New Female Convict

[DaiMasters]

I was bored and took an extremely short video with my phone. I got this with 2 males at Fish and Pets Ranch Yesterday. =)

There. =)

[eklikewhoa]

Fish and Pets Ranch?

[DaiMasters]

Fish and Pets Ranch?

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=fish+and+pets+ranch+houston&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=fe0PT9rqJaqbiAK5s_DuDQ&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=3&ved=0CBMQ_AUoAg

They gave me a decent deal too.

[barrettsline]

nice looking convicts. Im going to be turning my 72 gallon Bow Front into a firemouth/convict tank. any luck with yours pairing up yet?

[DaiMasters]

Yep! I had a two pair up on day one and moved the other three into my 170, and now I've another pair in the 170. =)

[barrettsline]

Awesome. Got any pics of setup?

[Mandocruz06]

Fish and Pets Ranch?

yes ek its behind almeda mall going 45s

[DaiMasters]

I don't at the moment. The pair are in a 20g Bowfront that they've utterly rearranged, and dug up the gravel. lol I've only got a couple of fake plants, 3 Stalks of Lucky bamboo [Tops out of the water so they don't die], and a clay flowerpot on it's side in it. They've taken to digging out around the outside of the flowerpot. In the 170 the pair have claimed the top of a piece of driftwood that has a rock in it to hold it down. Pretty funny to see such small fish actually win confrontations against much larger fish. The Male con is like just barely 3 inches, and the oscars are now, 8-10" and he holds his ground against both the Oscars at the same time. I'll try and get some pictures soon.

The Bowfront's Filtration is a HOB. Inside there I've stuffed Bioballs and Purigen. I'm using a sponge sleeve as mechanical. I am not using any cartridges in it. It's an Aqueon Power 30 I believe. I also painted 3 sides black. Only clear glass now is the front.

The 170's Filtration is a Fluval Fx5 With 2L of Seachem Matrix, 1000g of ceramic rings, and 200ml of Purigen. I decided I didn't want to have to buy replaceable media ever again. lol

[barrettsline]

Sounds good. Well get some pics up when you get time.

[DaiMasters]

Actually I have to take pictures really soon! I thought my first pair had 'broken up' and I was going to move them to the 170, and move my pair in the 170 to the bowfront. Well, low and behold They already spawned and I've eggs on the outside of the flowerpot I put in there. They were hidden behind a plant. So yay!

[barrettsline]

That's great news. How long have they been together in the tank?

[DaiMasters]

They were in the tank less than a week when the eggs were laid... Sorry about the delay in response... and in pictures...

http://s1095.photobucket.com/albums/...view=slideshow < Tell me what you guys think. =)

[dblondfemme]

nice pics :-)

[DaiMasters]

Thanks. ^.^

[barrettsline]

HEY! Congrats bro! Hopefully my fire mouths and convicts will start to breed. Starting to worry that I may have only gotten makes though.