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Posts : 1648 Location : Pittsburgh, PA Favorite Fish: : Luwino Reef Zebra Chilumba, Ocellatus, Any bright-colored freshwater cichlid
Subject: Re: My tanks 5/26/2010, 7:44 pm
Balloon Rams? How about some normal German Blue Rams or some Electric Blue Rams?
fishtex Private
Posts : 13 Location : Fort Hood, Texas Favorite Fish: : The ones that swim
Subject: Re: My tanks 5/26/2010, 7:56 pm
no the are actually mono argentus, kinda like a brackish water angelfish.
And the balloon rams they have in at my local lfs look exactly like the german blue rams, so i'm guessing they are just different marketing terms? But either way thats what my wife likes so thats what she gets - lol
sal Chief Wrnt. Off. 2
Posts : 378 Location : Riverside, ca Favorite Fish: : All Cichlids.
Subject: Re: My tanks 5/26/2010, 7:57 pm
Very nice! Now we need some video of the archers in action.
fishtex Private
Posts : 13 Location : Fort Hood, Texas Favorite Fish: : The ones that swim
Subject: Re: My tanks 5/26/2010, 7:59 pm
I've got a couple short clips on my phone of them spitting at crickets and pellets. But never posted videos online so I may need some help with that.
CSnyder00 Moderator
Posts : 1648 Location : Pittsburgh, PA Favorite Fish: : Luwino Reef Zebra Chilumba, Ocellatus, Any bright-colored freshwater cichlid
Subject: Re: My tanks 5/26/2010, 8:28 pm
COOL!
Guest Guest
Subject: Re: My tanks 5/26/2010, 8:53 pm
get the videos onto your computer and go to photobucket.com to up load them Those are nice looking tanks!
mark Sergeant 1st Class
Posts : 211 Location : Burleson tx
Subject: Re: My tanks 5/26/2010, 9:25 pm
Great tanks!
KMX Admin
Posts : 16094 Location : Mansfield, TX Favorite Fish: : African Cichlids of all kinds.
Subject: Re: My tanks 5/26/2010, 11:41 pm
Nice selection. very different but I like it.
alkomist Lieutenant General
Posts : 2966 Location : Fontana CA Favorite Fish: :
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Subject: Re: My tanks 5/27/2010, 8:45 am
NICE!!!!! more pix!!! post some video of the archers!!! they ever breed?
Posts : 4498 Location : Fort Worth,Tx Favorite Fish: : Frontosa and Red Tail Catfish and All Africans
Subject: Re: My tanks 5/27/2010, 12:32 pm
Very nice!!!!!
fishtex Private
Posts : 13 Location : Fort Hood, Texas Favorite Fish: : The ones that swim
Subject: archer clip 5/27/2010, 4:04 pm
no breeding yet. I'm going to try to upload the vid I have now. Free smiley face if anyone can name the movie on in the background. Sorry about the quality - all i have right now is the cell-cam
sal Chief Wrnt. Off. 2
Posts : 378 Location : Riverside, ca Favorite Fish: : All Cichlids.
Subject: Re: My tanks 5/27/2010, 4:19 pm
pretty cool! thanks for the vid. hard to hear the audio.
thebanker Chief Wrnt. Off. 5
Posts : 513
Subject: Re: My tanks 5/27/2010, 6:15 pm
the ballon rams look like the german blue rams but should be more plump like a ballon.
ilicurtisili Admin
Posts : 1433 Location : Watauga
Subject: Re: My tanks 5/27/2010, 6:19 pm
is the movie in the background "shooter"
fishtex Private
Posts : 13 Location : Fort Hood, Texas Favorite Fish: : The ones that swim
Subject: Re: My tanks 5/27/2010, 6:40 pm
yup That was unintentional but i thought it was hilarious
fishtex Private
Posts : 13 Location : Fort Hood, Texas Favorite Fish: : The ones that swim
Subject: Re: My tanks 5/27/2010, 6:52 pm
Here is a little "tour of tank vid" still bad quality but all i got
Guest Guest
Subject: Re: My tanks 5/27/2010, 7:10 pm
It looks quite nice. So is that an enclosed top to put bugs in for the archers?
If you're ever looking to try live plants in there there are a few that do well in brackish water.
fishtex Private
Posts : 13 Location : Fort Hood, Texas Favorite Fish: : The ones that swim
Subject: Re: My tanks 5/27/2010, 7:17 pm
Yeah I'm currently nesting a small mangrove in the hob you can see on the side. I would love to have a few live plants but when I was setting it up I planned on having a scat or 3. And all the research i did showed scat + plants = scats. And yes it is a plexi-glass top comes up about 8 inches with a nice arrangement made by my wife for crickets. It will eventually have a canopy on it with a glass front viewing panel.
fishtex Private
Posts : 13 Location : Fort Hood, Texas Favorite Fish: : The ones that swim
Subject: Re: My tanks 5/27/2010, 7:23 pm
My toads - lol 55 gallons and they sit in this one lil corner
Guest Guest
Subject: Re: My tanks 5/27/2010, 7:26 pm
next time I am mucking about in search of new plants and fish and I'm in brackish I will try to get you some plants, or at least an ID on whats growing in brackish. Take the mangrove out of the hob and put it in the tank, it will float about till it gets snagged and shoots down roots. I really like the top, it looks good and functional all at the same time!
5/26/2010, 7:17 pm
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Now we need some video of the archers in action.
