The babies are maturing

[Jchillin]

A couple of pics of the bolivians after 3 months:

 

[rich311k]

Nice looking fish.

 

[BrianNY]

fantastic

 

[nitrous]

nice looking tank, alot of snails is that on purpose or vast multiplying?

 

[Puriti]

Awe, they're cute!

 

[Hara]

nice

 

[Jchillin]

nice looking tank, alot of snails is that on purpose or vast multiplying?

Combo of both...they keep the surface clean...I also sell/trade them when it's too many of em'.

 

[Zagz]

Nice looking fish JC! They are growing up very well.

 

[An t-iasg]

Very pretty indeed! Congrats!

 

[Lonewolfblue]

Love those pics Jchillin....

 

[QTOFFER]

They're coloring up nicely, JC!
In the second pic, is that your ludwigia cutting in the lower right hand corner? I'm still amazed that you got it to grow in a low light tank. I wish you would come here and dip your green thumb in my tanks!

 

[Jchillin]

Actually, the l. repens is the two stems in the first pic. I've completely forgotten what the plant is in the 2nd pic. I gotta check my glossary.

 

[lmw80]

wow, they got so big!

congrats!

 

[Acer]

those guys are looking good...

 

[bosk1]

Looking good. I haven't been here long enough to know: did you spawn a pair to get these as offspring, or did you just buy them very young?

These are pretty fish. But as for me, I'm more partial to the gold rams, I think. There were some at Capitol Aquarium here a while back that were a very pretty shade of gold, with bright red faces. Still, now that I've had some time to research and really think out my stocking plan, I think I'm going to hold off a while before trying any fish that delicate--possibly not even until I get a second tank down the road. So in the meantime, I'll just have to vicariously enjoy other people's rams.

 

[Jchillin]

bosk1: I got them from a breeder at my Local Aquarium Club Auction as newly hatched fry. For some reason, no one seemed to be interested and I got them (5) for $5.00.

If you look back at pic #1, you will see a German Blue Ram in the background. I guess I have enough pics in sig links to keep you happy until you are ready.

 

[talloulou]

Very cute!

 

[QTOFFER]

bosk1: I got them from a breeder at my Local Aquarium Club Auction as newly hatched fry. For some reason, no one seemed to be interested and I got them (5) for $5.00. .

The monthly GCAS auction that JChillin is referring to is a total blast. Where else can you get 5 rams for a dollar apiece? I got my two big angelfish there for $3 - for some reason nobody was bidding on that lot either.

 

[czcz]

The plant in the bottom corner of pic 2 looks like Alternanthera reineckii. Your fish and tank look great!

 

[Fluff]

Very nice Jchillin!