New Fish!

malawi4me2 · 01-23-2005, 01:12 PM

Well, I picked up a couple of new fish from my LFS today! ****One's a male Otopharynx lithobates "Zimbabwe Rock" that's about 4.5" long to go with the two females that I already have! ****The others are 4 fry from a breeding pair of Hemichromis sp. "Moanda" (4 was all that was left today). ****I'm going to try to grow 'em up (the only other fish in the tank is a bristlenose pleco). ****I'm waiting for the parents to be available for sale (the owner is still considering putting them in one of their tanks at home). ****All of 'em are acclimating right now. ****I'll post some pics soon!

malawi4me2 · 01-23-2005, 04:51 PM

Here's a pic of my new O. lithobates "Zimbabwe Rock" along with one of the females, and my sub-dominant male P. fenestratus Taiwan Reef. It was taken about 10 minutes after releasing him into the tank, so his colors are still pale.

And here's the fry while I was acclimating them. They're in the very bottom left corner of the bag. I haven't been able to find any of them since releasing them because they're really tiny!

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Lisachromis · 01-23-2005, 07:55 PM

Nice pics!

malawi4me2 · 01-24-2005, 01:02 PM

Thanks!

(RC) · 01-24-2005, 01:15 PM

Good Luck with the fry.

RC

malawi4me2 · 01-24-2005, 01:22 PM

I've been able to locate 3 out of 4 of 'em today. I'm feeding them Sera FD Cyclops right now, and in a couple of weeks I'll probably move 'em up to Micropan. I've never raised any fry from this age (three weeks at most), so it's pretty exciting!

83turboranger · 01-24-2005, 05:31 PM

What is a Fry? I like the "Zimbabwe Rock". I want some kind of Cichlid when I get a 20 gal. tank.

malawi4me2 · 01-24-2005, 06:33 PM

Fry are baby fish. These little guys just hatched about three weeks ago, and they're about 1/16th of an inch long! Very cute!

83turboranger · 01-24-2005, 07:15 PM

Alright, cool. Thanks. I'm still learning a lot, obviously.

Are Fry any baby fish, or just what you call, that species when its babies?

(RC) · 01-24-2005, 07:22 PM

All baby fish are fry.

RC

83turboranger · 01-24-2005, 07:25 PM

Alright, thanks.

joe kool · 01-24-2005, 10:11 PM

I've had real good luck raising fry BUT it was within my own systems so the water was at least "similar". Unless you are lucky or have a lot of experience with it I'd recommend at least waiting until their "free swimming" (lose the egg sack totally and swimming about the tank like any other fish ... just scared as heck!! ****

) In my fry tanks I have a bright light ****(65 watt cf on a 20L tank) that grows a ton of algae and java moss with a few other misc. plants that helps them feel "safe" as well as the algae providing very nutritious (FREE!) food for the youngins.

too many variable when adding fry that young to a totally new ecosystem ... it's hard enough on a sub-adult with the temp -ph-kh-ni-na changes from their system to yours much less a 3 week old fry that can't even stay off the bottom for more than 20 min at a time without resting ****

good luck

l8ter ****

malawi4me2 · 01-25-2005, 05:36 AM

Thanks! I'm actually waiting to get the pair of Hemichromis sp. "Moanda" that the fry was from (LFS owner may decide to keep them). Since the LFS wasn't doing anything special to raise them (most of them had been eaten by the fish in the connected tank), one of the guys gave 'em to me to try. I acclimated them over a period of about 6 hours, and they seem to be doing pretty well so far (Well, at least the three that I've been able to locate...)! There's lots of plants in the tank for them to hide in.[/i]

**Osiris** · 01-25-2005, 05:45 AM

very cool, u got a good looking lithobate there! I am surprised u got them fry as small as they are..most peeps wait until over 1 1/4" long..

malawi4me2 · 01-25-2005, 05:59 PM

Thanks Marty!

01-23-2005, 01:12 PM	#1
malawi4me2 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 22 Posts: 354	New Fish! Well, I picked up a couple of new fish from my LFS today! ***One's a male Otopharynx lithobates* "Zimbabwe Rock" that's about 4.5" long to go with the two females that I already have! ***The others are 4 fry from a breeding pair of Hemichromis sp.* "Moanda" (4 was all that was left today). **I'm going to try to grow 'em up (the only other fish in the tank is a bristlenose pleco). I'm waiting for the parents to be available for sale (the owner is still considering putting them in one of their tanks at home). All of 'em are acclimating right now. **I'll post some pics soon!

01-23-2005, 04:51 PM	#2
malawi4me2 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 22 Posts: 354	Re: New Fish! Here's a pic of my new O. lithobates "Zimbabwe Rock" along with one of the females, and my sub-dominant male P. fenestratus Taiwan Reef. It was taken about 10 minutes after releasing him into the tank, so his colors are still pale. And here's the fry while I was acclimating them. They're in the very bottom left corner of the bag. I haven't been able to find any of them since releasing them because they're really tiny! [/i]

01-23-2005, 07:55 PM	#3
Lisachromis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 280	Re: New Fish! Nice pics! __________________ Lisa's Lair Cichlid Room Companion

01-24-2005, 01:02 PM	#4
malawi4me2 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 22 Posts: 354	Re: New Fish! Thanks!

