sharon

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:thumbs: Sorry, best picture I can get. This is the mom, the dots in the shell are fry and egg parts At this moment, we have Brichardi fry hatching. I was just wondering what was happening around one of the shells we brought back from South Carolina as the Brichardi were being extra vigilant in they're home area. There seems to be what I can best descibe as possible shell casings and very tiny fry moving around them. The mom is watching them and if one of the fry come out of the shell she picks them up and spits them back in. Very interesting.

Where are you moving to smallplant

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Looking good Connie. I am still thinking about doing the same type background. :thumbs:

They usually keep to themselves when in sufficient numbers. 10 is sufficient.

The Brichardi will get along with most community tank fish until they start breeding. Once they start breeding they will only go after whatever gets to close to their nest. So most upper level fish should be fine. We have a mixture of fishes with ours, neons, tetras, danios, pencil fish, barbs. We also have plecos, clowns loaches, They have learned how close they can get and still be safe.

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welcome lilwolfe :welcome:

My favorite thing is watching them interact with each other. Worst thing is when they die for no understandable reason.

nice tank, almost makes me want to go SW. :thumbs:

Welcome AA :welcome:

It is possibly a Hypancistrus species. ie.L201 Hypancistrus inspector grows to about 9cm.Other species in this line ie. LDA 6 grow to about 7cm.

dominance might be the correct answer, my dominant male Lab sports a grey moustache . :eh:

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Hello and welcome, :drunk:

Hello :beer:

So!!! How would you get it out of that tank???? :cuss: scary scary fish

I just called my other half in to see the two plecs he didn't get at the auction. He's still whining!! :banned: However we leave to Spain via London on Wednesday, he has me checking into lfs to see what he might find out there so he can bring a little some thing back. :eh:

She will hold for about 3 weeks, the eggs usually hatch between 3-5 days.

nice , what types are you keeping in it?

Ruby Red Peacock about 4"

In one i have 5 Ruby red peacocks, 6 Protomelas 'Taiwan Reef', 5 blue dolphins, 6 electric yellows, 4 Zebra Obliquins. Grow out Tank- I Have 4 Malawi shell dwellers, 3 white calvus, 4 black calvus Fry Tank about 60 Julidochromis Marlieri Gombe Community Tank Julidochromis Marlieri Gombe, 4 Brichardi, :beer:

I agree with the salt, high temps. I did loose my clowns to ich and the plec also.We had fry but had no problems they all survived. I believe with the high temps. though that the fishes metabolism also goes up, so you may want to increase feedings to the fry for sure. good luck

Great job of auctioneering Chris. You definately need a rest . I had a great time, spent a little more than I planned, now I will have to start a tang tank. The other half is whining to all on much more I spent. He hw would have spent more if he had gotten his way with those two plecs.