Something fishy goin on...

[adamsredlines]

Its been a while...but all is well (I think) with the fish lol.
They are hungry suckers, and are growing pretty well. Its hard to get pics of them, so here's a few I was able to snap. I wanna redo the aquarium withdifferent substrate thats not so....blue...but I'm glad I got the aquarium and stuck with it.

[1Perry]

Those are some big fish. I guess you did go ahead and get cichlids.

[adamsredlines]

Dang, sorry for the huge pics.

Yeah, I thought they would be the best bet, and its a nice variety. Once my water cycled good I've not lost a single fish (well, they got hungry while Iwas on vacation and I just noticed I'm down one) but no floaters.

I'd like to get a few more but dont want the tank to get over crowded when they grow up.

[adamsredlines]

I just resized them in photobucket....are they managable to you guys now?
I think I gotta clear my cookies

[adamsredlines]

[1Perry]

There you go. Much better! My chiclid is around 6 years old now.

[camarocrazy2]

Cool Fish Adam, I have kept chiclids off and on through out the fifteen years I have had my tank. I like the colors.

[adamsredlines]

Hey its finally showing the smaller pics LOL.

I need to get rid of 3 of the "less aggressive" fish, they are doing fine for now but dont think they will for much longer.

I like these alot...most of the fish I saw at the store stayed in either the top or bottom, didnt swim around much or anything else...these guys are all overthe place and make it much more lively.

[Beach bomb]

Cool fish and set up Adam.
I would suggest getting a scenic background on the back of the tank to make them feel more at sea. You can also get live water plants and anchor them under thegravel or there a some that just float on top of the water. This will also help the more vulnerable fish with a place to hide. The gravel comes in a millioncolor combos as well. Some of the sand or pepper colored gravel will also make a more realistic and less blue environment if that's the angle your lookingfor.
I used to have Oscars and they are probably my favorite fish for a home tank.
Thanks for sharing.
Tim

[adamsredlines]

I had some plants and they didnt do well so I didnt give that another shot. I've thought about the background but havent found any I reallylike...it'll also help hide the cords and such.
I'll probably go with a more natural substrate when I get to that. The blue was fun to get it goin, now its time to make it look a bit nicer.