Diary of the 10G GBR/Bolivian Grow-Out Tank w/pics 7/22/06..

[Lonewolfblue]

Another week gone by, so here's new pics.....

Other tank shots:

Pearling - They are directly under the 10W bulb:

Babies again:

 

[Billsgate]

Very nice, they're beginning to look like perfect adults now

 

[DarylF2]

Beautiful!!!

 

[Jarred Darque]

gorgeous man, and they are on flake now? I hope that my attemps at breeding go as well when I getm y female GBRs

Have you had any luck having mroe eggs? MY GBRs where breeding every other week, a few hours after the PWCs

 

[Jchillin]

They are looking really healthy LWB and you can see the differences between the two species.

Nice job.

 

[Lonewolfblue]

gorgeous man, and they are on flake now? I hope that my attemps at breeding go as well when I getm y female GBRs

Have you had any luck having mroe eggs? MY GBRs where breeding every other week, a few hours after the PWCs

No flake food yet. Still fairly small. I'm feeding them Hikari First Bites. What I do is dip my finger in the tank water, wipe a little of the water off, and touch the food in the small bag so some sticks to my finger and dip my finger in the water again. It usually puts too much into the water, but it's ok. Got to feed the snails too, right? lol.

Also, I thought I only had 8 as well. But last night I was able to count 9.

 

[Guest]

Man there looking great. the bolvines or really showing that trade mark dorsal now aren't they?

 

[Lonewolfblue]

Well, I only thought I had 8, then yesterday I counted 9, then this morning I counted 10, and decided to recount, and counted 11. LOL. Boy do they like hiding, lol. The plants make it hard to count, lol. But when I fed them this morning, they started coming out and I was suprised at counting 11. LOL

 

[Lonewolfblue]

Well, now I know who the bully is, lol. One of the biggest Bolivians tries to hog the food, lol. He bolts at any others that are trying to eat in his area, lol. Typical Bolivians, lol.

 

[Friendly]

8O wow! Those are some awesome pics! I really like the second last pic of the two GBRs.

 

[mellofone]

What kind of heater is that? I got one that looks just like it in a kit, but there wasn't any paperwork with it. I didn't know it was completely submersible.

 

[Lonewolfblue]

It's a Hydor...

http://www.bigalsonline.com/BigAlsUS/ctl3684/cp18534/si1382459/cl0/hydortheosubmersibleheater50watt

Edit:

Well, the babies now know who's daddy, lol. Every time I walk up to the tank, instead of going in the plants, they come to the front glass begging for food, lol. Starting to act like normal fish, lol. It's so cool watching them grow.

 

[Lonewolfblue]

Well, another week gone by. Here's more pics, as usual....

Can you guess what I'm addicted to more, the fish or the camera? LOL

 

[rkilling1]

dang man, that camera takes very very good pictures.

 

[Lonewolfblue]

I wish I had the camera mastered, lol. Would like to learn how to use it on all the manual settings to get even better pics. It's the Nikon D70s Digital SLR with the 18-70mm lens.

 

[sherry]

Oh my they are just gorgeous. good job!

 

[Lonewolfblue]

Got some more pics......

 

[maxwell1295]

They look great, Wolf.....you're a good poppa. When do they get the keys to the car?

 

[Lonewolfblue]

Hehe, good question, lol....

Now I'm wondering how long to wait til they are big enough to add them to the big tank with the others, lol.

 

[Lonewolfblue]

Well, new update. Today was the first day I fed real Cichlid Flake Food. And they seem to love the stuff. Now I no longer need to depend on First Bites. They sure are growing, and the GBR's are getting a nice pattern on their sides. The Bolivians haven't changed much though. And the Bully GBR, well, he's got the darkest black line down the side of his head through his eyes. So cool to watch these little guys grow. It's been quite the experience.