Lchi87
I’ll definitely take pics jmaldo
See y’all at the diner @ noon tomorrow!
See y’all at the diner @ noon tomorrow!
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DioAquatics
See you guys soon!
DoubleDutch
Agree, I need to emigrate !
Thedudeiam94
Wishing I was on the road headed y’alls way! Hope y’all have a great time today! Get some good photos! “Fish people in their natural habitat” haha
DarkOne
- Thread Starter
- #56
Great meeting up with the gang today!
coralbandit
Well I am horrible taking pictures or videos while actually doing things ..I always think later and even think about it before sometimes..
jmaldo said this is supposed to fun the other day ! It is supposed to be fun ..I had a great time and enjoyed sharing the day with everyone ..
Very cool watching everyone look at fish and plants and wonder who was going to get what ..
I knew I should not get discus and my LFS did not receive my tanks I ordered so that sort of dampened my spirit... Need a place to put big fish ..
All I wanted was a smoking hot red discus and when I walked into the discus area it was like wearing rose colored discus glasses ! I could not choose ! They were unbelievable !
And white ,yea some nice whites that I liked ...No discus for bandit as the 10 I got un planned will keep my hands full .BUT....
I did get something there that is only available to me in person there that I have mentioned I wanted ..@DarkOne got to have the honor and fun of picking and catching them for me..
Words can not describe where I am at in my fish room and stocking history right now ..So epic,so great ,so fun and high quality I guess I am ready to die now ..I mean there is little left besides to breed the discus I have and these little guys in 4 more years or so ! I hope Bobby had fun catching them and gave me as good luck with sexing as he has had with his plecos and cories ..
Pictures of the latest bandit additions ;
Yea baby ! Discus on Tuesday and Zebra plecos on Saturday !
They went into their own tank thanks again to Bobby ! I had a 5.5 all waiting so they are good in therefor a while I think ??
Had a great trip and hope to see all again in Fall around the Aquatic Expo ..
HI all ,my name is Tom and I am addicted to fish and it is GREAT !
jmaldo said this is supposed to fun the other day ! It is supposed to be fun ..I had a great time and enjoyed sharing the day with everyone ..
Very cool watching everyone look at fish and plants and wonder who was going to get what ..
I knew I should not get discus and my LFS did not receive my tanks I ordered so that sort of dampened my spirit... Need a place to put big fish ..
All I wanted was a smoking hot red discus and when I walked into the discus area it was like wearing rose colored discus glasses ! I could not choose ! They were unbelievable !
And white ,yea some nice whites that I liked ...No discus for bandit as the 10 I got un planned will keep my hands full .BUT....
I did get something there that is only available to me in person there that I have mentioned I wanted ..@DarkOne got to have the honor and fun of picking and catching them for me..
Words can not describe where I am at in my fish room and stocking history right now ..So epic,so great ,so fun and high quality I guess I am ready to die now ..I mean there is little left besides to breed the discus I have and these little guys in 4 more years or so ! I hope Bobby had fun catching them and gave me as good luck with sexing as he has had with his plecos and cories ..
Pictures of the latest bandit additions ;
Yea baby ! Discus on Tuesday and Zebra plecos on Saturday !
They went into their own tank thanks again to Bobby ! I had a 5.5 all waiting so they are good in therefor a while I think ??
Had a great trip and hope to see all again in Fall around the Aquatic Expo ..
HI all ,my name is Tom and I am addicted to fish and it is GREAT !
DarkOne
- Thread Starter
- #58
They look awesome!!! 5.5g might be slightly small as water quality could get away from you pretty quickly but it's a good size for spot feeding (brine shrimp!!!). I believe they're on the IUCN red list so you better breed them. And I get dibs on the first spawn
Thedudeiam94
Totally jealous of those zebra plecos!!!!! I seen those one a site once and have wanted one ever since! Noiceee! Awesome additions!!!
jmaldo
@coralbandit
Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner, I mean Zebra Plecos. "Stunning"
You know once you get them breeding, which I have no doubt you will.
My buy list for you keeps growing:
a trio or pair of Black Rams
a pair of GBR
and now a trio or pair of Zebras.
Happy to hear you guys had a "Good" time..
That's what it's all about. Friends + Fish = Fun.
Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner, I mean Zebra Plecos. "Stunning"
You know once you get them breeding, which I have no doubt you will.
