The endler guy Posted March 3, 2023 Author Share Posted March 3, 2023 green neon (blue heart) cardinal tetra (purple trophy) 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Cardinals for me but I’m ORD and can’t vote with an emoji. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The endler guy Posted March 3, 2023 Author Share Posted March 3, 2023 On 3/3/2023 at 1:02 PM, Odd Duck said: Cardinals for me but I’m ORD and can’t vote with an emoji. sure ill factor that in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 On 3/3/2023 at 12:33 PM, The endler guy said: sure ill factor that in I’ve got some back. 😆 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The endler guy Posted March 4, 2023 Author Share Posted March 4, 2023 Neons win! Cardinals win! Siamese algae eater (blue heart) Chinese algae eater (purple trophy) 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The endler guy Posted March 4, 2023 Author Share Posted March 4, 2023 (edited) Comet Goldfish (blue heart) domestic crucian carp koi (purple trophy) domestic common carp Edited March 4, 2023 by The endler guy Forgot to specify NOT FANCY GOLDFISH!!!! 4 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Does 😍 mean I can’t decide? 😜 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The endler guy Posted March 4, 2023 Author Share Posted March 4, 2023 On 3/4/2023 at 8:26 AM, TheSwissAquarist said: Does 😍 mean I can’t decide? 😜 I’ll take that as a heart (Unless stated otherwise) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The endler guy Posted March 5, 2023 Author Share Posted March 5, 2023 Sae and comet goldfish win (surprisingly I thought koi would have a huge fan base!) wcmm (blue heart) rice fish (purple trophy) 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The endler guy Posted March 5, 2023 Author Share Posted March 5, 2023 Betta (blue heart) paradise fish (purple trophy) 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theplatymaster Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 @The endler guy I notice definetly on the second row, and the bottom of the first you go into oddballs, how many people here have had Pepa Parva or Pepa Pepa toads, it will be hard for us to judge those and declare them "the best", most of us dont keep them, and dont have friends that keep them either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The endler guy Posted March 5, 2023 Author Share Posted March 5, 2023 On 3/5/2023 at 9:37 AM, Theplatymaster said: @The endler guy I notice definetly on the second row, and the bottom of the first you go into oddballs, how many people here have had Pepa Parva or Pepa Pepa toads, it will be hard for us to judge those and declare them "the best", most of us dont keep them, and dont have friends that keep them either. Most people also don’t have aprapima, and the coop had pepa parva also acf are illegal many areas, so are red arawana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 On 3/5/2023 at 5:12 AM, The endler guy said: wcmm (blue heart) rice fish (purple trophy) Not nice to make me choose! I want both. Together. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theplatymaster Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 puffers are up next @mountaintoppufferkeeper@Preston John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintoppufferkeeper Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 @Theplatymaster agreed Ill vote spotted congo to take the left side The newly acquired spotted congo colony A puffer that can work with more than just other puffers and looks like it is smiling in this frame is a tough one to beat. ....BUT...... The definate adds Pao palustris mekong puffers and Pao baileyi would be playing in the south east asia puffer conference for me and among the top seeds to make it to the finals from the mountaintop division. Pao cf palustris mekong river puffers The adult male amazonas magazine star Day 1 F1 fry from his efforts 1" F1 fry from his efforts Hairy puffers my first and still running puffer colony which really started me on the puffer colony setups. Who doesnt like seeing a bearded puffer happy to see them. Mine are much more active as a trio than seperated. I have split one from the pair before and "he" (in this next photo) became a bump on a log vs an interactive surface swimmer and food beggar. Returned to normal when put back into the colony. and the final add for the cichlid bracket crenicichla regani rio tapajos (dwarf pike) Male above female below fry everywhere. These were the first on my breeders award program submission for the Colorado Aquarium Society. The colors are awesome,They are fearless parents, they teach fry to be pike, and they generally tolerate other fish in the tank unless they get too close to the fry. The behaviors of these are interesting as well; I observed snapping their jaws and gaping their mouths in displays I assessed were to deter percieved threats to the fry. They changed in coloration pattern and hue that I believe wad to communicate to each other and thier fry based on instantaneous behavior changes of the other adult and fry when that shift occured. