TropheusQueen Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Aline....great to hear from u again! Must be looking forward to setting up all those new tanks! When r u conducting tours at your place? I want to bags first tour!!! ← Hey Dave, I saw that shot of Wollongong - which meant you were so close and did not come and say hi I will arrange as soon as the Christmas nightmare subsides . Aline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoliroMan Posted November 23, 2005 Author Share Posted November 23, 2005 That's cool Aline...would be plenty of time to come visit next year since i am going to be living in Wollongong! Feel free to ask if u need any help with setting up the new tanks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 I thought I would have the pleasure of being the 300th reply to this thread. Today I got a bit bored and thought I would play with photo shop a bit. I am no expert and I would hate to think what an expert could do, if I can get a result like this The before photo the after shot. I am going to double post this in the photo forums and start a before and after thread They are Aline's Lufubu and they are spectacular fish Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoliroMan Posted November 23, 2005 Author Share Posted November 23, 2005 Great shots mate! For a second there i thought it was a picture of your Nkonde yellow with a blue dorsal fin! Any more pics? How about some more pics of your Nkondes with some Photoshop touching up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 I am sorting some aggession problems at the moment in the nkonde tank, Bloody bad assed males bashing up their girls. Its probably a good time for some photos. The males look stunning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parrdog Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Nice pic Josh . I hope your male Nkondes settle down for ya. I remember when the buggers were on the warpath when you first brought them home . Hope to see some pics of 'em when they settle down, Jamie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoliroMan Posted November 25, 2005 Author Share Posted November 25, 2005 Here are some more tropheus pics! Golden Kazumba headshot: Golden Kazumba: Golden Kazumba: Ikola: Ilangi: Moliro: Kiriza: Enjoy! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropheusQueen Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 Hey hey Dave, Great shots - love the closeups The KII's still do it for me - the blacker the fish the more intense those contrasts make Just on an aside - I was buying a phone battery a couple of days ago, when I see the technician laughing whilst looking at my screensaver. 'What am I looking at he says, what a spectacular fish!! I have a tank with some electric yellows and a knife fish can I get one of these??" "Ah Tropheus" I say - almost in a whisper. "Let me tell you some more". The upshot is that he is visiting this weekend to see them live and talk about a larger display tank Wonderful news in itself - however also received $30 off my new battery Aline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 I hope the battery wasnt for the new phone Aline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropheusQueen Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 I hope the battery wasnt for the new phone Aline ← You guessed it Josh Is Woonona built on some old sacred burial ground or site of some meteorite crash ?? I need to sacrifice something or someone to something or someone - and burn lots of incense - yep that's it - time to raid my 18 yo's room!! Aline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parrdog Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 Dave- spectacular photos and Trophs mate . Any luck finding a source to increase that GK colony of yours mate. The shots of that fella are just fantastic. Is he that stunning in real life or have there been some photoshop enhancements ? Thanks for the pics mate. Aline- good to hear you may have targeted another convert . Any updates of the new tanks? Jamie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 Aline Think back....... Do you remember any...... ladders? Black cats? Broken mirrors? Spilt salt? Vodoo doctors? There has to be something Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAZ Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 Definately..........MR AND MRS MURPHY......................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoliroMan Posted November 26, 2005 Author Share Posted November 26, 2005 Thanks Guys! Aline...those kirizas are so hard to photograph. They never keep still. I have a spectacular male that has a wider yellow bar but he won't let me take a photo of him. This one is a female who stumbled into my path! I was talking to Jim the other day and he mentioned he could get the yellow morph Kiriza from Nigel. I guess there won't be enough contrast in them to attract u! By the way, have u ever noticed any of your kiriza fry having more yellow then others? Maybe one day my kirizas will give me a all yellow fry!!! Jamie..thanks for the compliments. I have fiddled a bit with the contrast and saturation but they are indeed looking very spectacular at the moment. Especially the headshot GK which is looking very orange at the moment. I think she is a female and is starting to show off her colours to 3 males!!! I am trying to get 12 wildcaught GKs from Nigel but they are still quarantining in Germany after being shipped from Africa! Hopefully, they will do ok and make there way to my tank. Then i will have many GK fry to sell to anyone who is interested! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parrdog Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 Thanks Dave, some nice pieces of info there mate. Wow, Nigel can get the yellow Kirizas . I'll have to talk to Jim about other variants he has been discussing. Sorry Dave, I won't be getting any other variants but it is so tempting. I have a feeling that some time down the track I will be thinking about another colony. There are so many great variants to choose from though. I would seriously consider either Chimba or Livua though. Those WC Chimbas that Jolley has are crackers. That's awesome that you have some GKs lined up, and WC too, unreal mate . Here's hoping you have good luck this time, I'm sure they'll be sweet. I can feel a 6x2x2 coming on . All this talk about all these different variants is making me very envious . Seeya, Jamie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusion13 Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 Thanks MoliroMan, Well i have given the tank a good clean - cleaned out the tank, substrate, filter, sump, new heaters and lighting, and now just cycling the water. This