My buy list for you keeps growing:
a trio or pair of Black Rams
a pair of GBR
and now a trio or pair of Zebras.
Happy to hear you guys had a "Good" time..
That's what it's all about. Friends + Fish = Fun.
coralbandit
Such a great time for sure !
Start the clock on the plecos ! DarkOne said he chose 3 males and 2 females !
We should know in about 4 years ? !!! It seemed like the longer I waited the longer we would all wait so I jumped in !
Now the waiting ..They said something about Patience ? Have they posted lately ???
Start the clock on the plecos ! DarkOne said he chose 3 males and 2 females !
We should know in about 4 years ? !!! It seemed like the longer I waited the longer we would all wait so I jumped in !
Now the waiting ..They said something about Patience ? Have they posted lately ???
Minxxy
Ohh the list of wants I have now lol
Fishcat
Looks like I need to get another tank so I have a place for one of the offspring when they start breeding! Beautiful fish and I am unbelievably jealous.
jmaldo
Patience? Shh..It is a bad word. I am learning.
Hey, I waited over 2 years to give the "Discus" a go. I can wait a little longer, for your "Beauties".
"Patience Young Grasshopper"
DarkOne
- Thread Starter
- #65
I'm not an expert but I picked what looked like 3m, 2f but it could be 3f. They're still very young.
And all youse people need to back off. I got dibs on the first spawn
Dawn Michele
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HI Tom!!!! They are GORGEOUS!!!! I want one!!!Well I am horrible taking pictures or videos while actually doing things ..I always think later and even think about it before sometimes..
jmaldo said this is supposed to fun the other day ! It is supposed to be fun ..I had a great time and enjoyed sharing the day with everyone ..
Very cool watching everyone look at fish and plants and wonder who was going to get what ..
I knew I should not get discus and my LFS did not receive my tanks I ordered so that sort of dampened my spirit... Need a place to put big fish ..
All I wanted was a smoking hot red discus and when I walked into the discus area it was like wearing rose colored discus glasses ! I could not choose ! They were unbelievable !
And white ,yea some nice whites that I liked ...No discus for bandit as the 10 I got un planned will keep my hands full .BUT....
I did get something there that is only available to me in person there that I have mentioned I wanted ..@DarkOne got to have the honor and fun of picking and catching them for me..
Words can not describe where I am at in my fish room and stocking history right now ..So epic,so great ,so fun and high quality I guess I am ready to die now ..I mean there is little left besides to breed the discus I have and these little guys in 4 more years or so ! I hope Bobby had fun catching them and gave me as good luck with sexing as he has had with his plecos and cories ..
Pictures of the latest bandit additions ;
Yea baby ! Discus on Tuesday and Zebra plecos on Saturday !
They went into their own tank thanks again to Bobby ! I had a 5.5 all waiting so they are good in therefor a while I think ??
Had a great trip and hope to see all again in Fall around the Aquatic Expo ..
HI all ,my name is Tom and I am addicted to fish and it is GREAT !
coralbandit
Thank you Dawn !
I Hope all is well with you ..Maybe in 4 years I will have these to offer also ??
They say I have to grow them out for 4 years !!!
I Hope all is well with you ..Maybe in 4 years I will have these to offer also ??
They say I have to grow them out for 4 years !!!
Dawn Michele
Everything is going well. 4 years??? Why so long??? Did you see my thread about the Aqueon heaters???
coralbandit
They are slow growers I guess ! Part of makes them so pricey ..
I just responded to your heater thread ..Glad you are ok !
I just responded to your heater thread ..Glad you are ok !
Dawn Michele
Thanks Tom!!! That was scary!!! I know they are very expensive. They are GORGEOUS!!!
Lchi87
Super quick montage of our trip:
Its always so fun to see everyone and enable eachother Thanks for a lovely afternoon guys, can’t wait til next time!
Its always so fun to see everyone and enable eachother Thanks for a lovely afternoon guys, can’t wait til next time!
jmaldo
Nice Job! Lchi87
As mentioned, That's what it's all about. Friends + Fish = Fun.
As mentioned, That's what it's all about. Friends + Fish = Fun.
richsfishes
Looks like a good time guys. Cant wait for next time when I can hopefully join in the fun again!
