Frank

I have 2 that are full grown . They are in a 240 gal and it works out nice for them. Don't think they are 14 inches , but are at least 12 inches.

Cool fish. Everyone should have them.

Frank - the link to your website doesn't appear to be working for me?

Works for me Neil.

http://rockywormranch.ca/

Yes I could help you out. I have compost bins and the worms.

Check out my site.

Call or email for more info.

Frank

403-895-1977

If he's half as nasty as he looks, I'd be wearing some extra thick pond gloves. lol

Nice fish, Frank.

LOL.

He is way past being Nasty. Walk up and he attacks the glass.

Must be something in the food he eats. J/K

Thanks guys.

He is now a good 10 inches and mean.

Has drew blood once now, Can not put a hand in his tank or it 's going to hurt.

Have to use cleaning pads on a rod , and he just tears into them. Makes cleaning his tank

a whole new experience.

Couple of new pictures.

Nice fish Jonah

When you get tired of your ebjd I would take it from you Frank...lol. Do you know where those Rocky ebjds came from?

Jonah

I,m sure he gets his fish from River Front.

WOW $90.00, thats alot. I just picked up Two for $29.99 each, and thought that was alot.

ebjd for 30 each? where did you find them for that price?

Animal Cove in Rocky Mountain House.

There are still 3 of them left.

WOW $90.00, thats alot. I just picked up Two for $29.99 each, and thought that was alot.

I Think that they are great, I bought mine second hand and it runs like new.

CON: Needs to been cleaned more regularly then most canisters... This also depending on whether you have a planted tank, number of fish etc. But really what's 10 minutes in return for a well cycled tank clear tank.

CON: Expensive, I suggest buying second hand every once and a while people post them for a couple hundred. Be patient it will turn up.

CON: When the filter is full of mechanical waste etc. The power of the filter will eventually blow the gunk back into your tank and no longer hold any more material. Solution Water change 20 min. Clean filter 10 min.

CONCLUSION: None of these are that big of a deal, they have to be taken care of any ways.

DANGERS: The clips may unhook.

DANGERS: If the drain valve loosens or is not put on properly it will siphon your tank.

PROS: Quiet

PROS: Turns off to release air bubbles: Saves you a pain in the arse.

PROS: Lots of GPH, steady flow, clears a tank of substrate cloudiness quickly

PROS: A sponge can be put into the intake to prevent fry and unwanted gunk from being sucked up.

PROS: Tons of media diversity. I used my square sponges from my XP3 in the center round pieces, and put polyester wool along all the side baskets.

PROS: Outtake is convenient there are two heads and you can move them up down and side to side

PROS: I CAN KEEP GOING. THEY WORK WELL AND CLEAN YOUR TANK

No they do not have to be cleaned more then other canisters. I just cleaned all mine , frist time in a year, and they still had lots of flow, Its all with

what you put in the middle compartments.

The xp3 cut to fit is a good thing, have that on a few of mine. The blue pad that they come with is the frist thing to throw away, Fill the centre with ceramic rings or pot scubbers, or XP3 pads, cut to fit.

Have never had a clip come unhooked.

Have never had a problem with the Drain Valves leaking.

I run them on my 120 gal , my 180 gal and on my 240 gal, never had a problem.

They are great.

Water changes thake a bit longer then 20 mins. brcause of the tank size, but draining them takes about 5 to 10 min,s.

Can not go wrong with a FX5, just wait for the right deal.

I seen them at Pet Smart in Red Deer today . NICE. but a bit more then $150.00 Should of looked closer, they seemed bigger then a 50 gal.

Maggots are cheap if you do not buy the fish bait ones in the stores. I get them for $7.00 per thousand out of Edmonton, but I do not feed them to my fish. GROSS...lol

I have 5 of them running and love them. Have had no problems in the last 4years. And they are great for water changes, makes water changes fast and easy.

They are #1 in my books.

Innisfail pets have 3 of them there today. about 2 inches. Very nice, but $80.00 each. To much for me.

Good job Jonah.

Save me some fry if it works out.

Can you go bigger than a 100 gals. I have two plastic stock tanks . One is about 6 feet and the other 8 or ten feet. Both are about 3 feet high and have rounded corners.

The smaller one is black and the bigger one is white. The black one has a drain on the side at the bottom. Can not remember if the white has a drain, but thinking it does not.

If you can use them, I will let you have what ever one for $125.00

Looking good Jonah

Sorry no Teeth shots yet, but will try for some.

As for a glass banger, YEP. Just hold a finger up to the glas and he goes nuts.

Has not bit me yet when cleaning the tank.

Came after me once and I had to chase him away with the hose and since then he has been good.

Would like to find some tank mates for him, but do not know what to put with him that he would not kill.

Some new pictures. He is now about 9 inches.

Thanks for looking

Congrats Frank...let me know when the fry are for sale!

Js

Will do Jonah.

They seem to be growing good right now. Feeding NLS to them.

WOW, Went downstairs tonight and there was the second female with a bunch of fry.

Caught her and moved her to her own tank.

This will be the last. At this rate , I will run out of room.

Want to see how the next bunch will do in the main tank.

Weather the male will help protect the fry.

I guess time will tell

Well a big surprize tonight.

One of my Rio Santa Lueia has a mouthfull of fry.

Didn't think it would happen, but it has.

Left the heater off all winter till this month , then set it for about 80 degrees.

50% water change per week. Well water with a ph of about 8.6 to 8.8.

Was so amazed , I had to go back and sit and watch a second time. Sure enough she let them out again.

Going to try and move her in the morning.

Hope it works.

Here we go again..lol

May have to keep a tank or two I was going to sell.

OH WELL..lol Sorry Honey , But ..

They are great. Hope you enjoy him . Please keep us updated with pictures when you get him.

Just a heads up to do your research when buying any fish - especially when mixing cichlids. They vary so greatly from region to species you can end up with a disaster on your hands. If the retail outlet you bought from cannot identify these fish, they are very lacking in knowledge.

My request was for assistance to identify the fish not a mother, I think I will refer to you as t-ts as opposed to Blue Ram.

WOW . That was nice.