New Tank Setup - New Direction

[Ron]

After years of keeping african cichlids in my tanks I setup a tank the other day and went in a different direction stocking it. So far it's an interesting change and I'm amazed at their voracious appetite! At the same time they sure produce waste more quickly than my africans did! As a result I'm finding tank maintenance to be more demanding. 

I'll get pictures later today, but am excited and figured I'd let the suspense build. 

[Regalblue]

Where's the dancing banana smiley?!?! 

I'm hoping you came over to my side.

[gmaschke]

I'll try and reverse it.......   We don't care, Don't tell us!!!!!         There see if that works.

[Ron]

Where's the dancing banana smiley?!?! 

I'm hoping you came over to my side.

LOL. 

Didn't have time for good pictures last night - hoping to update this later tonight!

[Michael Zebrowski]

You're keeping North American natives now...?

[Ron]

I've kept North American natives in the past.

I've also kept a few new world cichlids in the past, as Regal suggested earlier.

What I've got brewing is a new "first". I'm guessing I'll be given a hard time once I spill the beans. 

[Super Turtleman]

I'm giving a hard time now. Intentinally dragging out a long tease like this is just plain RUDE! I'm not even interested now!!!


*whisper* I think he bought it.

[Ron]

I'm giving a hard time now. Intentinally dragging out a long tease like this is just plain RUDE! I'm not even interested now!!!

Alright, before everyone loses interest I'll run down and take a picture or two right now and get them uploaded! 

[Ron]

 

[Rob S]

Oh so you went with a community tank? very cool

[Super Turtleman]

Aha!!! It worked. Planning to take over the world via hen-pocalypse huh?

[Regalblue]

How long will they take to grow up?   

End of summer MCA BBQ at Ron's!?!?
Lol, j/k

That's definitely a tank in a new direction

[Ron]

Aha!!! It worked. Planning to take over the world via hen-pocalypse huh?

LOL.

Oh so you went with a community tank? very cool

Thanks Rob. They're actually all supposed to be the same - "Cornish Cross".

How long will they take to grow up?   

End of summer MCA BBQ at Ron's!?!?
Lol, j/k

Hopefully in 3 weeks they'll be outdoors and another 4-5 weeks after that they'll be in the freezer. I was tempted to do more, but figured 25 was enough to get the ball rolling again. Years ago while in high school I helped my parents raise some, so I have some past experience, but it's been a while. So far, so good. 

That's definitely a tank in a new direction

Luckily I didn't actually have to shut down a viable tank for this venture. It's the tank I previously broke on accident. I was holding on to it for as replacement panes should history repeat itself with another tank and realized it'd work great for brooding the chicks indoors.

[Michael Zebrowski]

Nice...Didn't see that one coming!

Mike

[SKISWETPETS]

Yep total shocker there. Iwas gonna get 4 egg layers this year and never did. Gonna have to wait till next year im thinkin. Good luck to ya.