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Title: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: GrizzlysDad on March 19, 2012, 10:42:18 PM
But I'm not tellin'.....




{yet}  ;)
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: GVsailor on March 19, 2012, 10:43:46 PM
I got all excited!  and then that... I should have known.  :p
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: JeffroM on March 19, 2012, 11:05:10 PM
Is it the Friday all you can eat special at the VFW?  Lol
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: GrizzlysDad on March 19, 2012, 11:07:38 PM
Is it the Friday all you can eat special at the VFW?  Lol

Nope...but that IS very good....but nothing beats the Church's fish fry during lent!!!
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: Regalblue on March 19, 2012, 11:31:43 PM
Is it round&  pretty?
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: gmaschke on March 20, 2012, 12:12:35 AM
The discuss will be arriving soon?
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: GrizzlysDad on March 20, 2012, 01:09:18 AM
Here's a little hint.....it has been discussed very recently...and it involves a "3" in the topic
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: Regalblue on March 20, 2012, 01:23:11 AM
Ohhh that'll be nice!
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: SKISWETPETS on March 20, 2012, 07:31:08 AM
Now im gonna be searching the threads to see if i can find something. ??? ???
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: Helloitsme on March 20, 2012, 11:04:20 AM
Here's a little hint.....it has been discussed very recently...and it involves a "3" in the topic

You've discovered the "3" secret ingredients to the Jelly Bean Cichlid?
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: Regalblue on March 20, 2012, 11:33:25 AM
Here's a little hint.....it has been discussed very recently...and it involves a "3" in the topic

You've discovered the "3" secret ingredients to the Jelly Bean Cichlid?

Sorry to say...  those three ingredients have been known for years=  1 part Midas, 1 part Synspillum&  add a Malaysian.  ;)
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: SKISWETPETS on March 20, 2012, 12:11:26 PM
Maybe i will just wait for the answer to be said/posted.. :P
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: JeffroM on March 20, 2012, 12:43:00 PM
Is it "3" half dead discus?
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: GrizzlysDad on March 20, 2012, 12:49:04 PM
Is it "3" half dead discus?

Close....it could be "3" half alive discus  :-\
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: GrizzlysDad on March 20, 2012, 02:08:29 PM
Or maybe it's just "3 Stoned Discus"

{the long lost Jimi Hendrix recordings}
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: SKISWETPETS on March 20, 2012, 04:04:56 PM
Will this be there this weekend ??? ??? :P
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: GrizzlysDad on March 20, 2012, 05:18:47 PM
Will this be there this weekend ??? ??? :P

The lost Jimi Hendrix recordings?  :P Nah, those are not ready to share yet  :P
Maybe some "In From The Storm" And the Gods Made Love

or maybe some "Voodoo Soup" Night Bird Flying
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: JeffroM on March 20, 2012, 05:53:29 PM
Dude?  Where are you going to put a monster like that?
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: Helloitsme on March 20, 2012, 06:24:16 PM
Dude?  Where are you going to put a monster like that?

Is this in reference to the XXL Peacock Bass I saw on his order list?
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: GrizzlysDad on March 20, 2012, 07:34:52 PM
Dude?  Where are you going to put a monster like that?

Is this in reference to the XXL Peacock Bass I saw on his order list?
Nope, the Peacock Bass ended up only being 7-8" so they are all just in a 120g for the moment.
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: GrizzlysDad on March 20, 2012, 07:39:44 PM
Dude?  Where are you going to put a monster like that?

Okay, so 96"x36"x24"H comes out to 359 and some change gallon-wise as I figured it....not 300, sorry.

Regardless, if I move the 190g out of my living room and pass my recliner off to my brother, I will have more than 8' area to work with....so, to answer your question, right where the 190g is at the moment.

