New Inhabitants To The 3Ft

[Alasse]

I am now the proud owner of a pair of Jack Dempsey.....such an attractive fish, and something i have not kept before. II just love em already, they are starting to colour up nicely now w they are settling in. They are currently hunting feeder shrimp and having a fun time doing it lol
 
I will grab a pic of them tonight

 

[LyraGuppi]

Awesome!

 

[RRaquariums]

Always loved those cichlids so much personality. Can't wait for pics

 

[Alasse]

Jack and Demi are nervous and shy.....i've been messing with their tank. I added in the fake plants hoping it would make them feel more comfortable, but not happened yet lol
 

 

[LyraGuppi]

Aww! So cute

 

[Akasha72]

nice fish, nice tank Hope they settle in soon

 

[RRaquariums]

They are very cute. And I'm sure they will soon live up to there reputation and be little terrors lol.

 

[Alasse]

Thanks
 
RR - I hope so, i miss that individuality that the bigger cichlids have....

 

[RRaquariums]

They are very personable fish with serious personalities all there own.

 

[Alasse]

I think i'll go pick up some feeder fish today....this might make them feel a bit more at home
 
I did notice this morning they have sorta dug a pit in the cave area.....Jack is being shimmying along side demi and nudging her around. Surely they couldnt be looking to breed already??

 

[RRaquariums]

If they are old enough to breed they will breed almost constantly so I'd say right off hand if they have dug a hole and are acting like that you may have some fry in the near future.

 

[Akasha72]

when I got my Rio 240 and moved all my fish into it from the Rio 180 my curviceps cichlids celebrated by spawning the following day! I was shocked. I thought the stress of moving would do the opposite and stop them from spawning until they settled in! 
 
If they're digging pits I'd say they're thinking about it too

 

[Alasse]

I just emptied and rescaped the tank, i wanted to change the substrate to a brown sand, all the fake plants are also gone, for now at least. I have added some wood with anubias in there. Currently Jack and Demi are not happy with me lol

 

[Alasse]

The JD's have moved to a different tank, and this tank has some beautiful new residents.
 
The stupid canister though is being a pain, it has decided to leak like a sod and it is doing my head in! I will have another look at it today and see if i can get it to behave!

 

[Akasha72]

where is the canister leaking from? Could it be that some of the new sand has got into it and is stopping it sealing properly?