pinkfloydpuffer

Oh Zeplin

MissMTS

He has given me more problems than he's worth, lol! Is it wierd that despite all of this, I still love him more than ever? lol.

pinkfloydpuffer

Haha, not at all. The naughty ones grow on a person so much faster.... lol

CHoffman

Let me know when you do...I might have a empty tank or two..lol.

MissMTS

Yup. They kinda make us want to tear our hair out at the same time

An empty tank or two? hmmmmm or ten?

Bettawana

Nice tank! Try anchoring your severum. That'll keep him from uprooting your plants! LOL! Just kidding!

cerianthus

[quote=MissMTS;575102]Thanks! I think I am going to re-home the keyholes when I move because they just seem really stressed out all the time by my severum. I am going to look for some other tankmates for him that will hopefully be able to hold their own a little bit better.

How about Geophagus Species? G. brasiliensis, G. steindacneri, etc! Will hold their own with Severum. Only problem, they can uproot plants more than Severum!

MissMTS

I figured I should update this thread since it has been a while. All of the fish are healthy and doing well (except for a small case of ICH which I believe is a product of stress from the recent move).

For some reason Zeplin has been on his best behavior since the move. He has gotten a bigger appetite and is accepting pellet food. I have even been able to move the Keyholes back into the tank with him. I also moved my blue acara and convict into the tank with him. Everyone has been getting along great! Here is a list of the current residents:

1 Severum
2 Keyholes
1 Blue Acara
1 Female Convict
1 Pleco
6 Tiger Barbs
4 Red Irian Rainbows

Here are some recent pics of the current residents:

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MissMTS

and here's a pic of the pleco and blue acara:

*The pic of the blue acara was taken when he was in my 75 gallon tank.

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Amanda

Beautiful fish & tank!

MissMTS

Thanks Amanda Its a work in progress and I'm still not happy with it, but that is the beauty of fishkeeping....there is always more you can add to a tank

cichlidlover

MissMTS

Thanks Nice use of the smilies

MissMTS

Got some more pics today! The fishies are growing so much, and are getting CHUBBY! lol Especially my con girl Lucita! I have a semi-new addition from a couple months ago, that I never formally introduced. His name is Felix, and he's a turquoise severum that I picked up at Petsmart on a whim. He gets along great with the other fish, though I am not entirely sure he's a "he" lol. Anyways, here are the pics

CHoffman

Looking great!!....Are those rainbows..IF they are they are the ones that I have been searching for!!. I seen them once on ebay and haven't been able to find them again.

MissMTS

Thanks Cesch Yes they are rainbows! They are pretty easy to find in San Diego, maybe you just need to come visit If mine ever breed for me I'd gladly send you babies!

bolivianbaby

Wonderful pics! I have to say, my favorite is your convict female. She's got some great coloring on her!

MissMTS

Thanks Boliv I can't believe how much she's grown. She was only an inch long when I got her in December!

MissMTS

Goodness gracious! A lot happened in my tank over the weekend. First, I wake up on Friday morning, and almost all of my fish are hiding, which is not normal. I looked, and my female convict, and my male blue acara had paired I did not expect that to happen. All of the other fish were scared out of their minds, so I rehomed the convict over the weekend to a guy with a 90 gallon tank. I was sad to give her up, but I'm glad that she got a good home. Well I get home from work on Saturday night, and Zeplin and Felix (who I found out is a girl BTW) have spawned on a piece of slate. It was pretty cool to watch. Well Sunday morning, I went to feed the fish, and as soon as Felix left the eggs to eat food, Zeplin immediately starts scarfing down the eggs. She tried to stop him and he beat her up pretty bad I think I am going to find her another home as well. The tank is just too small to house a breeding pair with any other fish. I have never really had any of my fish spawn before aside from my angels, so having two pairs spawn in the same tank within two days was absolutely bazaar.

Tony G.

Oh NO!!! wow convicts... never underestimate convicts! lol
i love your tank btw, you have done alot for your fish, and they are at their best with you

bolivianbaby

That's so interesting. I never thought of cons pairing with acara before. Sorry you had to re-home her. They really are the rabbits of the fish world

MissMTS

I know, I really didn't expect that to happen. I guess since I (purposely) didn't provide her with a boy con to pair with, she decided to move on to the next best thing. The good thing is that I am very confident that she went to a good home and will be well taken care of.

Thanks for the kind words Tony Yes, the lesson here is definitely don't underestimate convicts, lol.