These photographs were taken on a Compact digital camera, I think they could be better! So here some more photos:-
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Breeding pair of Cichlasoma nicaraguensis
Friday, September 21st, 2007Nicaragua Cichlid aka Cichlasoma nicaraguensis
Friday, September 21st, 2007I’ve kept these Cichlids twenty years ago, and I’ve been trying to find a pair since, these cichlids have spectacular colours, especially when breeding. I’ve not seen them in the shops, and in the late 80s, was lucky to have three females and one male – long since gone.
I was lucky to find, that a local cichlid breeder, was giving up a very young pair. I put them in a quarantine tank, with a pair of Geophagus proximus, I like to quarantine all new arrivals into the fish house, for four weeks before moving them into breeding tanks. I picked these up on the 9th September, and I noticed the Geos were being bashed to hell, only to notice in a plant pot, fry a few days off from free swimming.
The unusual thing about the Nicaragua Cichlid Cichlasoma nicaraguensis is that the eggs they lay, are not adhesive, and roll-around the floor. I assume so they can move them from nest to nest, unlike most cichlids, that use a surface to spawn on, and their eggs are adhesive.
Female Cichlasoma nicaraguensis with fry.
Female Cichlasoma nicaraguensis with fry.
Male Cichlasoma nicaraguensis with fry.
Male and Female Cichlasoma nicaraguensis with fry.
Whoops – and the LifeGard FB900 doesn’t need fluidzing anymore!
Thursday, September 6th, 2007As previously hinted in a recent posting, I’ve been having difficulties fludizing my LifeGard FB900, the instructions state that a 600lph powerhead should be ample to do this, but I’ve found the back-pressure caused by the sand in the filter affects the powerheads performance, and its not up to the job, I’ve tried a Hagen 301, Maxijet 600, and a Juwel 1000lph powerhead to no avail.
I’ve emailed Pentair in the US, and wait a response, I think I’m going to have to use an Eheim pond pump, but before I had a chance to do this, I left the LifeGard FB900 in my porch, rather than leaving outside, I didn’t want anyone to steal or frost to damage it.
and then my partner knocked it over this morning and smashed it, it had media and water in it, as she was trying to grab the kittens!
I think you’ve got to laugh sometimes, although, I was not too happy this morn!
So I’m trying to obtain another one, which is proving difficult at present!
UPDATE I managed to obtain another, I almost had two! One direct from German Aquatic distributor, and then another new one appeared on eBay, a tenner cheaper!
A New Garden Border continued … (again!)
Thursday, September 6th, 2007
Lindsey’s says this is much better! Don’t you think! Umm..!
Needs double digging and soil improver adding, and the planting and mulching.
A New Garden Border continued … (again!)
Thursday, September 6th, 2007Lindsey didn’t like the shape of the border! So out with the spade, fork and edging tool again.
Ground has been marked out and cut with edging tool.
Grass sods removed and bagged, to take down the local tip, the last time I did this in two car runs, I almost snapped the back axel on the car! Doesn’t seem alot of grass removed but each bag weighs approx 50kg! We will see if the car still works afterwards this week, and Lindsey wonders why the car, makes new noises, with 164,000 miles on the clock, and used as a tractor! I don’t think you can make out my the stainless steel edger (which is bent!) and new Stainless Steel fork, with a 10 year guarantee – nice! Well it’s nice to have, good tools!
Balloon Ride Anyone!
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007
Glad it didn’t hit the house. Landed in the fields at the front of the house.
New Garden Border continued …
Saturday, September 1st, 2007
Double dug, soil improver and top soil added, followed by Andy’s leaf mould!
but then days later …
A New Garden Border!
Monday, August 27th, 2007Some friends visited us for cream teas on Sunday afternoon (with real Devon clotted cream, none of this crap artificial stuff out of a can!) and in return for signing and witnessing their new wills before they go on holiday! they gave us some new plants from their Plant Nursery for the garden.
So Andy’s had to dig and expand the border to accomodate them all!
Before
After, the border still needs digging over, soil improver adding, and the plants planting!
Thanks to Julie and Pete for the plants!
Summer’s Here
Thursday, August 9th, 2007We’ve just started to let the kittens out in the house during the day with Esther.
Growing and up to more mischief. I think we were lucky to get Angus back from the cattery the other week, because the owner loved him so much!
It’s all quiet as Angus and Tilly are asleep!
Latest Angus and Matilda photos
Not really done much with DIY, I’ve been adding more fish tanks in the fish house, and generally tidying up the fish house.
We’ve found some wall lights for the lounge, so the lounge decoration is almost finished, and then there is the curtain rails to fix!
Wild Male Angel Treatment
Thursday, July 26th, 2007I’ve been treating with API Melafix, but I think I’m going to have to change to something stronger. The ulcer is both sides of the body in the same position.
Any ideas, email me
Here is a picture of the fish. Please click the image to obtain a high resolution version.
Wild Male Angel fish with Ulcer on upper shoulder, under top dorsal fin.
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