The 190g I am looking at shoehorning into my bedroom....just have to make a decision on what bedroom furniture would need to go  :-\




{{{do we have everyone's attention yet?}}}
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: Regalblue on March 20, 2012, 07:48:13 PM
Yes sir, you have mine
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: GrizzlysDad on March 20, 2012, 07:58:33 PM
And on a structural note, there is a weight bearing heavy beam directly under the spot in question  8)
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: Regalblue on March 20, 2012, 09:17:12 PM
And on a structural note, there is a weight bearing heavy beam directly under the spot in question  8)

Very good
Sounds like the spot is less in question
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: GrizzlysDad on March 20, 2012, 09:40:50 PM
Here's a little kick in the pants though....I just redecorated the 190g and changed it over to a Malawi show tank. I put hundreds of pounds of large round boulders in the tank. Oh well, I guess since I would have to remove it all to put the 190g into my bedroom, I might as well just add several hundred more pounds to the bigger tank  :o.
Or, I've been really wanting to do freshwater stingrays again.
Maybe with a Tigrinis cat to keep the rays company  :-\
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: Regalblue on March 20, 2012, 09:47:35 PM
I vote for the rays&  tigrinis
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: JeffroM on March 20, 2012, 09:50:28 PM
I vote for the rays&  tigrinis
Add a couple Peacock Bass, some WC discus, and a couple black / blue arowana.
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: GrizzlysDad on March 20, 2012, 09:52:01 PM
Truly unlimited possibilities with that footprint  :-\
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: GrizzlysDad on March 20, 2012, 09:56:07 PM
Okay, freshwater rays is my decision and at least a Tigrinis for now. I would really like to get it done for the fish room tour too  ;)
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: GrizzlysDad on March 20, 2012, 10:49:00 PM
I keep waiting to hear from Mike Z, aka zchallenger for his suggestion on a very interesting pike cichlid display....which would be sweet too.
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: SKISWETPETS on March 20, 2012, 10:50:48 PM
Im so confused. Grizzz did you get a new tank that your setting up? Or just the "3in" thing going on here. ??? ???
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: GrizzlysDad on March 20, 2012, 10:57:47 PM
Im so confused. Grizzz did you get a new tank that your setting up? Or just the "3in" thing going on here. ??? ???

LOL, Shhh....I'm trying to keep a secret here.
As another little hint....there is nothing to do with anything that is 3in.....

(and the saga continues)
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: JeffroM on March 20, 2012, 10:58:46 PM
Okay, freshwater rays is my decision and at least a Tigrinis for now. I would really like to get it done for the fish room tour too  ;)
Hey, your in luck.  Motoros from Peru are on this weeks list from the same wholesaler that you got todays order.  Plus they have some Blue Arrowana!!!  No Tigrinus though...
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: Regalblue on March 20, 2012, 11:02:33 PM
With that footprint...  I myself would have a pair of Dovii.  But, I think we already knew that.  ;)
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: GrizzlysDad on March 20, 2012, 11:11:24 PM
Okay, freshwater rays is my decision and at least a Tigrinis for now. I would really like to get it done for the fish room tour too  ;)
Hey, your in luck.  Motoros from Peru are on this weeks list from the same wholesaler that you got todays order.  Plus they have some Blue Arrowana!!!  No Tigrinus though...
LOL, I know....I just got done reading the list.
Did you notice, they still have both L and XL of the Tefe available?
I sent a message on the obvious size discrepancy.
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: JeffroM on March 20, 2012, 11:17:22 PM
LOL, I know....I just got done reading the list.
Did you notice, they still have both L and XL of the Tefe available?
I sent a message on the obvious size discrepancy.
Yes, I noticed that!  Grinded my teeth a little while reading it too.
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: GrizzlysDad on March 25, 2012, 07:15:42 AM
Okay, stand is finished, tank is in place, sand substrate is in there with a couple pieces of driftwood and a couple rocks to break up the open areas.
I filled the tank earlier this week with seasoned water from the 190g and moved the filtration over as well. It is in addition to the sump filter underneath the tank. I actually made the sump a 100g long so I can use it as a filter AND a place to raise the stingray pups I am expecting from the females very soon (both females are very pregnant).
Later today I will be moving the rays into the tank and then work on the lighting inside the canopy I made.
I would post all pics documenting the whole process after it is completed, that way all the photos are in order together.

Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: Nick on March 25, 2012, 10:18:30 AM
Im pretty excited to see the. looks like this will make me start scheming on how to get another 6-8ft tank in my basement.
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: JeffroM on March 25, 2012, 01:08:50 PM
I'm interested to see the photos you come up with.   :o
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: Regalblue on March 25, 2012, 04:41:06 PM
I'm interested to see the photos you come up with.   :o
+1
VERY interested
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: GrizzlysDad on March 25, 2012, 06:15:40 PM
I will add another teaser...the rays are Leopoldi...and they are jet black with brilliant white spots....I requested one smokin hot male with two impregnated girls...both from different males, so the pups from each female will be unrelated to each other. This will make their offspring compatible with each other for future breeding stock.
I would just have to keep the two females pups separate so as not to lose track of the relations. It should be no problem as the females are expected to pup a couple weeks apart.

{so is everyone drooling with anticipation yet?}
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: Super Turtleman on March 25, 2012, 09:34:23 PM
Yup!
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: JeffroM on March 25, 2012, 09:35:47 PM
I will add another teaser...the rays are Leopoldi...and they are jet black with brilliant white spots....I requested one smokin hot male with two impregnated girls...both from different males, so the pups from each female will be unrelated to each other. This will make their offspring compatible with each other for future breeding stock.
I would just have to keep the two females pups separate so as not to lose track of the relations. It should be no problem as the females are expected to pup a couple weeks apart.

{so is everyone drooling with anticipation yet?}
WOW.  So amazing it's like a dream. 
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: SKISWETPETS on March 25, 2012, 09:41:35 PM
Did i see this today, and im just a Rehtard? ??? ??? Or was it somwhere else in the house... ???
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: GrizzlysDad on March 25, 2012, 10:05:05 PM
Did i see this today, and im just a Rehtard? ??? ??? Or was it somwhere else in the house... ???
Somewhere else indeed...you seen the 190g
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: SKISWETPETS on March 25, 2012, 10:14:45 PM
Did i see this today, and im just a Rehtard? ??? ??? Or was it somwhere else in the house... ???
Somewhere else indeed...you seen the 190g
C-mon, now i have to come back.. You could have showed me today and i would have forgotten by the next time i come down probly... 8) Where wast the tank. In the garage or something. ???
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: gcalvus on March 26, 2012, 06:44:48 AM
Did i see this today, and im just a Rehtard? ??? ??? Or was it somwhere else in the house... ???
Somewhere else indeed...you seen the 190g
C-mon, now i have to come back.. You could have showed me today and i would have forgotten by the next time i come down probly... 8) Where wast the tank. In the garage or something. ???

 you didn't see them in the bath tub  ::)
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: SKISWETPETS on March 26, 2012, 11:51:37 AM


 you didn't see them in the bath tub  ::)
[/quote] Were they really in the bath tub. I didn't even go into the bathroom at all. I suppose i wouldn't put that past someone....  ??? ???
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: JeffroM on March 26, 2012, 01:01:19 PM
Were they really in the bath tub. I didn't even go into the bathroom at all. I suppose i wouldn't put that past someone....  ??? ???
How could you miss something like that???

Leopoldi's in a monster tank.  Always been a dream of mine!
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: GrizzlysDad on March 26, 2012, 03:43:01 PM
Were they really in the bath tub. I didn't even go into the bathroom at all. I suppose i wouldn't put that past someone....  ??? ???
How could you miss something like that???

Leopoldi's in a monster tank.  Always been a dream of mine!

Mine too  ;)
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: JeffroM on March 29, 2012, 01:09:40 PM
It's been a few days.  How is that secret going?
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: GrizzlysDad on March 29, 2012, 02:18:49 PM
It's been a few days.  How is that secret going?

Ah, I am anxiously awaiting the one female to pup...hopefully multiple youngsters.
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: JeffroM on March 29, 2012, 03:14:27 PM
I thought you where going to come up with some pictures?
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: SKISWETPETS on March 29, 2012, 04:53:53 PM
I thought you where going to come up with some pictures?
Yeah, i wanna see that bathtub ??? :P :P
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: JeffroM on March 29, 2012, 08:11:35 PM
I thought you where going to come up with some pictures?
Yeah, i wanna see that bathtub ??? :P :P
I heard the first time he tried the bath tub trick he tried taking a bath with the fish.  Obviously killed the fish, so now he just doesn't bathe.
Title: Re: Shhh...I Have a Fishy Secret
Post by: Super Turtleman on March 30, 2012, 01:55:26 AM
Lol.