Jewels

[kribensis12]

Hi, i just bought 2 jewel ciclids and here is a vid and some pics of them around 2 hours after added to the tank:
Video: http/s170.photobucket.com/albums/u274/kr...nt=100_0880.flv
Pic: http/i170.photobucket.com/albums/u274/krib2007/jewel1.jpg
Pic: http/i170.photobucket.com/albums/u274/kr...07/100_0888.jpg
Pic: http/i170.photobucket.com/albums/u274/kr...07/100_0884.jpg

What do you think? I like them alot and think they are pretty, but the camera is bad so i cant show you the actual color, they both show some red. And are around 1 and a half inches. Any tips on their care.

 

[kribensis12]

Here is another video: http/s170.photobucket.com/albums/u274/kr...jewel2video.flv

 

[WaterBender1995]

what other fish are in the tank?
how big is the tank?

did you do any research on Hemichromis bimaculatus before you bought it?

 

[kribensis12]

I have them in a 20g flat hexagon, by themselves( except for the cory). I have done reshearch on them, but i figured i would have more experienced people give me tips on keeping them. I right now dont plan on adding anything else, if i do it will be more jewel's , so they can pair of if mine dont pair.

 

[Chuka1212]

Cool little jewels man! I kept one a while back and they are great fun. Pretty aggresive though. They are easy to take care of, take a variety of foods, etc. So I don't really have any expert advice...

 

[kribensis12]

Thanks, now they are really starting to color up. And they are eatiing aggressivley. I have noticed that the bigger one seems to have a rounder belly. It might be a female, or it is my eyes.

 

[kribensis12]

I gto a 3rd yesterday, soo there is a better chance that i will have a pair. This one is a ircandescent, and he is a stellar looking jewel .

 

[cheesy feet]

How are they getting on now krib?
...Saw this post while looking at another juwel thread.

 

[kribensis12]

TYhey paired up. Then the male hurt the female real bad. I seperated them. Later i traded them in, as they didnt get along.

 

[benniebru]

thought about adding a jewel to my tank they are great fish, my one friend has a "Asian red jewel" i think thats what it is called and i must say it is one of his nicest fish but, they are hard to come by around here.

 

[kribensis12]

They are nice fish, when you can get them to get along!!!!!!!! They are VERY common around here! I have never heard of a Asian Red Jewel, so i am guessing it is just a regular red with a fancy name.