FINALLy got a Venustus

[Steve]

Every since I got back into fish keeping about 13 months ago I have been wanting a nice venustus, but with as big as they get I didn't want to put one in my 55g's so I was waiting till I got my 265g up and running till I got one. Well a couple weeks ago one of my favorite LFS just down the street from me had someone trade in a really BIG and beautifully colored male venustus. I am still a couple weeks away from the 265g up and running so I have just been visiting the venustus at the LFS every few days making sure he is healthy and hoping no one bought him. Today I couldn't take it any longer so I decided 1-2 weeks in a 55g shouldn't stress him too bad till his new 265g home is wet and ready for him.

I'll tryin get some better pics of him later with all the lights on but here's a quick one of him. He's a full 11"

[rcombs]

WOW you did better than I would have been able to. Its like when someone has an addiction. Sometimes its just hard to go any longer and ya just jump in lol. AWESOME VENUSTUS.

[Ogre44]

Gorgeous fish!

[Regalblue]

Cool Steve,  Nice giraffe

[Rob S]

Beast! One of my all-time favorites.

[Steve]

Thanks guys I really like him. He's super active as well yet very mellow with the other fish. He was in a tank with peacocks that were as small as 3" at the lfs shop and didn't mess with them, and hasn't bothered any of my smaller guys since being home either.

Looks like someone else likes him as well 

[four_by_ken]

Very nice!

I have one too that I got real small and is now second in size only to my Livingstoni. 

Its very mellow.  I think it might be a female though.  No hint of blue in the face like yours has.

Wish mine looked like that!

[Steve]

I have one too that I got real small and is now second in size only to my Livingstoni. 

That's another one that is on my short list for the big tank (Livingstoni). They had a nice looking 6-7" one in the tank right next to the Venusutus at the shop, but they didn't know if it was a male or not. If it was for sure a male I probably would have brought him home as well

[four_by_ken]

Mine is a male for sure.   

[LoveTheFishies]

My cat will sit there and look at the fish, while the fish sit there and look at the cat.   

[rcombs]

so are Venustus peaceful? or is it hit and miss.

[Steve]

I can't speak on other ones because this is my first Venustus, but so far so good with mine. He is super mellow. Doesn't bother anyone at all right now and hasn't shown any signs of being territorial at all yet.

[Mastiffman]

I can't speak on other ones because this is my first Venustus, but so far so good with mine. He is super mellow. Doesn't bother anyone at all right now and hasn't shown any signs of being territorial at all yet.

 Nice! Congrats! Venustus are Very nice Fish! Josh has mine Ex-Colony and his males are pretty nice as well! Big Dogs too! Should be a good 9-10" by now!

 You should start looking for a Nimbochromis fuscotaeniatus! Those are another nice Nimbo!

[Steve]

You should start looking for a Nimbochromis fuscotaeniatus! Those are another nice Nimbo!

It's funny you mentioned that because just a couple days ago I was looking through the Hap pricelist on the website of one of the online places I have ordered from before and one of the fish I was looking at that they sell is the Nimbochromis fuscotaeniatus. They have 3.5"-4" males for $38 and 5.5"-6" males for $65. I don't think I have seen any local though.

[Mastiffman]

You should start looking for a Nimbochromis fuscotaeniatus! Those are another nice Nimbo!

It's funny you mentioned that because just a couple days ago I was looking through the Hap pricelist on the website of one of the online places I have ordered from before and one of the fish I was looking at that they sell is the Nimbochromis fuscotaeniatus. They have 3.5"-4" males for $38 and 5.5"-6" males for $65. I don't think I have seen any local though.

 Nice! it's up to you but you may want to hop on that if you are seriously considering one.