A few pics

[BSW]

some of mine -

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s12/rlwbsw/A.jpg
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s12/rlwbsw/B.jpg
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s12/rlwbsw/C.jpg
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s12/rlwbsw/D.jpg
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s12/rlwbsw/E.jpg
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[scott bowler]

very nice fish , BSW nice work

[BSW]

Thank you Scott
Just big pets !
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[the german]

top fiah mate,love this turks :D

[ivo]

You have very nice discus i like them. Are the colbalt a pair? I saw a pigeon in an aquarium a few weeks ago which looks very very similar to yours in the last picture, which has the type of shape i like. Are you in Sydney? (since there is no location stated under your username)

[Mr Discus]

Awesome selection of fish BSW.

Very jealous!!

[nchutz]

I love ur Neon Red TurQs... very nice fishes...

[Matt15]

Its gorgeous seeing those adults all together, u lucky bugger...!!!
Did you raise them yourself? and if so what size tank/filtration are you using?
I'd love to see more pics if you've got the time...... :D

[albatrozz]

Great fish. Wow.... just wow :shock: , how old are they approximately?

[BSW]

Thank you so much for the very nice compliments mates !
I'm in Salt Lake City, Ut. U.S.A.
I bought the fish as 2.5 to 3 inchers. They are now approaching their full grown size I think, they are about 11 months old now.
Both sets are in 60g tall, planted tanks. I do not use RO, just tap, with Prime conditioner, our water is a little hard for hatching eggs, but if and when pairs form out of these tanks I will move them to 30g bare bottoms of their own, with RO, and cross my fingers.
I have a Fluval 405, a penguin 330, and a Magnum 250 for filteration running on each tank. With a 25 W UV Sterilizer. I do 50% water changes on each tank every other day, but now that they are reaching adult, I will likely slow that down to twice a week.
I have never fed Beef Heart. Only Brine Shrimp, chopped steamed Prawns with steamed spinach, And a variety of dry foods that are high in Protein.
Thanks again for all the nice things you all have said !
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s12/rlwbsw/Leopard1.jpg
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[Ben75]

Hi Bsw,
Mate love your Neon red turks, lovely shape & great colour intensity.
What ever you are doing keep it up cause its working.
Regards,

[BSW]

Thank you so much Ben -
All of the fish above were billed as something else in the States. But you know how those names are, seems now a days as every new fish has a new name. The Turks were billed here as "Venus Leopards" the Cobalt's were billed here as "Violet Reflections" and both have had a very intense metallic coloration. So part is in the breeding I'm sure, as far as foods, I think it has been the dry foods that have brought out the color so much.
I'm not sure what is available in OZ but, they do get quite a bit of Spurlina, which enhances color I hear. And the three main dry foods that they get are these (below) -
You probably have the same there -
It seems as though they give the fish almost a "Glow in the Dark" coloration !
And seems to do equally as good of a job on the Oranges, Reds & Yellows.
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s12/rlwbsw/Leopard2.jpg
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s12/rlwbsw/Brineshrimpplus.jpg
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s12/rlwbsw/colorbits.jpg
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s12/rlwbsw/cichlidchrisps.jpg
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[ozarowana]

ditto in regards to the turks... I don't think they will ever go out of fashion :D

[BSW]

Well, thanks to each of you -
There are MANY lovely fish on this forum, lots of them would "out do" mine quite well.
Mine are just pets, but I do enjoy them.
Thanks again -
B

[ozarowana]

You have done a great job with them. You can have all the colours of the rainbow, but nothing beats healthy looking discus.