My Chanchito cichlids!

[Jaysee]

They are FINALLY comfortable enough to get photographed and all. I'll have to check my threads to see how long it;s been.

 

[Akari_32]

Ooooh, they are so cute!!

 

[Jaysee]

took almost 2 months.

Chanchitos were the first cichlids kept in aquariums, and the second tropical fish kept - paradise fish is the first.

BTW, I just added the sand substrate less than an hour before taking the video. I turned off the filters and added it without removing any of the fish or the water. Well, I removed the water the sand displaced

 

[bubblynutter]

Nice fish!

 

[ppate1977]

They look great!

 

[J.M.S.]

Beautiful!

 

[Jaysee]

Thank you! Hopefully I'll be able to get the camera inside the tank without freaking them out.

 

[Lucy]

The tank and fish look great!

 

[angel_scout]

Beautiful fish.

 

[toosie]

Cool video.

 

[Jaysee]

Cool video.

Better the second time?

 

[toosie]

It's always better the second time, and you notice even more details on the 3rd and 4th.

 

[Butterfly]

Love the tank! The fish are cool too
Carol

 

[Jaysee]

Thank you! While I use fake decor, the castle is the only thing I have that's not at least a little natural looking I wasn't going to use it, but it does look good and the fish like it.....

 

[Aquarist]

Beautiful tank and fish JaySee!

Ken

 

[Jaysee]

I'm not sure that I like the blue background though.....

 

[konstargirl]

Aw!! Never seen those fish in color. Only in old photography's in black and white. They are fantastic in color!

 

[btate617]

Nice pics Jaysee, a very fun fish.



Brian

 

[Jaysee]

They even have a fun name....chanchitos

 

[bubblynutter]

Something sounds so..... um....

"hey, show me your chanchitos and I'll show you mine!"

 

[btate617]

Just for the record I don't want to see Jaysee

 

[Jaysee]

Something sounds so..... um....

"hey, show me your chanchitos and I'll show you mine!"

Sounds like you are jonesing for something

Just for the record I don't want to see Jaysee

That's okay, I don't think any less of you

 

[bubblynutter]

Sounds like you are jonesing for something

I peel the labels off EVERYTHING. Enough said.

Brian - I WOULD think less of you if you did! I picked you for having better taste.... :shock:

 

[Jaysee]

Careful Rach, mods might not think we are having fun

Yes, that is enough talk about peeling labels......I couldn't agree more even if I knew what you were talking about

 

[jerilovesfrogs]

peeling labels. ok I obviously have missed something! haha. chanchito....sounds like some sort of mexican food. ok i'm hungry now.

oh right, the fish. very lovely

 

[btate617]

Brian - I WOULD think less of you if you did! I picked you for having better taste.... :shock:

Yes Rach sometimes I let my standards slip a little.

ok I obviously have missed something!

No comment......

 

[Nutter]

Nice fish Jaysee & a cool vid.