01-24-2005, 01:15 PM	#5
(RC) nobody Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: upstate NY Age: 46 Posts: 793	Good Luck with the fry. RC __________________ "Lead by Example, Follow by Choice" http://www.ibcbettas.org/ http://www.cnybc.org/

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01-24-2005, 01:22 PM	#6
malawi4me2 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 22 Posts: 354	I've been able to locate 3 out of 4 of 'em today. I'm feeding them Sera FD Cyclops right now, and in a couple of weeks I'll probably move 'em up to Micropan. I've never raised any fry from this age (three weeks at most), so it's pretty exciting!

01-24-2005, 05:31 PM	#7
83turboranger Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Glenville, PA (southern York County, PA/northern MD) Age: 21 Posts: 130	What is a Fry? I like the "Zimbabwe Rock". I want some kind of Cichlid when I get a 20 gal. tank. __________________ <III>< -2 1/2 gal tank -1 orange/red glofire +1 Plastic Plant -20 gallon -Kribensis (female) -6 Tiger Barbs + 1 Cave IN GOD WE TRUST

01-24-2005, 06:33 PM	#8
malawi4me2 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 22 Posts: 354	Fry are baby fish. These little guys just hatched about three weeks ago, and they're about 1/16th of an inch long! Very cute!

01-24-2005, 07:15 PM	#9
83turboranger Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Glenville, PA (southern York County, PA/northern MD) Age: 21 Posts: 130	Alright, cool. Thanks. I'm still learning a lot, obviously. Are Fry any baby fish, or just what you call, that species when its babies? __________________ <III>< -2 1/2 gal tank -1 orange/red glofire +1 Plastic Plant -20 gallon -Kribensis (female) -6 Tiger Barbs + 1 Cave IN GOD WE TRUST

01-24-2005, 07:22 PM	#10
(RC) nobody Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: upstate NY Age: 46 Posts: 793	All baby fish are fry. RC __________________ "Lead by Example, Follow by Choice" http://www.ibcbettas.org/ http://www.cnybc.org/

01-24-2005, 07:25 PM	#11
83turboranger Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Glenville, PA (southern York County, PA/northern MD) Age: 21 Posts: 130	Alright, thanks. __________________ <III>< -2 1/2 gal tank -1 orange/red glofire +1 Plastic Plant -20 gallon -Kribensis (female) -6 Tiger Barbs + 1 Cave IN GOD WE TRUST

01-24-2005, 10:11 PM	#12
joe kool Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 36 Posts: 572	Re: New Fish! I've had real good luck raising fry BUT it was within my own systems so the water was at least "similar". Unless you are lucky or have a lot of experience with it I'd recommend at least waiting until their "free swimming" (lose the egg sack totally and swimming about the tank like any other fish ... just scared as heck!! ** ) In my fry tanks I have a bright light (65 watt cf on a 20L tank) that grows a ton of algae and java moss with a few other misc. plants that helps them feel "safe" as well as the algae providing very nutritious (FREE!) food for the youngins. too many variable when adding fry that young to a totally new ecosystem ... it's hard enough on a sub-adult with the temp -ph-kh-ni-na changes from their system to yours much less a 3 week old fry that can't even stay off the bottom for more than 20 min at a time without resting good luck l8ter ** __________________ A conglomeration of cichlids from all over living happily in my "melting pot" of tanks. Breeding: currently nothing ... I'm sequestered in South Korea, "Osan" to be exact 2 days till I'm back in the states!!!! Florida to be exact, those Floridians have no idea what they're in for!! current Fry: see above tanks: 100, 55, 46 BF, 26 BF, 20L, 5 fry tank 20L planted with CRS is the only thing up (easy for the wife to care for in my stead)

01-25-2005, 05:36 AM	#13
malawi4me2 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 22 Posts: 354	Re: New Fish! Thanks! I'm actually waiting to get the pair of Hemichromis sp. "Moanda" that the fry was from (LFS owner may decide to keep them). Since the LFS wasn't doing anything special to raise them (most of them had been eaten by the fish in the connected tank), one of the guys gave 'em to me to try. I acclimated them over a period of about 6 hours, and they seem to be doing pretty well so far (Well, at least the three that I've been able to locate...)! There's lots of plants in the tank for them to hide in.[/i]

01-25-2005, 05:45 AM	#14
Osiris Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 25 Posts: 3,692	very cool, u got a good looking lithobate there! I am surprised u got them fry as small as they are..most peeps wait until over 1 1/4" long.. __________________ Reality is for people who can't handle Science-Fiction

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01-25-2005, 05:59 PM	#15
malawi4me2 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 22 Posts: 354	Thanks Marty!

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