spedwards Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Just a few from the new tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leone Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priscacara Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Nice pics, the colors and patterns on cichlids always amaze me. I used to think my neons et al in my community tanks caught the attention but not any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobbin4 Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Sorry mate bad barring on this guy But nice pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Sorry mate Real bad barring on this guy But nice pic Bad barring? Whats wrong with it? In any case, bent barring happens naturally in the wild anyway. I like the third pic - the blue is alot more striking on a dark background. Cheers Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobbin4 Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Your right Bad barring does happen in the wild. But whats right with the barring ?? But if you knew about this fish you would know what I'm saying. And you should as you have them as breeding. There is alot with not the best barring, in wild and hobby. Didnot say its a problem.I said nice pic. & nice colour & finage as well come to think of it. Just i prefer the nice barring. Each to their own. Put it this way if there was 25 in a shop display,, which would you pick if you wanted to take 15 to breed? I will say no more say no more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Your right Bad barring does happen in the wild. But whats right with the barring ?? But if you knew about this fish you would know what I'm saying. And you should as you have them as breeding. There is alot with not the best barring, in wild and hobby. Didnot say its a problem.I said nice pic. & nice colour & finage as well come to think of it. Just i prefer the nice barring. Each to their own. Put it this way if there was 25 in a shop display,, which would you pick if you wanted to take 15 to breed? I will say no more say no more. Hey, Yes, I actually asked the question because I would like to know what good/bad barring is in demasoni... I have had a look around a few internet sites and to me, apart from the occasional obvious bent bar, the barring all looks the same quality. Can you describe what bad barring is for those of us that dont know what to look for? Cheers Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spedwards Posted May 21, 2009 Author Share Posted May 21, 2009 Barring schmarring! I don't keep them because they have dead straight bars, they are an interesting and engaging little fish. They came from a reputable source, so I'm not concerned if there bars aren't perfectly formed or the pedigree of the parents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangers Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Let the man be proud of his fish and show off the pictures! I'd be glad if my little Demasoni grew into nice fellows like these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIMO Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 I think that someone really needs to pull their head in!!! Quote....""Real bad barring on this guy""..... For starters, it's a female (holding eggs) and not a "guy" so the dress colours and barring should and probably won't be as good as that of a dominant male. And for the comment about purchasing this fish from a fish shop, i think the majority of people would buy this fish as it's colours are amazing and i thought that was the MAIN eye catching feature about African Cichlids...their vivid colour and NOT the quality of the "gaps" between their bars. ....get a life, enjoy your fish and don't comment on other peoples fish unless it's positive or constructive!! BTW......i haven't seen a Cichlid book published by you, so what makes you such an expert anyway?? And also......bloody nice fish and nice photos. Thanks for sharing. I know most of us on here appreciate the time and effort it takes to take good photos and then to post them up for others to enjoy. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdo. Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Hear, hear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robfishfan Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 looks great to me , well done . i had em and they killed each other . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tootie Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Just a few from the new tank. Thanks for sharing. Great pics. I particularly like the ones with the dark background. I was interested in your tank set up - when I seen the above pics I thought it was dark caves you had but looking at the first two it isn't. Perhaps it's the way you have taken the photo? What kind of set up do you have (gravel, rocks etc) and also do you have any other fish in there? It looks awesome. Cheers, Tootie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 I bred these guys years ago when bad barring wasn't really a issue in these fish and I would have been happy to add any of these fish to my breeders. I don't know if John is being sarcastic when he say's "real bad barring on this guy" or weather he actually believes it. I think they are perfect. Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spedwards Posted May 23, 2009 Author Share Posted May 23, 2009 What kind of set up do you have (gravel, rocks etc) and also do you have any other fish in there? Substrate is crushed marble with reddish sandstone rocks and a universal habitats background. There are a few caves and dark spots, but i think that the darkers pics above were most likely from the flash level used. At the moment I've got the Demasoni (19 now as I had one die this week) and 10 yellows with some common bristlenose and peppermints. This is a shot of the tank from a few years back, I haven't taken and full tank shots since! I think they are perfect. Agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkesg Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 beautifiul tank mate, and lovely fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcloughlin2 Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 I too am not sure whether John was being sarcastic or not as those Demansoni have perfect bars. Lovely tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobbin4 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Yep,,, !!!??? Knew this would stir some up spedwards, this was not meant to offend & it should not in any way ?,,, If so sorry. Fish as said is nice, I should have said ( not the best barring,,,) instead of real bad barring. As said , great finage, colour,photo etc nice fish (I said) It would be a dull world if we all agreed on everthing, I didnot say flush it down the loo or anything silly Like that, ( Just one small comment of what i thought) But, I think the barring is not the best!! Pleny of demansoni are far worse!! V's, real bent bar's, bar's that dont go right up the body,even seen missing bars etc I cant really understand that anyone can say she has perfect barring, as close as the pic takes you. That does not mean the fish is no good As Josh says he would had have it in his breeding colony Just the same i would have had her in mine. BUT i would have culled any that had barring ( in my opinion) that was not the best. When i had my demansoni i found that even fish with great barring still gave fry with barring that was not great. Thats allways been a problem with these guys. Some dont mine and good luck to them but others , well enough said. Thats just me. Each to their own. No KIMO I willnot pull my head in at all When you refer to that i have not written a book , Well get real have you ? no!!!!! so the same back.crazy. Tell me who has around here!! So if one writes a book they become an expert on everything? Take my comments in the way they wre wrote. As a comment, not bagging Or sarcastic at all about the fish just my opioion, for what its worth. Cheers john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcloughlin2 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Could you elaborate on what is wrong with the barring John? I can't see anything wrong and I'm very critical on having straight bars in demansoni. They all have the stripe behind the eye bent like that if that is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIMO Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 To reply to your comment........no i haven't but i'm not the one pretending to know everything about "barring" or what's good or what's bad. And even if you do know what your are talking about, no-one wants to hear that the fish they have photographed and have taken a lot of pride in has been said to have "bad" barring or is inferior in some way. This is what you have implied in your first post by making comment about the fish that you would or would not pick as breeding stock. Yes you did say nice finnage etc, but it was after you "picked" on the fish in the first place. And btw....nearly every post after mine re-iterates what i said in some way or another. So stop digging the hole you're in any deeper and just keep your comments about other peoples "pride and joy" positive, otherwise keep them to yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIMO Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 And what do you mean by these comments...... Quote...""I think the barring is not the best!!"" And then you say, Quote...""As Josh says he would had have it in his breeding colony Just the same i would have had her in mine. BUT i would have culled any that had barring ( in my opinion) that was not the best."" Un-quote. .....Therefore, you would have culled this fish!!! Hypocritical as you also said, quote: ""I did not say flush it down the loo or anything silly Like that""........so who's looking silly now???? Think before you say or write things down. This is where you are going wrong. I don't think you mean to attack anyone, but what you are writing down makes other people perceive the wrong thing. That's all i'm trying to point out to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 I wrote a book in primary school. It was called "The green slime" I am all for pointing out crap fish when they are that, I think it should be done more often, but only when warranted. Seriously though I think we should remain on topic and enjoy the photos. Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIMO Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 That's a fair call and that's why i got my back up in the first place. Just enjoy the photos and keep the comments positive!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albie Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Come on every one, lets all get our rulers and set squares out..........lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 interesting read i think i need glasses, cos after spending more time then i probably needed to staring at the pics trying to work out where the problems were in the barring, i gave up when i couldnt see anything.... real nice fish, great pics and i think i agree with about everything kimo said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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