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Any chance you can get him flaring in the bower? These fish turn on and off like a light switch. And they usually switch to "off" when they see you approach the tank. You have such a short window to get them looking good. I guess that's part of what drives the obsession. When mine finally...

Interesting you say that. I have at least three males in my group. My tank has two sandbeds separated by a large rockpile that is flat-ish on top. The most dominant male has the sandbed to the left. The third male has the sandbed to the right and the second male (though he is the biggest)...

My favorite fish in the lake and my group is a ways away from breeding. Where are the pics? At least a pic of the male over his bower...

That was great of you, Mike. Thank you!

It was a fantastic meeting. The specialization of cichlids and their jaws has been the subject of much well-publicized discussion in the cichlid community, e.g., Jewel of the Rift. But I've never seen it presented quite like yesterday. What stuck with me most was the Sc. fryeri. One of my...

Hope you can make it Gerard. Haven't seen you in a while, buddy.

Thanks Francine. I had a lot of fun writing it. Next time, I'll try not to have so much fun and limit it to a few less pages! The most aggravating part was having to go back to the stores to confirm the prices for everything. Lesson learned for next time!

See, now that is a phrase that I just don't understand . . . . [/b] If you're real nice, maybe we'll let you in the club. I'm sorry that until this time, you haven't been up to snuff. Keep trying. :FIREdevil:

In fairness to those of us who keep tangs, because the presentation covers Malawis, Mr. Konings will be answering tang questions first. Thanks for your consideration. :character0272: :happy0158: :jumping0002: :party0003:

Got mine yesterday. My kids were thrilled to see my name in there.

Mike - if the gold head is fair game for free fish ... sign me up. I know you had a big one you were fond of, and I was hoping for a female, so a small one would be better.

I plan to keep posting until I own Mike's fishroom.

I'd do a tall cabinet on one end to conceal the down hoses and return for a sump in a cabinet underneath. You can plumb the return spray bar so that it sits near the water line to get circulation to the opposite end of the tank. Use 1/2" pvc, paint it black or blue with Krylon Fusion paint and...

Who is Francine? Just kidding. Don't want to start a Don't want Pat to think but it may be time to and then . Congrats Francine. . Nice to not use the jumpy girl for everything!

www.aquaticplantcentral.com has a great collection of smilies. I used to express my current state of mind with plants. As much as I like the jumpy girl :jumpy:, we need some smilies. And oh yeah, new members. Keep up the good work, Pat.

Was a great trip. Thanks Julie! And thanks Sarah for picking out my M/F gobies and bristlenoses. Nothing like having a room full of experts to advise on fish purchases! All home safe.

Love to help you out, but unfortunately I can't make the trip. Saturday is my annual rockfish charter on the Bay.

Yay! I am a winner! :jumpy: :jumpy: :jumpy: :jumpy: I keep tangs. One big community tank with not much room and one 40g breeder with juvies and a pair of shellies I got at the last club auction. If I can manage to put the cement on a rock background I am building, I should have another...

That's right. Relatively speaking, drilling the plastic is much easier, but from what I've researched, drilling glass isn't too bad with the proper tools and technique. I'm actually interested in giving it a shot. Now I just have to create a need to do it. :lol: Sounds like with the right...

The expertise is all in the drilling. For plastic or acrylic, it's easy. You can just use a standard holesaw. The difficulty is for people drilling tanks. Thanks to the internet, you can get diamond bits from Asia for less than $20, but how many people are willing to drill their own tanks or...