random dwarves

[bushie]

dwarf forums have been a bit quiet of late so I thought I would post a couple of pics.
sorry about the quality but it is really hard to get photos when they are in a large, heavily planted, community tank.

kribs

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i150/bushiesline/dwarves/2007-02-04067.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i150/bushiesline/dwarves/2007-02-04053.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i150/bushiesline/dwarves/2007-02-04027.jpg

female krib and cac

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i150/bushiesline/dwarves/2007-02-04066.jpg

female cac .........(anyone in perth got spare males?)

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i150/bushiesline/dwarves/2007-02-04059.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i150/bushiesline/dwarves/2007-02-04052.jpg

[bushie]

male borelli

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i150/bushiesline/dwarves/2007-02-04071.jpg

female borelli

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i150/bushiesline/dwarves/2007-02-04072.jpg

male trifasciata...........( anyone in perth got spare females? )

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i150/bushiesline/dwarves/2007-02-04083.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i150/bushiesline/dwarves/2007-02-04081.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i150/bushiesline/dwarves/2007-02-04060.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i150/bushiesline/dwarves/2007-02-04051.jpg

best I can do for now.
wasn`t going to post these because of crap quality, but it is better than nothing. :oops:

[DiscusMad]

you been scareing the wee little fishies in the dark have you LOL

[bushie]

no actually, thats under full lights.
it`s just that I use a flash to capure the photo`s and it looks like it is dark behind them.

[Robdog]

Nice healthy val you got there bushie.

I'd show some pics of my little guys but they're all dead. That's what happens when you mix weekends away binge drinking with hot apartments and no air con.

[bushie]

sorry to hear about that robdog.

not the binge drinking and weekends away, thats just par for the course and I would of been dissapointed with you otherwise.

but losing the little ones sucks.
any ideas why?

I just can`t see temps alone knocking them off. :?
our air con blew up about three weeks ago and of course the last three weeks have been the hottest this summer.
temps have got up over forty and it doesn`t seem to lift the tank temp too much.
mind you that could just be the house( double brick and tile,insulated) probably makes a big difference.

[bushie]

and yeah, I have got a bit of a vallis jungle going.
time for a big tank make over, clean out, rescape, ect ect.

[Merrilyn]

Bushie, I'm impressed with that male Krib you've got there. Pic 3 shows him with some of the best colouring I've seen.

Sorry to hear about your fish Rob. These little guys seem pretty darn fragile.

My pairs are still going strong, but no new babies on the horizon.

[Robdog]

I had 2 girls in my main tank which are doing fine. The temp in there hasn't been over about 29 all summer. All my others are in little cube tanks in another room which cops a bit of arvo sun.
My Dicrossus Filamentosus went first before I even got home. Next I found my panduro pair gasping and disorientated. Quick wc and crossed fingers. She swelled up a bit and died and he is still moping around. Then my male Orange Flash upped and died.
I can't win at the moment. If anyone wants a female cacatuoides and baenschi or a male panduro let me know.

[DiscusMad]

no actually, thats under full lights.
it`s just that I use a flash to capure the photo`s and it looks like it is dark behind them.

thats so cool nice effect though!

[bushie]

F****G spewin`,

came home today and my trifasciata is deaded. :cry:

after posting those pics and all. :(

he didn`t look sick or anything. :evil:

not happy.................




but then I did come home with seven new discus and 3 new killies.

not to mention half a dozen other species.

I spose I was kinda happy.




oh! now I`m confused.

am I happy or sad or both. :?

[Robdog]

he didn`t look sick or anything.

From those photos he looks like he might have had an advanced case of "blur" :lol:

At least you don't have to worry about finding a female for him now. Still a shame though :cry:

[flaggy]

changing the topic from deaths to births :)

here's my recently acquired borelli opal female with some fry - can you spot them? they've been free-swimming for about 3 days

http://flaggy.wemmit.net/opalfry.jpg

[bushie]

congrats and well done flaggy.

I`m still growing my borelli`s up at the moment.

any tips for future breeding?

[Th0mas]

Has been a while since my last photo update - these are just taken tonight, not fantastic (as the fish tend to hide) soon followed by flat battery.

These are best I could do for now (taken over an hour and chose the best one) :wink:

[Th0mas]

More....

[Th0mas]

last lot....

Did not get a chance to take some shots of the aggie Tefe.

[top_dog]

Did not get a chance to take some shots of the aggie Tefe.

Please do. :)

[flaggy]

My Borelli Opal fry have grown a bit bigger since the last pic :)

Do they look roughly the correct size after one week free swimming?

http://flaggy.wemmit.net/opalfry2.jpg

[Robdog]

Nice shots of the T-bars Th0mas. When are those guys normally sexable?

[Th0mas]

Nice shots of the T-bars Th0mas. When are those guys normally sexable?

Think it is getting closer now, it's been a while since hatching. Just saw another batch in the pot (probably hatched 2 days ago) today, didn't have the camera ready and had to leave for work. Probably an update shot in a day or two.

Thomas.

[Th0mas]

The latest batch of pucallpaensis, taken today (while recovering from working through the night).

[Robdog]

Do any of them look like becoming anything like the pic on page 1001 in the Atlas?? :)

[Th0mas]

Difficult to say - the parent is F0 and the male is not as colourful. Hopefully there's something in the female's side to make them better looking.

A couple are starting to show colour already, and do have better colour than dad.

[flaggy]

Been busy all week to notice what was happening in the Blue Ram tank... till today when I saw free swimmers :)

Nice surprise

http://flaggy.wemmit.net/ramfry1.jpg
http://flaggy.wemmit.net/ramfry2.jpg