New Jewel Tank

ohh my gorgeous.I bet he? is happy

When he was was pale(in my avatar pic) he looked male, as the spots were going all the way down his tail but when he got darker he looks female but I'm used to called him a male. I don't think he care one way or the other He is a very incredibly gorgeous fish, he came with a tank I got off CL close to a year ago.

very nice. well done.

Well he defiantly scored by going home with you

Beautiful!

I wish more people would dubb over the tank noise with music... all the water sounds always makes me want to pee.

Looking good!

@DMD-Sorry, my now daily headaches/migraines make it hard to maintain more then one tank at a time before the next one hits. I don't top off my tanks with water when it evaporates, I just do a water change because I can't stand poody swirling when I dump in water. Thanks for the comment!

@iandraco-Thanks!

@aquaman-Thanks, he is a tad spoiled. I'm just glad he came out while the camera was out, he can be shy of new things and people.

@pbmax- Thanks!

omg! he is so pretty! ..iv never seen a jewel iv really liked but WOW ..I like him!!

Thank you! I have two more just like him that need homes **wink wink

aahahahaah funny >.> no space for bullies!!!

we are getting pretty deep in to the killifish ..ssooo pretty

I joke with everyone about the water sounds. It funny how loud it sounds when we record it and then play it back. But it never sounds like that to me when Im actually in front of the tanks. Its just weird I tell you.

I really do appreciate seeing tanks that are planted. There is such realism that you can not get with plastic. The whole thing just feels like a true slice of nature. One day I might try my hand at a planted tank but for now I will admire the work of others. So when I say 'looking good', I mean it. Planted tanks are just awesome.

Just about any tank can grow floating plants - frogbit, water lettuce, giant duckweed (NOT the little stuff... unless you're into that sort of thing I guess), etc. They're fantastic for water quality and fish love the shade.

I can't grow floating plants in that Jewel tank, same with my mothers tank. Even when I didn't have airstones going everything floating died. I think there just isn't strong enough lighting in those tanks. Never even bothered trying floating plants in the HRP tank. It's an eclipse tank with a built in the filter in the hood. The whole tank is basically a whirl pool with it plugged in.

Yeah, I know - this was directed at DMD123.

Light is pretty important, and tons of surface flow can make them a bit unhappy. I grow them pretty well in a couple tanks I have with canisters + spraybars, but I'm never short on light. My 20g in the garage has 39w of 6500k CFL lighting and the entire surface is covered with frogbit.

Beautiful fish! Great colors!

I know, well not Jewel cichlid related but I was walking past the HRP tank and I noticed that all the fish weren't swimming around begging for food. So I look into all the craters that they've dug and didn't see any eggs and then when my eyes focused enough(not wearing glasses) I realized there's a whole gaggle of babies swimming around. Different mama this time, and she's gorgeous with jet black bold stripes.

I was just about to do a darn water change on that tank. So I guess I will suck out most of the babies, top off the tank because the water is super low and then wait for the babies that I left in there to be consumed so that I can do a water change.

@jenreuter-Thanks!

sweet i want some babies when ready!

It sure is difficult dealing with the babies when they are so small, they go right through the slits in the breeder box. My platy fry are way bigger when first born and I don't have a problem with them. But yeah hopefully I'll have some interest on the fry as it's looking like I'll have bunches. I didn't see the eggs because they dug a hole under that car...

I know you will get those baby's off so fast.Are you on MFK.com I know they would love to get their hands on some pure HRP's?

No, I used to be a member of Aquaria Central but now this is the only site I frequent. I like the close knit feel. Besides, I wouldn't consider HRP's a monster fish

Monster fish keeper is a term used to describe the dedication one has to the hobby like madness would be a true MFK not because size but because how he only thinks of what the next best thing for his fish is gonna be.

We all are MFK at heart.some of us are just spaciously challenged.
I am on here more than anywhere else by far i love having only WA people to talk to or at least a handful of the same people;this is why i started the MFK teen group( 20 members strong lol )
So i can be around the same people all the time.

wow such a good looking jewel.
i recently rescue'd a jewel cichlid that was like a yellowish brown color with no red underneath at all.
its got the red under the jaw now, but its still yellowish in color.
any suggestions?

Ratlova30 wrote:I wouldn't consider HRP's a monster fish

Ive got a solo convict that I consider a monster due to attitude and disposition. His name is Spaz!

I think the best thing you could do is have a clean tank with a proper and varied diet. That could just be his coloring also. Not all jewels are the same color shade.

For the babies, if you take footies, like they give you in shoe stores for trying on shoes and heels, or even knee highs (stay up better) and wrap them around the outside of the breeder box it keeps the babies in. I did this with my platy babies as well as my angel babies so the others in the tank wouldn't suck them out the sides. Worked wonders