank

Haven't shared on here in a while. Thought there be some representation from your southern neighbor in Vantucky (vancouver, . Here is my video update for my cichlid tank. Happy fishkeeping!

Very nice. Quite busy. But Im one to talk. Couple questions. Whats the size of the top tank? (Not asking so that I can bash you for overstocking,this isnt MFK)

That top tank I saw, Pearsi, B/R Fen, BB, Festae, Bleekeri, Bocourti, Syn, Melanurus, Thought I saw a couple small Carpintis, Regani, Argentea, Godmanni, Bifa. Did I miss any?

And last ?, the fish in the bottom tank, what are they? They look awesome.

madness wrote:Very nice. Quite busy. But Im one to talk. Couple questions. Whats the size of the top tank? (Not asking so that I can bash you for overstocking,this isnt MFK)

LOL! It's ok about the overstocking comment. The injustice is not how many fishes you put in the box, but the fact they're in a glass box for life and not in a lake or river . As long as every fish is healthy, happy looking, get along, and very well maintained - Then I can sleep real good at night.


That top tank I saw, Pearsi, B/R Fen, BB, Festae, Bleekeri, Bocourti, Syn, Melanurus, Thought I saw a couple small Carpintis, Regani, Argentea, Godmanni, Bifa. Did I miss any?

Good eyes!!! There's no Carpintis or Bleekeri (female Polleni). There is also a Hartwegi, juvie Breidhori. unseen Green Phantom Pleco (Know that you like fancies), 4 5"-6" clown loaches.

And last ?, the fish in the bottom tank, what are they? They look awesome.

Bottom is a nice pair of Rotkiel Sevs


On separate note. I know these 2 are from you. They migrated down here and got bounced around with several owners and LFS. THANK YOU [/b][b] [i]

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Thats awesome. I know that there are a lot of them out there. Glad to see that a pair ended up in your hands. I have a new male that I am trying to spawn with the mom, this male has more reds in him like the mom,so hopefully more of that will show up in the fry.

Still have about 15 left from the last spawn from my original male,before he was murdered.

madness wrote:Thats awesome. I know that there are a lot of them out there. Glad to see that a pair ended up in your hands. I have a new male that I am trying to spawn with the mom, this male has more reds in him like the mom,so hopefully more of that will show up in the fry.

Still have about 15 left from the last spawn from my original male,before he was murdered.

Forgot to answer your questions. The tank on top is 72x24x26 (195 gal.). I had a second tank with the same dims for a couple weeks and was crazy thinking about racking it.

As for the Hogas. Not many people are aware of the crazy translucent like reds that comes off these fish. It's different than like any other species. WAFISHBOX'ERs : If you're reading this. Highly recommend getting these spawns from Madness when available. Once again, thanks for the specie.

Very nice man, well done. The colors in that 195 are insane!

Everything is even more peaceful now. The large syns is back in and blackbelt are buddies once again. The BB is toning it down to the game "your it!" on the syns. Re-homing the regani and the smaller melanurus real soon to a friend. Did some redecorating as well. Took some DW out and some in.

Wow, fish are looking great. Keep up the good work!

vancouver_98683 wrote:As for the Hogas. Not many people are aware of the crazy translucent like reds that comes off these fish. It's different than like any other species. WAFISHBOX'ERs : If you're reading this. Highly recommend getting these spawns from Madness when available. Once again, thanks for the specie.

I agree! My little hoga has a lot or red in him and he is turning out to be a great community fish at this point.

love how busy that tank is! i could watch that for hours. reminds me of the 150 i had in college that had peacocks and arrowanas. makes me want a larger tank so i can have larger fish! thanks

wow. nice collection.

Vancouver,

Is the Festae a special type? I have looked at a couple of them (adult sized 4-6 inches) at a few of my LFS for the bright orange colored one you have, but they all appear to be yellowish. Does that mean they are female or? any info would be greatly appreciated as I just picked up 110 gallon that I am currently cycling, and I would like a bright orange one to be the center piece of my tank once it is ready.
thanks in advance

The intense reds and orange are typical of the female festae. The males just dont have the same intense color. I just dont find them that appealing for that reason.

The intense colors on females only occur when spawning or protecting. Here are a few females from me and a friend of mines stock: The bright orange and reds are only in certain Festae. Some locations have more of one color than the others.

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Still they look better than the males!

Ya, but dont look that good without the males.

Do either of you have any forsale or where would either of you suggest purchasing a male and female to insure those intense reds / oranges?

lloyd378 wrote:Do either of you have any forsale or where would either of you suggest purchasing a male and female to insure those intense reds / oranges?

Unfortunately, you dont know what you have in colors until they start to show them. And they grow extremely slow. My 4-5" are about 1.5 years old.

As for availability, a male female from me at 4-6" right now, $350-$400. That would guarantee bright reds/orange and true wild caught. (but I have to confer with my partner) May have available some less expensive Festae that are not WC, but colors are up in the air.

Where are my manners, this is Vancouvers post, and I apologize for hijacking it. If you are truly interested, pm me.

I was truly interested until I realized that i will probably only be able to afford a fourth-generation captive bread, 2nd cousin to the fish you have thanks again for the info.

madness wrote:Where are my manners, this is Vancouvers post, and I apologize for hijacking it. If you are truly interested, pm me.

No worries. Hijack all you want. Love your collection and anyone is free to provide pics, experiences, or opinions. I truly have some updates as I only recently set up my rackers up. I'm going to see how this goes before expansion plans. Right now have multiple OH geos, rotkiel sevs w/fry, hogas trying, geo brokopondos, and maybe attempt a festae tank for pair up.

lloyd378 wrote:Vancouver,

Is the Festae a special type? I have looked at a couple of them (adult sized 4-6 inches) at a few of my LFS for the bright orange colored one you have, but they all appear to be yellowish. Does that mean they are female or? any info would be greatly appreciated as I just picked up 110 gallon that I am currently cycling, and I would like a bright orange one to be the center piece of my tank once it is ready.
thanks in advance

Quite frankly, I got this superb female at world of wet pets for $20 at 3.25" or less. It was a trade in, so collection point unkown or captive status unkown. There may be other festae owners who may call me out on it by saying this, but it has always been this colorful bright self from day one at this small size. Which is a little unusual based upon my bias observation, lol. 24/7 when lights are on, and fades when lights are off. Brightens up pretty fast though. Hopefully she'll produce some lookers soon.

[quote] Quite frankly, I got this superb female at world of wet pets for $20 at 3.25" or less.[quote]


that's the kind of deal i am hoping for! Though, that sounds a lot like winning the lottery :-) You have put me on the hunt to branch out to other stores in the weekends to come
( i figure i have 2+ weeks till tank is ready)..... thanks for the inspiration

not sure how all of you quote in another color.....feeling like a tech idiot! I hope you realize I was trying to quote you Vancouver

lloyd378 wrote:not sure how all of you quote in another color.....feeling like a tech idiot! I hope you realize I was trying to quote you Vancouver

There is a quote button/tab you can select on each prior poster message. It's in the right corner next to multi and quote. Choose the message you want to respond directly to and select the quote button, and it will default in the field where you type. Hope that helps. Meanwhile, good luck on your festae search!

Meanwhile, good luck on your festae search!

thanks! Aquarium paradise told me that they should be getting some juvenile festae in a couple of weeks! so ill just have to get a couple and hope one turns out to be a female....

That's an amazing looking tank and beautiful fish, thank you so much for sharing! I can't wait for my V. argenteus to grow up.