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The fry is still alive, I hope it will live. Anyone has picture of actual 2 headed fish ?

From my last patch, I realize the fries are healthier when they are maturing inside an egg tumbler than the mother's mouth. Last week, my yellow lab was holding again, I guess for about a week. So I transferred the fries from her mouth to the egg tumbler, while the yolk is still attached. Then I realize there are 2 fries/egg are different from the others. One egg has TWO fries attached to one yolk, like a twin. Another egg has TWO HEAD and ONE TAIL attached to one yolk. I know it sound unbelievable, but it is True!! I wish I can take some pictures with my digital camera and show it to everyone, but the photo didn't turn really blurry, can't really see what I am talking about. But I can promise, I am telling the true. I am worry the egg with two head and one tail won't make it, anyone see something like this before? OR anyone one have any suggestion, how I am able to take the picture? I have a Digital SLR camera already, the problem is, there are layers of glass, water and the plastic tube blocking the fries that I can't focus on the object. Also, the fries are constantly moving that the camera can't focus at all.. I really really want to share this interesting egg with everyone.

I put all of them in a 20 gallon tank with dividers. One has release the fries, but I can only see 3-4 swimming around. The other two still holding. I don't want to strip them, becuase I don't know are the fries ready yet. Last time I strip a yellow lab too early when the yolk is still attach, and I lost the whole batch.

About 2 weeks ago, one of my pseudotropheus saulosi had her first batch of fries, and now I keep them in a 20G tank. I was so happy because I have been keeping cichlids for a few years and this is the first time they breed. Now I find out that 3 other cichlids, 1 yellow lab, 2 pseudotropheus saulosi are holding, and seems like they are ready to come out really soon. I don't have the equirments and spaces to set up three more small tanks. WHAT AM I GOING TO DO? I have the following question: Can I put 3 of the holding fish together in a 20G tank? Will they harm each other and their fries? Should I use a tank divider to divide the tank and keep each of them separatly? Once the fries are really to come out, I should be able to put them together since they will be the same size. Can I put the new fries in with the current fries? will that be too danger? Any other suggestion will be apperciate. :well:

Thanks you for the tips, Erin. Well, I won't have the space to have a 200+ gallons tank. I barely have room for my 90 gallons tank. Maybe one day......when I move to a bigger house, I will consider it again. :P But I will always keep you and your rays in mind. Thanks you, I learn a lot... :bow:

well, I thought my fish was insane... -roll-

Hey, how big is your tank? I am thinking ( :eh: for a long time) starting a small tank of rays, what is the minimum size of tank that I can start with?

Sorry, it take me awhile to post these picture up. Well, you know how shine they are... Vampire Pleco. I got it at the CAS spring auction for $110, most expensive fish that day. :thumbs: Zebra Butterfly Pleco, got at the CAS auction too. Golden Nugget Pleco. My favor! :heart: Little Bristle Nose Pleco

Say no more, I love Mr. Moustache

Too bad I am in Calgary, or I will rush there and get the L260. I think everyone knows now that I am a big sucker for suckers (Pleco). -roll-

Very nice and neat tanks. I have over 50 fish in my 90 gallons, 60 % cichlids and 40% pleco. Do you think too much. The owner at Francios said I can get another 20 fish in there. :eh:

I'm am really sorry Christian, didn't know you were after the pleco too. Thanks you for doing such a wonderful job at the auctions. Hands down.. :bow: Looking forward for the next auction already. I bumped 4 items up so I can get them soon. But end up didn't get the cichlids and the four eyes fish. My mind was set on the pleco, so don't mind giving up the cichlids. Can't compete with the boy who keep his hand up for the four eyes fish.

Thanks you, I am flatter. I am the 'crazy' girl who bought the butterfly pleco and the vampire pleco. I'm so happy that I bought the most expensive fish at the auction, $166 for 2 pleco - money well spent. :thumbs: I will post their picture once they settle down. For the vendor who put the pleco up for auction: thanks you so much for bringing them, let me know if you have more Rare, Wild, Unique Pleco or Cichlids. - Tansy

Does anyone know what was the most expensive item?

