New fish!

A group of African catfish

Wow, those are some gorgeous plecos! You get some really exciting species there. My LFS doesn't often have plecos like that in stock.

I managed to get a couple of photos of Orion earlier, gotta find the cable for my camera, will try to upload them later. I had to clean the sponge filter so he moved, and seemed to be cleaning the glass, so was able to snap a few pics. Now he's settled on the back of a piece of driftwood.

Also managed to put a tape measure next to him, he's just about 4 cm/an inch and a half long including tail. Wee little babbie!

AdoraBelle Dearheart said:

Wow, those are some gorgeous plecos! You get some really exciting species there. My LFS doesn't often have plecos like that in stock.

I managed to get a couple of photos of Orion earlier, gotta find the cable for my camera, will try to upload them later. I had to clean the sponge filter so he moved, and seemed to be cleaning the glass, so was able to snap a few pics. Now he's settled on the back of a piece of driftwood.

Also managed to put a tape measure next to him, he's just about 4 cm/an inch and a half long including tail. Wee little babbie!

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How much longer is Orion Martin is in QT for? Is he going in what was your dad's tank

I say name him Ziggy (as in Stardust).

Orion is a good one, too.

Ziggy! Why didn't I think of that? That one might stick, big Bowie fan!

mbsqw1d said:

How much longer is Orion Martin is in QT for? Is he going in what was your dad's tank

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Nor sure how long, still making sure that tank is stable after the crisis that happened. Ziggy was quarantined in the fish store, in a tank that wasn't attached to a shared sump system, but had it's own sponge filter. They've been healthy in there for about a month I think, so I'm not really worried about quarantine. Once tank is stable and filters sorted, will remove a load of fry from that big tank, then move cories and Ziggy to the 57 gallon, like a switch so the bioload will be about the same. Then the fry can go in the quarantine/grow-out tank.

When Ziggy was hiding behind the sponge filter yesterday, this is the best photo I could get! lol



Managed to get some clearer ones today since I had to clean the sponge filter.


Fake plants here only because it's the quarantine/grow-out tank that has a terrible light, real plants die in there. The main tanks have real plants.

Dayum. Gorgeous fish.

Wow, he's a cutie!

Beautiful little guy

He's a beauty for sure. One of my three is an Orion too! Probably my favourite of the species I keep.

Bub said:

He's a beauty for sure. One of my three is an Orion too! Probably my favourite of the species I keep.

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Do yours hide a lot? I'm hoping he'll come out and about more as he settles in and gets bigger!

AdoraBelle Dearheart said:

Do yours hide a lot? I'm hoping he'll come out and about more as he settles in and gets bigger!

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That is the one downside to them, they are more timid that other bristlenose. I've had my three for maybe 4 or 5 years and I don't see much of them. One of the females hides a little less than the others but she isn't outgoing in the way my albinos are. But for me that just makes a sighting all the more exciting. That tends to be the overall trend with starlights, but there will be a few that will be less shy. Hopefully that will be the case with your one.

Wow, that's beautiful! Would personally call him Mr. Magpie, but I tend to gravitate to stupid names like that lol