A few random pictures from the past week or so

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Cropped video showing what geo does when danger lurks:

 

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bucephalandra helena emersed blooming

 

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A few of the 13 i have came over to see what i was doing:

 

[Innesfan]

What an interesting bunch of species. I bet this combo offers an endless amount of fascination. How many Anostomus ternetzi and Hemiodus gracilis do you have? And is that a Laetacara species at the top? L. fulvipinnis? Really nice, all of 'em.

 

[anewbie]

What an interesting bunch of species. I bet this combo offers an endless amount of fascination. How many Anostomus ternetzi and Hemiodus gracilis do you have? And is that a Laetacara species at the top? A. fulvipinnis? Really nice, all of 'em.

I have around 25 of h. gracilis and 20 a. ternetzi; the h. gracilis are a bit fragile and the a. ternetzi are quite durable. I have a small group of fishes sold as l. thayeri. I believe the lack of tail spot makes these thayeri. The gracilis have been pretty solid since they have become established but it is hard to introduce them or new members also the panic easily.

 

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From today's water changes - both are from my itsy bitsy 10:

 

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If a fish gets angry enough....

 

[Rusty_Shackleford]

Just a couple - my largest male - bit of a bully; the auto light adjustment kind of washed the picture out - he is a bit darker with more intense red.
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This lady bred again:
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One of the mysteries for me is they clamp their tails when in breeding dress. The m. mirificus don't seem to do that.

Awesome fish dude.
That female with eggs, to me the clamped caudal fins and the spot, looks like a second head and eye. Perhaps to confuse predators or something that would predate on eggs and fry?

 

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Female a. sp winkelfleck with her brood well fed on bbs:

 

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a. pinto nana grown emersed after 18+ months (golden behind it):

b. skeleton king grown emersed after a year:

 

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a bit over 2 years old:

 

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Another attempt at showing their colours:

So i've had them for 16 to 18 months and i guess they were around 6 to 8 months old when received - haven't seen any pairing or hint of breeding not that i'm looking forward to such given that the me's constantly breed and create enough 'excitement' or stress depending on ones attitude towards their aggression.

 

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