I was at my favorite LFS yesterday. The manager directed me to his Oscar / Flowerhorn tank.
Swimming amongst the monsters was a tiny 1.5 inch Green Terror (Rivulatus). Although noticeably skinny, it's colors were stunning. The manager advised that he had tucked the little GT away for himself, but due to circumstances could not keep him. The manager knew I lost my prized 6 y.o RIvulatus last year, and asked me to take him. He added that the display tank had recently been nuked with meds due to sick FH' s. "Great". I took him anyway, "Dumb".
I put the baby GT in my 65 gal. grow out tank, which already had a tiny Firemouth and tetras.
Immediately the fight was on between the FM and GT. The FM won. To make a long story short, I had to remove every rock in the tank, including a 60 lb. Texas Holey rock in order to net the elusive FM. Three Loaches and one BN Pleco fell out of the rock onto the floor. " They're Okay". Put the little bully FM in the display tank, "He's Okay". The GT looks fine and is
eating like a horse. Wasn't planning on another RIvulatus, but how could I resist a face like that. The second pic is of my late Green Terror. He was awsome.
Swimming amongst the monsters was a tiny 1.5 inch Green Terror (Rivulatus). Although noticeably skinny, it's colors were stunning. The manager advised that he had tucked the little GT away for himself, but due to circumstances could not keep him. The manager knew I lost my prized 6 y.o RIvulatus last year, and asked me to take him. He added that the display tank had recently been nuked with meds due to sick FH' s. "Great". I took him anyway, "Dumb".
I put the baby GT in my 65 gal. grow out tank, which already had a tiny Firemouth and tetras.
Immediately the fight was on between the FM and GT. The FM won. To make a long story short, I had to remove every rock in the tank, including a 60 lb. Texas Holey rock in order to net the elusive FM. Three Loaches and one BN Pleco fell out of the rock onto the floor. " They're Okay". Put the little bully FM in the display tank, "He's Okay". The GT looks fine and is
eating like a horse. Wasn't planning on another RIvulatus, but how could I resist a face like that. The second pic is of my late Green Terror. He was awsome.