Lucy
Thanks for sharing the video! Gosh, those fish! Just gorgeous! I think it's great that you can all get together!
LDan
Aww man, I'm in NJ! I'm new here and saw this too late Someone holler at me next time!
Geoff
Welcome! What part of Jersey are you in?
LDan
Jackson. I didn't even know about Discus Madness! It's an hour away from me.
Geoff
Nice! I'm up in the Poconos but I work in Jersey in Morris County. I have cousins who grew up in Jackson. They live in Point Pleasant and Toms River now.
coralbandit
Don't wait for us to go ! Call and make sure some one is in if week day but Saturdays are all good !
It is a great store !
We hope to all meet up at the Meadowlands convention center this fall for Aquatic Expo...
LDan
Oh wow, do you travel every day??
Geoff
Yeah it's about 40 miles door to door, but 99% of the trip is on I-80. Usually takes 45 minutes each way, barring obscene traffic.
LDan
Thanks for letting me know! I get an error message at that link, but I looked it up. Sounds like fun!
Ahh that's not too bad then
Geoff
Yeah I’m in Stroudsburg so I’m not far from the PA/NJ border. In fact, I’m out sitting on my deck and I can see the Delaware Water Gap from here lol.
Geoff
Absolutely Fish is having their 4th of July sale Thursday and Friday. 20% off all livestock!
DioAquatics
I think I have enough fish for now lol
Thedudeiam94
Looked into this! Asked the girlfriend and we may be coming to join everyone!! Hopefully if things work out the way I hope, we will be there!!
Geoff
Nice! Where do you live?
LDan
Yea, I got the email, I really wanna go to this place some day. Getting my 40 gallon delivered hopefully Friday! I'm pretty broke but could use a few more C. trilineatus, I've only got 4. Plus I've always wanted some of the dwarf cories. Oh god! Never enough fish! Or plants!!
Geoff
I don’t think you do.
DarkOne
- Thread Starter
- #90
AF is worth the trip.
Petco has been selling Pygmy Cories for $1.50 ea. It was 99¢ ea and I picked up 10 a few months back. I usually go to the Petco on Rt 17 in Paramus. They have a great fish section. I have a bunch of C SterbaI fry and juveniles if you're interested. They still need to grow out a bit more but should be ready in a month or two. I only have 200 so you have to act quick
DioAquatics
Well I do have another 5 tanks to fill
Geoff
How far up into NY are you? Is it a long drive to AF?
Thedudeiam94
A place called Grottoes, Virginia.
DioAquatics
I’m in westchester so not too far up. I’m about an hour away from AF.
Geoff
Cool, Virginia isn’t too terribly far. Maybe you can make a big trip out of it and do some sightseeing in NYC.
Not bad at all. I’m about an hour from there as well. Except right now. I’m at work in Jersey so I’m only 15 minutes away lol.
Thedudeiam94
I actually was in NYS last year didn’t go to the city though. Got real close to the border at Canada! We’re planning to make a weekend trip out of it if she still wants to go. We will have a two month old so it will be a difficult decision! But I think it would be a cool first family trip. Even though he wouldn’t remember it. Lol
LDan
Ohh my! I have only 5 sterbaI in a 20 long, I think I could cram some more in, yeah? They can't go in the new 40 with the rest of the gang cause the trilineatus need lower temps; I've been told not to keep them together. I'd love to take maybe 5 or 6 sterbaI off your hands when they're ready, where are you?
DarkOne
- Thread Starter
- #98
I've had 12 paleatus in a 20L for a few months. I probably wouldn't do more than 8 cories in a 20L though. I moved them into a 40b and replaced them with a colony of kuhliis. Temps overlap with SterbaI and JuliI so it could work at 75-78°F. I'm in Bergen Co.
LDan
I have 10 in the 20 long now, but they're moving. I'll have to think about filtration if I want to get the whole crew in the 40. It would be 15 + 4 albino fry, plus 3 rasboras.
Fishcat
I remember the days when I needed more sterbais. Now there’s more of them every time I look in the tank. Think I’m up to 12 larger ones and at least three more fry hanging around.
Looks like the meetup was a lot of fun. Discus Madness is a place I very much want to get to - not that there aren’t good places around here, but every store is a little different.
Looks like the meetup was a lot of fun. Discus Madness is a place I very much want to get to - not that there aren’t good places around here, but every store is a little different.
