New Fish!!

[ElijahTurtle]

Well I went & got some baby albino BN & some Apistogramma Cacatuoides "Triple reds" from Travis. These guys are awesome looking. I picked up 5 of each & will post pics later.
I took him some boxes recently & when I saw all the Triples he had, I knew I had to have some.

[bra8ndy8]

Congrats!! I was gunna get some from him.....I WISH I WOULD have!!

[ElijahTurtle]

He has alot more. Just PM him & he'll set you up

[bra8ndy8]

I know.....I just got to get down there!

[ambitionz]

i got some abn's from travis theyre nice... the triple reds are kool i liked them alot im setting up a tank for a trio :D

[ElijahTurtle]

Yeah I got 2 males & 3 females. Gonna split them in 2 different tanks if I don't leave them in the 55G.
He has some awesome tanks. One of his danios did some carpet surfing while he was pulling out some frogbit from the tank. If he cups his hand & puts it in the tank, the will swim into it & sit there. Closest thing I've seen to trained fish in person :cool:

[kSpieler]

If he cups his hand & puts it in the tank, the will swim into it & sit there. Closest thing I've seen to trained fish in person :cool:

Too cool! ... If I put my hand in the tank my fish Disappear!

[ambitionz]

when i put my hand on my mollies tank they swim by my hand like if theyre cats lol :D

[ElijahTurtle]

I just took some quick snapshots of my tanks

Here's a pic of one of the male apistos I got from Travis
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q83/elijahtturtle/CaucMale4.jpg


Here's my 10G with the WC mosquito fish & mystery fry
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q83/elijahtturtle/10GWC.jpg


Mystery Fry Pic:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q83/elijahtturtle/WC_WTH.jpg


Here's my 55G currently(Needs to be topped off):o
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q83/elijahtturtle/New1.jpg

[EAST_TX_RN]

I have never seen apistos before, and that little guy looks like a cute punk-rocker! Way cool! Very nice 55 too! What is that substrate you are using? The dark colors look good with the plants!

[kewlkatdady]

are those the red caucatoids (sp)? nice fish!

[ElijahTurtle]

I have never seen apistos before, and that little guy looks like a cute punk-rocker! Way cool! Very nice 55 too! What is that substrate you are using? The dark colors look good with the plants!
The substrate is SMS. Yeah he does look like a punk rocker, I'll try to get some better shots later when he is displaying. Right there he's just in "Chillax" mode. When they display the dorsal stands straight up...pretty sweet looking

ElijahTurtle added 1 Minutes and 9 Seconds later...

are those the red caucatoids (sp)? nice fish!
Yeah dat be dem... Hopefully with the 2 males & 3 females, I can get some kiddies out O' them.

[guppyfreak2]

that is beautiful i love the apisto. that fry is so cute. were did you get the fry?

[ElijahTurtle]

that fry is so cute. were did you get the fry?

I got them Here (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=High+Point+Rd+%26+W+Arbrook+Blvd,+Arlington,+TX&sll=32.879658,-97.25469&sspn=0.008343,0.013046&ie=UTF8&ll=32.683435,-97.119269&spn=0.00209,0.003262&t=h&z=18) Can't remember the name of the park though.

Step 1: Pull into the Steak & Shake Parking lot
Step 2: Get out of car Grab Bucket & Net & loaf of bread
Step 3: Throw bread at geese.
Step 4: Catch what you can before geese run out of bread
Step 5: Enjoy smooth creamy Side-by-side shake on trip home

FYI ~ (They're fast & no tank corner to chase them too!) I got out on the concret spillway that leads under the road. The mosquito fish & the mystery fry school together.

[guppyfreak2]

cool thanks i am going to the creek by my house tomorrow

guppyfreak2 added 0 Minutes and 32 Seconds later...

i'll see what i get who knows

[cookieboy]

I got them Here (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=High+Point+Rd+%26+W+Arbrook+Blvd,+Arlington,+TX&sll=32.879658,-97.25469&sspn=0.008343,0.013046&ie=UTF8&ll=32.683435,-97.119269&spn=0.00209,0.003262&t=h&z=18) Can't remember the name of the park though.

Step 1: Pull into the Steak & Shake Parking lot
Step 2: Get out of car Grab Bucket & Net & loaf of bread
Step 3: Throw bread at geese.
Step 4: Catch what you can before geese run out of bread
Step 5: Enjoy smooth creamy Side-by-side shake on trip home

FYI ~ (They're fast & no tank corner to chase them too!) I got out on the concret spillway that leads under the road. The mosquito fish & the mystery fry school together.
is that legal cuz it is im going :hehe::hehe:

[ElijahTurtle]

is that legal....
:confuzeld::confuzeld: I dunno? They aren't game fish, so I would doubt it unless there is a park restriction, but I didn't see one posted.
Ignorance is bliss sometimes.:hehe:

[rolloffhill]

I know.....I just got to get down there!


Note to self, find a "don't hold your breathe" smilie for Brandy....:brandy::brandy:

[kSpieler]

is that legal cuz it is im going :hehe::hehe:


Heee, lookout for the geesepolice! roflmao

[cookieboy]

:confuzeld::confuzeld: I dunno? They aren't game fish, so I would doubt it unless there is a park restriction, but I didn't see one posted.
Ignorance is bliss sometimes.:hehe:
Ill go there some time thx for the area
ill save some money on aswome fish:spend::spend::spend::spend::spend::spend::spe nd::spend:


:spend:

[bra8ndy8]

Ohhh BLAH it works both way.....I habe given away a 55 gallon stand,a canister, and babies out of the 300.......and I can't get anyone UP HERE!!

