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Pics and Video => Fish pics => Topic started by: coolmom78 on April 07, 2013, 07:29:03 PM

Title: My Tropheus duboisi
Post by: coolmom78 on April 07, 2013, 07:29:03 PM
Here are a few pics of my fish!
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Post by: LoveTheFishies on April 07, 2013, 07:31:25 PM
Nice pix.  Mine don't want to pose like yours.
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Post by: GrizzlysDad on April 07, 2013, 07:59:57 PM
Pic number 2~ I imagine that fish saying "Hey mom, where's my food?"  ;D

Pic number 3~ That one looks like it's smiling  ;)
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Post by: Stan M. on April 07, 2013, 08:04:20 PM
Very nice Becky!
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Post by: JeffroM on April 07, 2013, 08:21:57 PM
Looks good.
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Post by: four_by_ken on April 08, 2013, 08:04:57 AM
Excellent pictures!
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Post by: Steve on April 08, 2013, 11:13:26 AM
Very nice!. Tony is right #3 does look like it's smiling lol
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Post by: jcunningham0295 on April 08, 2013, 12:07:17 PM
Very nice.  These are the first Tropheus I would like to try.
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Post by: Super Turtleman on April 08, 2013, 02:41:35 PM
Nice job hun. I like #2 the best. Looks like butterfly wings.
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Post by: GrizzlysDad on April 08, 2013, 03:28:29 PM
Quote from: Super Turtleman on April 08, 2013, 02:41:35 PM
Nice job hun. I like #2 the best. Looks like butterfly wings.

That one is cool...I dig the shadow of the fish too!!!
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Post by: coolmom78 on April 08, 2013, 05:15:10 PM


Very nice!. Tony is right #3 does look like it's smiling lol




That is one reason why I like them so much. They have these cool lips.  :)
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Post by: coolmom78 on April 08, 2013, 05:16:12 PM

He looks like he is like a plane flying! :)
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Post by: coolmom78 on April 08, 2013, 05:19:01 PM
Number three looks like he is a plane about ready for take off
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Post by: robmc13 on April 08, 2013, 08:00:55 PM
Very Cool Pics
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Post by: four_by_ken on April 23, 2013, 07:37:11 AM
Quote from: LoveTheFishies on April 07, 2013, 07:31:25 PM
Nice pix.  Mine don't want to pose like yours.

Got that right!

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Post by: merritt on April 23, 2013, 11:22:48 PM
nice great shots
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Post by: jamarini on April 24, 2013, 11:32:51 PM
Becky, the fish look very comfortable in their new digs.  I hope you have as much fun with them as I have had over the years.  Make sure you let us all know when you get a spawn.
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Post by: Super Turtleman on April 25, 2013, 11:59:14 AM
There's absolutely NO CHANCE she won't update this as soon as there is a spawn. Lol.  ;D
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Post by: jamarini on April 25, 2013, 03:14:00 PM
I'm really glad she's enjoying them so much.  And, I'm pretty confident she'll get a spawn or two (or more) going forward.  I look forward to reading about it.  ;)
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Post by: coolmom78 on May 25, 2013, 12:11:24 PM
Here is a video of my first set of babies. She had 7 total. They were about .75 inches. She had let a few out in tank too. Will get video of babies and post that later. Another female had 7 babies with some of the egg sac left.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iekQtyyF3Qk
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Post by: Stan M. on May 25, 2013, 12:29:02 PM
Nice size frys! How long did she hold for?
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Post by: coolmom78 on May 25, 2013, 12:34:43 PM
Not sure how long she was holding. I noticed on Monday that her chin had started to drop and she was not eating. But with the size of them she had to have been holding a week or so before. We just stripped her last night.
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Post by: Super Turtleman on May 25, 2013, 01:07:37 PM
I find it's hard to tell if tropheus are holding or not. There were times when I was sure she was holding and times when I didn't think she was. Maybe she was letting them out in the rocks? My guess based on the size of the fry is that she was holding a good month or more. I think they're close to 1". Crazy when you're used to less than half inch fry. Lol.
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Post by: jamarini on May 25, 2013, 03:41:56 PM
Dubs hold for about four weeks and females will eat while brooding.  If they release in the tank, the fry will be retaken into her mouth until they are too large and then they look for cover.  Congratulations!  I'm pleased you've gotten your first fry so soon.
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Post by: LoveTheFishies on May 25, 2013, 06:14:20 PM
Congrats.  Nice video showing how to strip the fry.
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Post by: Regalblue on May 25, 2013, 10:13:53 PM
Holy sh1t!  Those fry were huge compared to what I'm used to. (Centrals)

Congratulations Becky!
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Post by: theoryguru on May 27, 2013, 09:52:47 PM
Looking good.