Wild Red Spotted Peru Angelfish Tank

[mattlee]

i find the Leopoldi very hard to get pics of so here is another poor pic of their progress. you can see the colour pretty well in the fins and the extensions on the tail fin quite well.

 

[minnnt]

Nice shot Matt!

 

[coldcazzie]

That colouring is beautiful

 

[mattlee]

That colouring is beautiful

they are turning into real stunners Caz. the pics not the best but gives you an idea. my photography needs a bit of work on it

 

[coldcazzie]

Your fish probably need lessons in how to be the perfect models too lol

 

[mattlee]

Your fish probably need lessons in how to be the perfect models too lol

tell me about it....

the dam things never want a pic taken they just cant keep still

 

[lloyd]

Matt i live in broughton as well. our tap water is quite hard. have you acclimatied your fish to hard water or do you soften it ro or something?

 

[mattlee]

Matt i live in broughton as well. our tap water is quite hard. have you acclimatied your fish to hard water or do you soften it ro or something?

i have always used tap water and seachem prime, thats it mate. i dont like messing with softness and pH and to be honest never needed to. ive kepy discus, angels, tetras, stingrays, corys, plecs, loads of cichlids with no issues and they all apparently prefer softer acidic waters ive even bred angels and corys in our tap water....

i just take my time when acclimatising them and buy my fish from decent shops as its worth paying the extra for. around Leicester the only shop i use is MA in Stapleton other than them i use Wharf in Notts. Wharfs water is pretty much the same as ours so its easier to acclimatise the fish, MA water is more acidic but ive never had any issues with their fish

dont forget that most of the fish we buy unless stated wild caught will be from a breeding farm or local breeder and will have never seen their natural home or even been in their natural waters.

if you like a certain fish but are put off due to our water then dont be just take your time with new fish and buy good fish. go for it

 

[mattlee]

L128 added today

a real P@H bargain believe it or not.... i was in there a while ago and got talking to the manager and he said yeah i can get them. i went in today to collect the pleco, they have had it in a tank at the back of the shop for 3 weeks now waiting for me! i asked the price and he said £40 i went and looked at it and found this stunning 4.5 inch blue phantom.

so it just goes to show P@H arent all that bad

 

[mattlee]

just before he was released the L128 gained much of its colour back

 

[minnnt]

mate it's covered in white spot.....

Great find Matt.

 

[mattlee]

minnnt im pretty sure thats how he is meant to look although he is a P@H fish

here are a fe better pics now hes been in 24hrs and a bit more settled

 

[minnnt]

LOL @ P@H

Great fish Matt, brilliant pics too. Do the Blue's edge it for you over the Greens or not?

 

[mattlee]

LOL @ P@H

Great fish Matt, brilliant pics too. Do the Blue's edge it for you over the Greens or not?

for once ive posted a pic thats not blurry......

to call it between the greens and blues is a very difficult thing to do and i guess all mine are still young so when they reach their full size it may be easier to decide. it doesnt pick it up on the pics but the spots on the blue are a very pale sky blue and in the right light he looks awesome. ive always liked the greens ever since i saw one and they probably still get my vote depending on their colour, i prefer the darker greens with more vivid spots.

 

[mattlee]

blue V's green, you decide........