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Pics and Video => Fish pics => Topic started by: Regalblue on December 18, 2012, 06:48:47 PM

Title: my Acei group
Post by: Regalblue on December 18, 2012, 06:48:47 PM
Yes MY Acei group. I actually have some Africans again. :o
I grabbed 9 of these from John Piippo's "aquatic estate sale" on Sunday.
  Then yesterday I grabbed 2more while at Fins.
Here they are in their 50B quarantine tank. Enjoy.....

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvVPPGRn1v0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
 
New video in their 75 with some White Labs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K9oe5NsAkU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Title: Re: my Acei group
Post by: danielratti on December 18, 2012, 07:52:35 PM
Says the video is private now?
Title: Re: my Acei group
Post by: Regalblue on December 18, 2012, 08:08:00 PM
Damn it!  I'll have to upload it again&  edit the link
Title: Re: my Acei group
Post by: Steve on December 18, 2012, 08:33:39 PM
You should be able to just go into the settings on your youtube account under your uploads and click "public" and avoid having to reupload and all.
Title: Re: my Acei group
Post by: Regalblue on December 18, 2012, 09:49:33 PM
Try now....
Title: Re: my Acei group
Post by: Ron on December 18, 2012, 10:23:23 PM
It's working now!

At first I was thinking "holy cow that's a deep tank, how big is it?!", but then I realized you were filming it on end!

They're looking good - any idea on the m/f ratio?
Title: Re: my Acei group
Post by: Regalblue on December 18, 2012, 10:42:59 PM
Yeah that is one of my breeder tanks that's in the rack longways. 

Thanks,
There were 3females brooding when I took them out of John's tank. So, that's the extent of my M/F ratio knowledge, right now.

Notice the one missing it's whole anal fin?
Title: Re: my Acei group
Post by: SKISWETPETS on December 18, 2012, 10:58:07 PM
Great looking fish, I would love to have that group.... 8) 8)
Title: Re: my Acei group
Post by: Regalblue on December 18, 2012, 11:01:19 PM
Great looking fish, I would love to have that group.... 8) 8)

Thanks... I like how they stay in a shoal
Title: Re: my Acei group
Post by: Steve on December 18, 2012, 11:08:56 PM
Nice looking group 8)
Title: Re: my Acei group
Post by: vaudeville on December 19, 2012, 08:52:34 AM
 Hey Blair
Good looking group but I also love the drift wood as the center piece.
Great way to remember John as you and I discussed
My Juli fry have taken over a 20 gal grow out tank with the breeders in a 29 all to themselves
As for the Blue Z. Fronts they are in my 90 gal show tank and have settled in great
Title: Re: my Acei group
Post by: Regalblue on December 19, 2012, 09:40:24 AM
Thanks Steve

Yep Rob, I think this piece of driftwood makes a excellent center piece for the Acei,  especially since Acei are found around algae covered branches in the wild.;)
 Good to hear the fish you picked up are doing good.
Title: Re: my Acei group
Post by: GrizzlysDad on December 20, 2012, 12:12:59 AM
Looking great Blair. They will look even better once they are in the 75g you bought from John's estate.
As for the Clown Loaches I brought home from John's, they are doing well in the shoal, happily "clicking" already tonight.
Once I get the tank moved and set up, I'll post pics of all the Clowns...to be honest I lost track of how many are in the group now. One things for certain, I think I could safely call it a herd instead of a shoal or school.
Title: Re: my Acei group
Post by: Regalblue on December 20, 2012, 06:46:02 AM
Thanks Tony,  if all goes as planned I will have a group of 15 in that 75. I'm going for a bio-tope show tank with as many big structures as possible,  making it easier to pull decor & remove brooding females for stripping of fry.
  It's going to be a lot different than my normal "pack it full of PVC " breeding tanks. ;)

It's all pretty funny as I started out wanting a species to fill a 50B & now I will have this group of 15 in a 75.  Classic hobbyist fishuses :P
Title: Re: my Acei group
Post by: Jaws22 on December 20, 2012, 07:13:59 AM
Blair looks like you found your Malawians, great looking too. Iwant some of those fry when you get over loaded.
Title: Re: my Acei group
Post by: SKISWETPETS on December 20, 2012, 08:39:29 AM
Blair looks like you found your Malawians, great looking too. Iwant some of those fry when you get over loaded.
I also am intrested in fry someday.. Unless I get some sooner somewhere... Maybe the auction next month ;) ;)
Title: Re: my Acei group
Post by: Regalblue on December 24, 2012, 01:32:00 AM
New video in original post . Video includes 4 more Acei that I grabbed from DJLamonica & 10 White Labs from runawaypencil
Title: Re: my Acei group
Post by: GrizzlysDad on December 24, 2012, 09:49:37 AM
New video in original post . Video includes 4 more Acei that I grabbed from DJLamonica & 10 White Labs from runawaypencil