[tsunderl]

Note to self, find a "don't hold your breathe" smilie for Brandy....:brandy::brandy:

http://www.clipartof.com/images/thumbnail/19286.jpg (http://www.clipartof.com/details/clipart/19286.html)

[pam916]

Does anyone have any ideas about what the mystery fry is? A baby crappie?

[ElijahTurtle]

Does anyone have any ideas about what the mystery fry is? A baby crappie?
No I used to keep crappie fry in my tank when I was a kid. At this size if they were crappie, they would already have adult coloration.

[bra8ndy8]

Cute one T!!

[ElijahTurtle]

Well I lost one male apisto, not sure who the killer is, not like playing Clue, there was no "lead pipe in the Billards" room. They completely ate him before I could get to him. Nothing but a skeleton left. Truly saddened by loosing him, since these fish are amazing looking.

First guess would be the Kribs as they are sharing the same territory along the bottom & they tore up heather's CT betta "Gill".
The next culprits would be the gouramis, since they had all take over the corner that the apistos were chilling in.
Third would be the other male apisto, but there was plenty of running room for him so I'm not sure.
Fourth would be the angels, but they don't mess with anyone. They PWN the whole tank & don't need to.
Last would be the rasboras, & baby BN's since they couldn't fight their way out of a wet paper sack.

[ElijahTurtle]

Well the kribs are gone. I took them to Keller farms & traded them for some kuhli loaches. Couldn't risk them taking out another apisto.

[bra8ndy8]

Good choice!! sorry to hear about the Apistos......join the Apisto killing club with me!! LOL

[ElijahTurtle]

Yeah, the apistos are already taking over the tank now that the kribs are gone. Makes me almost certain that the kribs were the culprits responsible for the death.
It was the krib in the dining room with a piece of gravel. :hehe:

[kSpieler]

Ohhh BLAH it works both way.....I habe given away a 55 gallon stand,a canister, and babies out of the 300.......and I can't get anyone UP HERE!!


...Hmmmm, I seem to remember, not too long ago even, actually volunteering to journey to the end of the world... :rolleyes: :brandy:

(...and I bet you STILL haven't gone looking for that Fluval yet...) roflmao

[bra8ndy8]

YES I HAVE!!! It's on the shelf....I saw it!! LOL
The kids started school......and are driving me crazy!!...Hmmmm, I seem to remember, not too long ago even, actually volunteering to journey to the end of the world... :rolleyes: :brandy:

(...and I bet you STILL haven't gone looking for that Fluval yet...) roflmao

[mrsadler]

He has alot more. Just PM him & he'll set you up
:hehe: i pm him today and he told me to come on down so im going to try to stop by after i leave rey rey tomorrow roflmao

[ElijahTurtle]

:hehe: i pm him today and he told me to come on down so im going to try to stop by after i leave rey rey tomorrow roflmao
Cool! Good luck with them they are awesome looking fish.

Alright you 2, quit jacking my thread....:mad:
I don't care about who did or didn't leave BFE, we all know it's right next to the edge of the world so it's pretty dang far for her to go. Besides, isn't it like 3 days by wagon train to BFE??:brandy:

[bra8ndy8]

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http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a299/pinkpokadots1415/wagon.jpg

[ponderbc]

Yea went to the fish gallery and got 2 new fish today. One Mbuna orange blotch and the other I don't remember the name. its all black with orange yellow fins. it was up in the corner tank against the wall on the first fresh water fish lane if that helps any one. Yea I talked to Chris and he was saying they were going to get some freshwater rays. With out the stinger whichever ones those are. I also went to Exotic aquatics and got a peice of holey rock and that fish that everyone saif wasa stone fish they were saying it was a freshwater lion fish.

[ambitionz]

arent fw stingrays illegal in tx :confused:

[ElijahTurtle]

arent fw stingrays illegal in tx :confused:
Only species of Potamotrygonidae, there are other familys of FW rays that are not illegal, but very uncommon to find in the hobby.

[ponderbc]

Yea Chris said give it a month and they were setting up the tank with all the freshwater plants to have sting ray in it. The ttank in the front of the store towards the road

[bra8ndy8]

Ohhh that would be cool!!!

[masroberts9]

Yea went to the fish gallery and got 2 new fish today. One Mbuna orange blotch and the other I don't remember the name. its all black with orange yellow fins. it was up in the corner tank against the wall on the first fresh water fish lane if that helps any one. Yea I talked to Chris and he was saying they were going to get some freshwater rays. With out the stinger whichever ones those are. I also went to Exotic aquatics and got a peice of holey rock and that fish that everyone saif wasa stone fish they were saying it was a freshwater lion fish.

crap that sounds really cool. sting rays. what do you keep those with?

[biggin]

There is a local vendor that has them....

Not that they are hard to find the Atlantic Stingray is pretty common....just ugly as sin...for someone like me who likes oddballs and to call something ugly....

Anyway sounds like the DFW area is going to be seeing a lot of them in the coming months.

I heard from another reputable LFS they were available.