Tropheus: Out cast or sick?

[aggrofishkeeper]

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Only good pictures I got. With a crappy iPhone camera.

I need to take more pictures. I recently replaced my old bulbs with 12K. And it's a huge difference in lighting. The first picture is with the T6 lights on, the 2nd and 3rd were just room lights.

[aggrofishkeeper]

I would personal get a canister to do some mechanical filtering. If you got HOB overflow boxes, I wouldn't set up another wet/dry. If one fails the other will keep pumping water into the failed sump until it gets all over your floor.

p.s. just sit back and enjoy your fishes. being drunk really helps too.

Actually I notice my tank is a lot cleaner when I got the wet/dry. But I think I'm good on filtration right now, I just picked up this huge wet/dry from Peter and I'm going to use it on my 280g that I'm going to order.

I think the Mbitas like me already, they follow me from 1 side of the tank to the other...

[Mzungu]

I've always taken fish pictures without flash. Either works, though. :)

[myjohnson]

Would it be over kill filtration if I threw another 10g bioball wet/dry w/mag 18 with this tank? LOL

I would personal get a canister to do some mechanical filtering. If you got HOB overflow boxes, I wouldn't set up another wet/dry. If one fails the other will keep pumping water into the failed sump until it gets all over your floor.

p.s. just sit back and enjoy your fishes. being drunk really helps too.

[myjohnson]

Tips for taking pictures with cheap point and shot:

1) use flash
2) don't point camera right at the glass
3) take picture at a little angle
4) takes millions of pictures
5) you will find a sweet spot, depending no lighting
6) try to take pictures at night
7) upload on to computer
8) USE THE EDITING PROGRAM TO EDIT OUT THE FLASH SPOT
9) post up foo

[aggrofishkeeper]

Hard to take pictures. It's just blurs. They move too fast and don't stay steady. I'm going to try and make a video.

[cichlid1409]

listen to geoff he knows whats up. take your time.

[geoff_tropheus]

It's ok to love your fishes man, just dont LOVE your fishes.

You've had these fish for 2-3 days now. Just take it easy with them, let them get settled, and only feed once a day lightly, then up the feeding as you see that they have adjusted.

As long as your tank is cycled, you dont need another wet dry on there. A FX5, AC 70, and a ProClear 300 with a mag 18 is more than enought filtration on these dudes.

When are you going to post pics?

The fishes are supposed to keep you laid back, your probably stressing them more with messing with them so much right now. Seriously let them get settled in over the next two weeks and just take it easy on the feedings and make sure they are all eating. Then start your regular feeding and waterchange routine.

[aggrofishkeeper]

These fish are stressing me hard. It's because I love them so much....


/sigh...

Would it be over kill filtration if I threw another 10g bioball wet/dry w/mag 18 with this tank? LOL

[fshfrk]

Sometimes they do not fit in and live like that for years. no big deal.

[myjohnson]

are they eating? if yes....

how much you feeding them? measure in teaspoons please....

I wouldn't totally cut them off the food if they eattin. Mike had them for over a month and it's not like they coming right out the lake into your house. I would have personally gotten some flakes that Mike feeds his fishes.

They should be fine dude. Stop worrying and just enjoy your fishes.

[aggrofishkeeper]

If I'm feeding 3x a day already should I stop?

The amount I'm feeding them each time is very small. Maybe enough pellets for 1 fish each only...If that..

[Zulaab]

Couple things.

3.5. NLS is the devil

Yeah Mike does not like NLS because he knows.. once his fish gets a hold of NLS they dont like going back.. NLS is like crack for fish :)

[myjohnson]

I know right, We all see those empty NLS buckets at your house Mike.

[ddaquaria]

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