Looks great Blair....what did the wife say when she seen the tank in the bedroom?
Title: Re: my Acei group
Post by: Regalblue on December 24, 2012, 10:36:50 AM
Lol, I don't think Marty would appreciate me posting what She said. ;)
Title: Re: my Acei group
Post by: GrizzlysDad on December 24, 2012, 01:06:36 PM
Lol, I don't think Marty would appreciate me posting what She said. ;)

 ;D Couldn't make her believe she OK'd it like you mentioned, huh?
Title: Re: my Acei group
Post by: Regalblue on December 24, 2012, 01:11:56 PM
She didn't care if She ok'd it
Title: Re: my Acei group
Post by: Regalblue on December 24, 2012, 04:42:11 PM
Just added 4 more Acei.  Stopped in Something Fishy & noticed they had some. ;)
Title: Re: my Acei group
Post by: Dan K on December 24, 2012, 07:01:20 PM
Just added 4 more Acei.  Stopped in Something Fishy & noticed they had some. ;)

Yeah I saw that "buried" in the middle of your exciting Christmas eve post LOL
Title: Re: my Acei group
Post by: djlamonica on December 24, 2012, 11:59:34 PM
Tank looks great I'm sure those 4 will do much better then they were in my tank.  Let me . Know if any of mine breed would love to see the fry.
Title: Re: my Acei group
Post by: Regalblue on December 25, 2012, 12:24:30 AM
Tank looks great I'm sure those 4 will do much better then they were in my tank.  Let me . Know if any of mine breed would love to see the fry.
there's 18 of them in there, once yours heal up I may not be able to tell which ones they are.
If I can I will though.
Title: Re: my Acei group
Post by: Super Turtleman on December 30, 2012, 10:16:38 AM
You have them all in that 50B?
Title: Re: my Acei group
Post by: Regalblue on December 30, 2012, 02:44:07 PM
No, they're in a 75
Title: Re: my Acei group
Post by: Super Turtleman on January 02, 2013, 12:20:45 AM
Oh, ok. I was about to say... :o...though that 75 might start to get a little crowded when they start getting some more size to them...
Title: Re: my Acei group
Post by: Regalblue on January 02, 2013, 01:22:18 AM
Yep, I plan to weed out some subDom males&  there's a couple with minor little things I don't like. (Head shape, ect) 

That's the benefit of breeding FlowerHorns for years.... I'm VERY picky about my fish&  take any deformation out of the equation.
Title: Re: my Acei group
Post by: Ron on January 02, 2013, 12:07:23 PM
I'm VERY picky about my fish&  take any deformation out of the equation.
That right there is a great example of responsible breeding!  8)
Title: Re: my Acei group
Post by: Regalblue on January 02, 2013, 12:08:27 PM
I'm VERY picky about my fish&  take any deformation out of the equation.
That right there is a great example of responsible breeding!  8)
thank you Ron
Title: Re: my Acei group
Post by: JeffroM on January 02, 2013, 01:16:32 PM
I had similar methods to Blair when working on my own breeding project(s).  Eliminating various females from the equation due to undesirable traits.  After limited success with those methods I now accept pretty much any adult female into my breeding projects.   ;D
Title: Re: my Acei group
Post by: Regalblue on January 02, 2013, 01:17:47 PM
I had similar methods to Blair when working on my own breeding project(s).  Eliminating various females from the equation due to undesirable traits.  After limited success with those methods I now accept pretty much any adult female into my breeding projects.   ;D
LMAO!
Title: Re: my Acei group
Post by: GrizzlysDad on January 02, 2013, 08:39:34 PM
This is why I'm divorced twice but am without children...I got rid of the undesirable females before producing offspring...I didn't want to be involved with passing on beotchiness into the human world. Unfortunately other non-scrupulous guys didn't have the same ethics.
Title: Re: my Acei group
Post by: Regalblue on January 02, 2013, 09:33:41 PM
This is why I'm divorced twice but am without children...I got rid of the undesirable females before producing offspring...I didn't want to be involved with passing on beotchiness into the human world. Unfortunately other non-scrupulous guys didn't have the same ethics.
this is Why most men would rather their child be born male.
(Don't get me wrong...I'd kill for my princess, as She means the World to me  ;) )
Title: Re: my Acei group
Post by: danielratti on January 02, 2013, 10:31:44 PM
If I had a kid that was anything like me growing up I dunno if the world would be ready for that. The Mayans would not even see it coming.