my first wild!

[ILLUSN]

Heres a few pics just for Tommo, who was nice enough to pack and send his heckel and 4 other domestics (including 1 awesome blue faced brown) to live with me in Sydney!

the fish were picked up from the airport on Monday the 28th and have settled in very well over the last 4 days, all are eating beefheart, colorbits and freezedried blackworms, a few are picking at the breeders blend flake and MAC's spirolina flake.

currently housed in a 4x18x20high tank with filtration by an eheim 2217 and 36w jebo UV. pH 6.0 temp 30C. kh 0 gh 2

[scott bowler]

its nice mate good luck with it , more pics mate of the brown too hehe

[ILLUSN]

hehehe no worries scott, give me a week to get the tank looking ship shape and I'll put up some nice pics.

these were just to put poor Tommo's mind at ease LOL

[Matt15]

Nice fish mate. I hope your going to clean the tank glass before those next shots are taken.... hahahahaha...!!!! :lol:

[Tommo]

Mate They Look Sensational :) I Am Glad That They Are Ok :)

"There Are Some F%^kin Dirty People Now ,Cos I Posted Them To You.LOL "

But At The End Of The Day, The Word Sold Is The Most Inporant !

Illusn "They Look Great And I Hope They Do Well For You !"

AND I KNOW THAT THEY WILL BE SAFE WITH YOU !

Cheers Tommo

"Aka" Marine Man

[fish_r]

nice looking fish Jothy, look forward to seeing them when there more settled.

[ivo]

Very beautiful heckel. Do you keep it with your other discus or separately?

[taksan]

Excellent ...at least someone profited from Thommo going off his rocker over to the dark side.

[Tommo]

LOL taksan :lol:

[samir]

LOL taksan :lol:

:roll: wow a clownfish avatar, impressive very impressive :roll:

[ILLUSN]

thanks I'vo, I've set up a seperate tank for wilds, its only 4x18x20, but it will do, thinink i might use the spare pond for them if they do well.

[taksan]

Just how many tanks do you have now Jothy?

[ILLUSN]

Just how many tanks do you have now Jothy?

11 in the fish room, 1 in the house (just a 30L shrimp tank), 2 ponds (currently outside), 2 tanks at dads place (only small 330L and a 160L) and anoter 2 ponds there as well, and a new one at xtreme waiting for pick up (only a 2 footer 80L for fry).

my wife thinks I've got a problem :ug

[Merrilyn]

Naaaaah you haven't got a problem Jothy.

You sound very normal to us :lol:

Gorgeous fish. Hope they breed for you.

[ILLUSN]

Thanks Mez, fingers crossed, first I'll need to "aquire" a suitable mte for it, whats the opinion if heckel x greens?

[mr troph]

:shock: Wow stunning wild mate.

[albatrozz]

Just how many tanks do you have now Jothy?

11 in the fish room, 1 in the house (just a 30L shrimp tank), 2 ponds (currently outside), 2 tanks at dads place (only small 330L and a 160L) and anoter 2 ponds there as well, and a new one at xtreme waiting for pick up (only a 2 footer 80L for fry).

my wife thinks I've got a problem :ug

you are one crazy fish lover illusn..... but arent we all? :lol:
anyways great fish

[ILLUSN]

update Time!!!
the fish have settled in well over the last month, the little blue faced brown is showing some great color and fantastic growth, the heckel is still a little shy(er), but always at the front of the tank "showing off" as my wife puts it.

[ILLUSN]

just a few more...

the do school ever so nicely :D

Tommo (or any one else who wants to have a go), you wouldn't know what grosses made up the other fish would you? 2 appear to be brownx cobolt/turk

the other appear to be pigion based, you can just see the peppering in the following photos.

[Tommo]

Hey ILLUSN,The Heckle Looks Great, That Blue/Brown Is Starting To Look Really Nice Indeed,As For The Others,Well I Think They Are Cross "Friggin/Everything"

Cheers Tommo

[ILLUSN]

Hehehehe thanks Tommo,

yeah i think they are bitzza's but the 2 browns are VERY nice.

thanks again mate.