I have a 90g tank of different African cichlids including Yellow Labs, Frontosa, Powder Blue,golden serums.... My male:female are 1:3 for most of them. I have them for a few years now and about 4" - 5" long. Why they never breed? Any suggestion for how to make them breed? I start to think my tank is a homo-tank.

I wonder the eye is it only a glit with taking the pic. What do you mean by power symbol on a computer? Can you be more specific?

..When the only thing in common between you and your partner are fish. If you two are not talking about fish, then you are fighting about everything else. ..When your long weekend date is going to all the fish stores in Calgary from North to South and back again and forget about lunch. ..When the first thing you do when you get home is check on the fish tanks, are they feed or water change yet. You didn't check on your wife/husband/children,nor is your dinner ready, is the baby crying, is there friends over.. etc.....

It has to be something to do with my house water pressure. I took the hose apart and put it back to together so many times. My friend has the exactly same Lee's gravel vac as I do, in fact , we bought them together. His vac works in his house, but when he bring it over, the same thing happened. NO water pressure or draining at all. I don't know where and how can I increase the water pressure for my house.

I finally got my Lee's gravel vac working, but not easy. Instead of my kicthen and bathroom on the main floor, I finally tries to connect the hose to the bathroom in the basement. While I am pulling the hose down the stairs, before it hit the toilet in the basement, the water start flowing and drain out, my floor was all wet. (There was water in the hose that I never could get it out before.) Finally the water is drainning out the at a normal flow rate. Lots of lots of work, when I have to run up and down stair to check on both end of the hose. It has to be the gravity. My house is a bi-level split. My tank is on the main floor living room. Techincally, my living room is 1 ft above the 'ground' level. I know this doesn't really make sense, but it is true. I am still thinking why. Then I can't pour water back in to the tank, once again, the water is not flowing. I have to take the hose, attach to my kitchen sink again, and fill the tank. I start thinking, people living in apartments and not on the main floor. Do they have the same problem? Or it is just me, living in a 'anti-gravity' house.

I find they aren't as good deal as Gold. Their equipments and @$$. stuf are more expensive than Golds and Pieces. I found their A F cichlids is general twice $$ than GOLD. I go there only because they carry more kind of pleco than other stores. This is just my 10 cents.

Thanks for the advise. I tried to turn on the tap, and level the gravel pickup from top to bottom of the tank it still doesn't work. My tanks is 48" tall and my tank stand is 52" tall, so it is 100" above the floor. It is way taller than my (normal) sink height. There is just not enough suction to pull the water out. I tried to put the tube on my bathroom floor and use a air pump to at least get the water going, there is still no suction at all.

I have a Lee's Gravel Vac, which is same as a python gravel vac that I connect one end to the tap and run tap water to drain the tank's water out. I barely use it before, because it never works for me. Now I have a 90 gallon tank, there is no way I can just a bucket anymore. Basically, as long as my tank is higher than my sink, then the water should start drainning, right? My tank is at least 1 ft taller than my kitchen sink. I thought it is because I have to go from living room to kitchen, and there is a 'corner turn'. But that is not the case, and it shouldn't be. I turn on the cold water and have increase the water flow of my sink tap to the max. But there is never enough water pressure to drain water out of the tank. Then I tried to go all the away into my bathroom and put the hose on the floor, still doesn't work. There is no problem when I fill the tank with the end sink tap, so there is no gravel or anything in the tube.. Anyone has any idea? My head hurts.... :chair:

I have 12 pleco now, think of how many strings I got wrap around my draft wood. Haha. but they will break down and mix with other Poo at the bottom of the tank. But I still love them. All living objects poo, and they have to be cleaned one way or the other.

I am so jealous of you. I went to Franscio yesterday and they cant even order one for me. Because it is now endangered animal in the world. If your friend has one for sale, I am willing to buy from her. Even it cost $$$...

You should have sold it to me...I have been searching and collecting for rare Ple*co for years :'(