Getting something new tomorrow(and it's not copper river salmon)

I am so pumped! I just got word that I am guaranteed to get my new fish(13 total, i'm keeping five) by 10:30am tomorrow from Alaska.......and, like the title says, it's not copper river! I will post a video of their arrival tomorrow, as long as they all make it. Then I will let you guess what they are.

Monkey cichlid

Alaskan Convict? Just like the regular ones here, just born in Alaska.

might be....maybe a capuchin?

He is switching to feeder gold fish. Lloyd feels sorry for them and will save them all.

dmd, good guess..... actually they may be alaskan feeder goldfish

im also going to snag some alaskan feeder guppies

You are killing me.

So not even a little hint? (And 'they are fish' is not enough!)

Cichlid?

Rare?

Just tell us what it is already!

I hope they arent coming from Jason.

DMD123 wrote:So not even a little hint? (And 'they are fish' is not enough!)

Cichlid? yes

Rare? used to be

Just tell us what it is already!

its g. blue

madness wrote:I hope they arent coming from Jason.

oh, oh why is that? something i should worry about

g. blue? or EBJD?

I know what your getting!

gorillus blue its a nickname for a color variant / newer collection point of the blue speckled monster.... they are considered a red speckled monster

I still like the blue parrot idea.

You gave in way too easy!

i know, i know, i gave it away too easy. but let's see someone actually produce a picture of these fish..... until then, it's still a mystery to most.


and yes, that is a stunning blue parrot. if only i could find one of those around here, i'd stock my 150g w/ 100 of them...... then it would look like a bunch of blue berries floating in a sink. that picture you posted is a really cool color, i just wish it had a yellow lightening bolt tattooed on it's side.

Must be there

Link to Jasons comparison of Umbee: http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?506349-Rio-Magdalena-VS-Gorillus-Blue

The blue is nice, but I still think the rio-mag is a better looking Umbee.

DMD123 wrote:Link to Jasons comparison of Umbee:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?506349-Rio-Magdalena-VS-Gorillus-Blue

Rio-mag is on the left.

Here is Mels rio-mag

Rio mags coming next Friday.

According to fish_n_vw, Umbee's are just big overgrown Jack Dempsey's

Key words are big and over.

madness wrote:The blue is nice, but I still think the rio-mag is a better looking Umbee.

DMD123 wrote:Link to Jasons comparison of Umbee:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?506349-Rio-Magdalena-VS-Gorillus-Blue

Rio-mag is on the left.

Here is Mels rio-mag

i like them both.... guess that's why im growing both out!

DMD123 wrote:According to fish_n_vw, Umbee's are just big overgrown Jack Dempsey's

now, that's funny! I am planning to feed my baby umbee's some adult JDs.....I heard that they really like the taste of them JD, and it diversifies their diet

here they are right out of the box..... a little small but still cool

this is about 15 minutes after being in the q.t. tank





the tank looks cloudy, but i think that it is just the residue left on the outside glassfrom me cleaning it last night with some cheap cleaner , that or maybe the gravel/sand mix was still floating around from this am when i did a water change.... who knows?

They are cute little monsters in the making. Looks like the smaller NLS will come in handy.

great looking fish I love the pearly scales, is the plan to breed them?

here is the dad of mine....



here is the mom.....





I've never wanted to breed any fish before, but I am thinking that I will with these beauties

Wow, that is an impressive male.

I asked for a better pic of the dad, he just sent me this one. i really hope mine turn out this nice

DMD123 wrote:According to fish_n_vw, Umbee's are just big overgrown Jack Dempsey's

Lol Come on over and stick your hand in Big D's tank and let me know how JD it is!

Addicted2CAs wrote:

DMD123 wrote:According to fish_n_vw, Umbee's are just big overgrown Jack Dempsey's

Lol Come on over and stick your hand in Big D's tank and let me know how JD it is!

i'd rather not..... he could take off a finger with just one glancing bite!

madness wrote:The blue is nice, but I still think the rio-mag is a better looking Umbee.

DMD123 wrote:Link to Jasons comparison of Umbee:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?506349-Rio-Magdalena-VS-Gorillus-Blue

Rio-mag is on the left.

Here is Mels rio-mag

pretty stoked to learn that not only do i have 5 great rio mags (4 of them from fishman), but that my 5th one that i got from a place for pets that's currently 5 inches was from mel o's stock......

the only cure for umbee fever; is more umbee!

Mel has a new video that went up today. It is of his Umbee now that they are in his 1000gal tank. He says the male is about 13" now. If you watch it, you can get an idea of how large that Jag and Chancho are. They dwarf the 13" Umbee.

madness wrote:Mel has a new video that went up today. It is of his Umbee now that they are in his 1000gal tank. He says the male is about 13" now. If you watch it, you can get an idea of how large that Jag and Chancho are. They dwarf the 13" Umbee.

yeah, i watched it this afternoon.....thats why i contacted him. to thank him for the awesome videos and also to double check to make sure that my umbee and midas were his offspring..... and they were

Great video, cannot wait to get umbee in the tanks.

After watching that video, i think that my lone umbee in my community tank may be a female. even though it has real nice blue spots on its face, its fins turn blackish which is what mel said to look for.


as for my gorillus blue, i added some of my silver dollars to the tank. do any of you think thats a bad idea? I have never seen them go after any fish, but these umbee are extremely small......