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theplatymaster Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 On 3/5/2023 at 10:57 PM, mountaintoppufferkeeper said: Male above female below fry everywhere. These were the first on my breeders award program submission for the Colorado Aquarium Society. The colors are awesome,They are fearless parents, they teach fry to be pike, and they generally tolerate other fish in the tank unless they get too close to the fry. The behaviors of these are interesting as well; I observed snapping their jaws and gaping their mouths in displays I assessed were to deter percieved threats to the fry. They changed in coloration pattern and hue that I believe wad to communicate to each other and thier fry based on instantaneous behavior changes of the other adult and fry when that shift occured. that is very interesting, thank you for sharing. I had always read that pike cichlid were challenging fish to keep and breed, has this not been your experience with these fish? (asking out of pure curiosity, i have no room/no interest in getting these fish) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The endler guy Posted March 6, 2023 Author Share Posted March 6, 2023 Winners!wcmm and bettas! two shoaling puffers, I sincerely hope you know where each come from Amazon puffers (blue heart) spotted Congo puffers (purple trophy) (thanks @mountaintoppufferkeeperfor the spotted Congo photo!) 5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The endler guy Posted March 6, 2023 Author Share Posted March 6, 2023 Time for our first non fish! these are the two most common filter feeding shrimp bamboo shrimp (blue heart) vampire shrimp (purple trophy) 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintoppufferkeeper Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 On 3/6/2023 at 3:16 AM, Theplatymaster said: that is very interesting, thank you for sharing. I had always read that pike cichlid were challenging fish to keep and breed, has this not been your experience with these fish? (asking out of pure curiosity, i have no room/no interest in getting these fish) Id say ever species is a challenge in some way. The regani were the more interesting looking midsized species and called the gentle pike occasionally. I thought their keeping was pretty standard for me: a group in a species tank with some schooling species and let them decide who stays and needs to move out. Then relocate those who were not pike approved to new tanks. They were easy feeders for me. I fed pellets, flake, and frozen and they didnt bother anyone else unless they got too close to fry. The conspecific aggression when they pair off was probably the hardest part. I bought 2 wild caught pairs that were happily in a 50 gallon for about 1.5 years...until they werent.😁 One day the colored up formed a dominant pair and the other pair had to be moved to another tank due to clear non stop "eviction" by the dominant pair. It wasnt too long after that when the female vanished around Christmas and wouldnt even show for feeding. I went into the fishroom on new years day and she was back with a cloud of fry. The male was likely bringing her food to a cave they spawned in. it was around 300 fry who i raised and traded out from a spawn so there could be a few F1 regani out there still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The endler guy Posted March 7, 2023 Author Share Posted March 7, 2023 Amazon puffers and vampire shrimp win cherry shrimp (blue heart) tiger shrimp (purple trophy) (didn’t know the name for the caradina equivalent of cherry shrimp) 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The endler guy Posted March 7, 2023 Author Share Posted March 7, 2023 Adf (blue heart) pepa parva (purple trophy) (similar to adf but from South America and closer to Surinam toads, they incubate their eggs in their backs) 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 Well now that I can use reactions, yesterday is all tied up. Someone break the tie! On 3/7/2023 at 4:40 AM, The endler guy said: (didn’t know the name for the caradina equivalent of cherry shrimp) Crystal Red shrimp On 3/5/2023 at 7:57 PM, mountaintoppufferkeeper said: Who doesnt like seeing a bearded puffer happy to see them. Exactly! Such an underrated puffer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The endler guy Posted March 8, 2023 Author Share Posted March 8, 2023 On 3/7/2023 at 3:40 PM, nabokovfan87 said: Well now that I can use reactions, yesterday is all tied up. Someone break the tie! Crystal Red shrimp Exactly! Such an underrated puffer. What did you vote for for the two frogs? Also I didn’t mention this but the. Votes close the next day So even though the winners have flipped since Monday the winners when I checked at the beginning of Tuesday still remain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The endler guy Posted March 8, 2023 Author Share Posted March 8, 2023 Winners are cherry shrimp and adf Pipa pipa (blue heart) (Suriname toad, gives live birth out of their backs) african clawed frogs (purple trophy) 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theplatymaster Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 On 3/8/2023 at 9:01 AM, The endler guy said: Winners are cherry shrimp and adf Pipa pipa (blue heart) (Suriname toad, gives live birth out of their backs) african clawed frogs (purple trophy) i know nothing about either, but the ACF is a little better looking, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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