is what i have so far.. *this is not my final setup just threw a few things together =p I'm getting more rocks next weekend as it looks to bare at the moment. I still need buffers for my water, so if anyone can suggest a good place to get the seachem tang buffer I have tried getting Bulu's but they seem to be scarce, and Aline has informed me they are highly aggressive!. I really like the colours they produce and will give a real good contrast with my tank. I'm still keen on getting those, but if you guys can suggest another morph that will look similar to the Bulu's, maybe a black and red tropheus? my substrate is mainly white - grayish/cream. background will be painted blue Rocks are grey, dark grey, white. Cheers, Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoliroMan Posted November 27, 2005 Author Share Posted November 27, 2005 Rick....great shots of your new soon to be tropheus tank! Quite impressive for your first attempt! I think u clearly have more than enough rocks at this stage. For a 6 foot tank i would have a maximum of 3 rockpiles or territories. However, i think what u have at the moment is ok. I think Ducksta got some wildcaught bulu points. He may have some fry soon, so ask him? But i think he will probably keep them to build up the colony. As Aline said, they may be a bit too aggressive, but in a 6 footer and as juveniles they should be ok. Demands on the luck of the draw. Why not try ikola or kiriza. They are quite impressive looking! I think u can get some red from a good red species tropheus like, moliro, chimba or ndole red! Keep the pics coming mate! Give us an update as things develop. As for the Seachem salts/buffers, i think Trans Aquariums in Canley vale is still the cheapest. But ask people in the forum, they may know someone who sells it cheaper. If u found out, let me know because i want some as well!! By the way, what r u doing for filtration? Here are a couple of pics of my Golden Kazumbas that i posted before without post processing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropheusQueen Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 Hey hey Rick, Those 10 bulu fry I spoke about will be ready in a couple of months - if the deal for the 15 falls through (doubt it though) I will contact you. As I mentioned in the PM these are the crankiest I have yet to breed They also have the smallest mouthfuls to date and my breeders are quite advanced in age, it will be interesting to watch what happens when they are on their own again in a couple of days -they are currently sharing a home with the Maswa I also have moorii Chipimbi - more a black/magenta - as opposed to red from 2 to 3cms if interested. Have a look at my post earlier in the thread for a pic. I would definately recommend if this is your first attempt at the T's. I usually ship these interstate - so there are not alot of colonies around locally. Tank looks great. I don't personally follow the seperate territory theory in my tanks - but know plenty who do. I opt for alot of joined rockwork or in recent times none at all (thanks Jim) Good luck in your venture - great to see you here in this thread. Cheers Aline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusion13 Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 The filteration in my 6x2x2 is a wet and dry system with bio balls, pump is about 3000L p/h. I also have a cannister filter that does 1800 - 2000L p/h i think. Should that be enough? I'm also gonna make my 2 four footers tropheus tanks!, i should be starting on those early next year so i gotta try save some more money and get some new morphs in or get others that are here already? Cheers Rick, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoliroMan Posted November 28, 2005 Author Share Posted November 28, 2005 Rick..there is always room for more filtration when it comes to keeping tropheus but your setup sounds adequate for a colony of 30. I think the key is the ability to maintain weekly 50% water changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parrdog Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 Nice setup Rick . I agree with you, I would add lots more rock to get some depth and height to your aquascaping. Dave's comment is correct, you don't need more rock but I know if it were my tank I would be happier with the look if more was added. Whatever suits your taste. Just remember that many people have success with many different variations according to aquascaping and Tropheus. You just need to see what works for your colony. I have two distinct rockpiles. These rockpiles are on the heavy side I guess. Good luck and have fun with it . Dave- got some buffering goss for ya. I checked the kH of my drum after adding 20 teaspoons of buffer over 2 days. The kH was only 13 . This week I'm going to add it over 4 days and see if the Kh is any higher. I have always aimed to have my kH at 15. From recent discussion I might from now on aim at 18 and see if colour and friskiness increase. I'll let you guys know my results of my little experiment. Still lovin' the chit chat , Jamie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parrdog Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 Hey Rick, You would be making a great decision if you were to get Aline's Chipimbis. I have only seen photos but I have always thought to myself that they look absolutely beautiful when Aline posts pics of them. I'll have to get a red variety one day . Jamie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoliroMan Posted November 29, 2005 Author Share Posted November 29, 2005 Jamie...u actually add your buffer over 2 days now? I can't believe your kH is only 13. I am adding 100g or 20tsp of buffer ever 4 days now. I know Jim still adds 6 tsp over 4 days. With 1000L of water changed per week that adds up to a lot of buffer!!!!! i think i can feel a new colony of tropheus coming mate! I would luv to see livua in Oz!!! Here are some more pics! Golden Kazumba males fighting! My Ikola holding when i increased my kH from 11 to 20!!! Enjoy! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parrdog Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 Beautiful shots Dave . I love the one of the two GKs, their colours are just outstanding, and I love how they are both twisting the same way, very cool shot . I was surprised at the kH in my drum as well. I'll be interested when I test the kH after adding the buffer gradually. Hopefully it's closer to 18 instead of 13! Good news too about your Ikola . Jamie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchar Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 What a terrific pic of the fighters Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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