Ready for Colony now

[geoff_tropheus]

Lawsman,

We can help you out, you got the background for it and have done leg work with the books and everything else.

Please dont get the wrong impression, I am sorry. I just want to be careful. Seen some nice colonies go down in the last 2 years because people maybe werent quite ready.

[Lawsman]

I understand the concern and I take the comment as your commitment and concern to your hobby. I am not offended in any way, in fact appreciate that someone actually cares. I don't want colony's destroyed by some yahoo's either.

But like I said, in this hobby or any thing in life, there is always someone who knows more than you or is better at what they do. So, I am always looking to learn something new from more experienced aquarists-it's just part of being an aquarist. I love to read from people with more experience than I. You can always tell the people who actually know vs. the people who think they know everything!!!!!!!!!

I'm here to learn

[myjohnson]

I'm the latter, ignore all posts from me.

[Lawsman]

My colony has arrived Took some of all of your advise and went with a common collected colony. Okay, Wife made me. Got Red Rainbow's. Acclimating now with slow drip line with air pump. Lights off. Will keep you updated, will take it slow and will not feed for a day or two like many recommended.

[supadave]

My colony has arrived Took some of all of your advise and went with a common collected colony. Okay, Wife made me. Got Red Rainbow's. Acclimating now with slow drip line with air pump. Lights off. Will keep you updated, will take it slow and will not feed for a day or two like many recommended.

Congrats..... Lawsman !! The addiction starts now !!!!

[newb]

My colony has arrived Took some of all of your advise and went with a common collected colony. Okay, Wife made me. Got Red Rainbow's. Acclimating now with slow drip line with air pump. Lights off. Will keep you updated, will take it slow and will not feed for a day or two like many recommended.

where did you get them from? did you get adults or juvies?

[TaTeR ToT]

are these the wc adults from ultimate fish?

[russ]

My colony has arrived Took some of all of your advise and went with a common collected colony. Okay, Wife made me. Got Red Rainbow's. Acclimating now with slow drip line with air pump. Lights off. Will keep you updated, will take it slow and will not feed for a day or two like many recommended.

red rainbow are a great tropheus!!!
may not be the rarest but they look great!!!

[geoff_tropheus]

Red Rainbows are some really nice fish, you cannot go wrong with them.

[geoff_tropheus]

When I acclimate, I dont use the drip method because lots of times it can be more dangerous than just acclmating to temperature and then getting their ph within about 0.5 of you tank, just net them out and put them in.

Its always so exciting to get new fishes...I sometimes miss that feeling...

[TaTeR ToT]

Its always so exciting to get new fishes...I sometimes miss that feeling...

with all your fishes geoff, i wouldnt ever get bored, or ever need new fishes,lol

although i know what you mean.

its a crack addict needing a new fix