[AKaeTrue]

[CrazyDaisyLou]

This is the best that came out. That camera isn't very good. But I looked at the face closer this time at the store and they do look exactly like the ones that you said they were. Thanks. I like the bright colors. That's one of the reasons I bought the bumblebees and the yellow one. Definitely going to start a list for future fish to get.

[AKaeTrue]

They are among my favorites too.
I love the bright colors...

You did good snapping some pics in Walmart!
Go Daisy!

[CrazyDaisyLou]

The kittens are so cute!! You know it's going to be hard to give them up when you find homes for them.

I think right now, while their young, a more appropriate name for those fish would be electric orange. :D

[AKaeTrue]

I know, I've fallen in love with them.
My favorite one is in the first picture (of the ones I just posted).
It's the only girl and she's the brave and curious one.

LOL you know what's funny about the fish is that they never turn red. LOL
They're electric orange... That should be their name...

[CrazyDaisyLou]

LOL That is funny. Maybe the person who named them was color blind.

I bought a new decoration for my tank. I think my fish love it, because they are around it a lot and one of my raphaels is always in it. My other raphael is always in the fake driftwood. And my bumblebees are twice as big as when I bought them. They already killed half of my plants. I heard that they are okay with java fern and java moss, though, so I was thinking about trying those. Have you ever tried those in your tanks?

[CrazyDaisyLou]

I have to fix the bubble stones in my tank... good thing this is the weekend I need to clean the tank.

[AKaeTrue]

It looks so good daisy! I love it! Looks real clean too!

I love java moss! The stuff is great!
It spreads and attaches to stuff. Almost undestroyable!
It doesn't root like regular plants, the fish can move it where ever and it doesn't die.
Just have to have good lighting (which you already bought) and a little fertilizer every now and then.
That would be a great choice for your tank!

I don't know about the fern, never had those.

[AKaeTrue]

The fish look great!
How many are in there?
You could probably add a red zebra if you wanted...

[CrazyDaisyLou]

Thanks, I will definitely have to check out the moss, and research the fern.

There are ten total fish, including the two plecs and two raphaels. I would eventually like to get a tank just for the plecs and raphaels, since they are such peaceful fish (at least they are at the moment). When I put the food in for them, the others try to eat it and carry it around. I have no clue if the plecs and raphaels are even getting food. Although the plecs are bigger and the raphaels do look kind of fat. But I thought if I got a couple more kinds of plecs and raphaels, and put them in one tank, it would look pretty neat.

The only thing I was worried about if I got one of the red zebras is that they would get eaten real quick. They are half the size of the smallest fish I have, and the smallest fish (the kenyi) is about a quarter of the size of the biggest fish (the convict) I have.

[AKaeTrue]

I would definitely consider putting the peaceful fish in another tank before your rowdy gang grow up... LOL...
They're still babies yet and have not yet reached their full evilness LOL

Petsmart should have some bigger ones.
When and if you do decide to add another one, remember the trick is to
Take away the claimed territory.
Separate all the fish by taking them out and putting them in separate containers.
If you put them together in the same container they will kill each other.
I made that mistake once by putting 2 together in a 5 gallon bucket,
1 got pecked to death and it was only in there for 10 minutes...
So anyway, place them in separate containers and rearrange your tank (this is messing up the claimed territory).
Add the new fish first and let him settle in, then one by one place your other fish back inside the tank.
Let them get settled before you add the next.
Add the most aggressive fish last...
Then all the fish (including the new one) have to reestablish new territory
All at the same time.

[CrazyDaisyLou]

Sounds too hard... LOL just kidding. If I can find appropriate containers to put them in, I will definitely go get one of the red zebras. I can see it now. Fourteen cats all running and trying to eat all of my fish from the containers AFTER they play with them, on the rug, for ten to twenty minutes. One of them did that to a betta I had a few years ago. That poor betta.

[AKaeTrue]

LOL!
You know what works really good...
1 gallon zip lock bags.
Fill half with water and leave half air, seal it except for a little corner,
Put the end of you air tube in the corner to blow up the bag with air, seal the rest of the way shut.
If the bag has any slack in it, twist the top until the bag becomes tight.
Then rap a rubber band around it so that it won't unravel, then stack them up in a bucket.
Works like a charm;)

[CrazyDaisyLou]

Thanks. I never would have thought of that. I can see how it would work, without even doing it.

[CrazyDaisyLou]

Have you ever heard of this? I sort of thought it was an interesting article. Only sort of because it's a little long for my attention span.

Aufwuchs

[CrazyDaisyLou]

Oh boy, oh boy. I went to the store to see how much the red zebra's were at petsmart. Let me just say, I have no self control. I didn't buy the red zebra's, oh no. I bought an AC something or another and one from the assorted cichlid tank. I thought about getting the zebra too, but had at least that much self control. I don't want to put too to many in the tank.

I was looking at the second one when I got home, and it looks kind of like the one my brother has called a blue johanni(?), but its not even close to the color of his or even ones I saw on the internet when he got his. They all had dark stripes, and had neon blue coloring. This one has a slight blue coloring, and dark stripes, but they really aren't that dark. Looks more black and white than black and blue. Sort of looks like the kenyi, except the stripes are going the opposite way. I'll have to see if I can get pictures of them. They are out and about, but they won't stop moving long enough to snap one. And I got some other type of plant to try. Can't remember what it is, though, probably something that they'll kill in two days. Oh well. They didn't have Java Moss. Java Ferns, they had, but I don't like the way they look.

Do all of the fish need to have some type of plant supplement or something in their diet? I stuck in like 10 algae wafers, I figured that at least two of them had to be left for the plecos, but no, they didn't leave any, they ate them all. GRRR. That frustrates me.

[CrazyDaisyLou]

Oh yeah, I tried your suggestion for the fish. I could only catch three of them. That took me almost an hour. My dad sat there the whole time watching and laughing at me. Then the cats got into the container I put them in and started poking holes in the bags. Uhh. Next time I guess the container will have to go outside. I didn't think they would be able to get into it. Boy, was I wrong. Everyone's okay though.

[CrazyDaisyLou]

I GOT PICTURES! WOOHOO! It wasn't easy, I'll tell you, and somehow in one of the pictures I got both of them. The new plant is in the background of one of the pictures too.

[AKaeTrue]

Have you ever heard of this? I sorta thought it was an interesting article. Only sorta because it's a little long for my attention span.

Aufwuchs

I have heard this, but not in the same way.
I let the algae (all forms of it) grow in my tank on the big rocks and fake plants, but nothing else. My Africans seem to love it.

I feed them African cichlid attack and super soft spirulina made by HBH.


The solid blue fish I think looks like a cobalt blue zebra. I have one of those (if they are the same fish)
He was my avatar for a long time. I believe there are some pics of him somewhere in here.
I have no idea what the one with stripes is. I don't think I've ever seen that before.
He's really gorgeous though.
I'd love to know what he is as well.

Sorry the bag thing didn't work out for you.
LOL, yeah, those buggers are quick and hard to catch.
I use a net the size for a full grown Oscar.LOL easier for me that way.

[CrazyDaisyLou]

What do you think? Do they look the same, my fish and the blue johanni picture in this link?

Electric Blue Johanni - Tropical Fish Forums

The second fish, his fins are yellow. I remember your picture, I found it today and showed it to someone, and she loved it. Anyway, I figured out how you spelled the name, but I have no clue how you pronounce it. It is in this link.

Species Profiles -- Cichlid-Forum

All of the fish seem to be doing okay. (Crossing my fingers and knocking on wood :D)