Tanganyika: Kilesa and Friends

[ptran]

Gotcha. Thanks for the info.

[Austy16414]

How was the strip bro?

[morpheus]

welcome. i tend to do most of my trades now with them.

i was calling around trying to off load my massive black convict. he grew up huge and looked like a mini tank. wasnt mean, great looking, but i didnt want the geos with him. every store kept saying we will take him for nothing as a "convenience". or an insulting we will give you a dollar maybe. for a 4-5" convict i wanted more than a dollar

fish gallery looked at him and gave me a number....deal! was more than i had in my head to even ask. their reaction was "that is one big a$$ convict"...haha...sold him as an "XXXL Convict"

[ptran]

Good luck....i have never brought myself to stripping yet. i hear its very delicate and i am always worried about hurting the female.

Talking about being delicate, these Kilesa is probably one of the most delicate specie I keep so far. Lost half of my group to water change. Later found out that pH out of tap is not high enough for them. So I'm really nervous with the fry now. Honestly, surprise that momma is still holding thus far. Knock on wood.

[ptran]

How was the strip bro?

Will let you know after I strip her tonight lol.

[ptran]

welcome. i tend to do most of my trades now with them.

i was calling around trying to off load my massive black convict. he grew up huge and looked like a mini tank. wasnt mean, great looking, but i didnt want the geos with him. every store kept saying we will take him for nothing as a "convenience". or an insulting we will give you a dollar maybe. for a 4-5" convict i wanted more than a dollar

fish gallery looked at him and gave me a number....deal! was more than i had in my head to even ask. their reaction was "that is one big a$$ convict"...haha...sold him as an "XXXL Convict"

Sounds like a reasonable place. Good deal man!

[ptran]

Show and tell time...

[ptran]

Getting ready... Hope she's cooperating.

[ptran]

My Kilesa holding mama. Sorry i-phone pix

[ptran]

See-thru pouch, my guess is 7-8 in there

[ptran]

Gotcha...



A little incident: she spit in the net, but that works for me too. I hate stripping her because she's so small.
Can't hold her very well.



Fry are all free swimming. 17 days it was.
So there it is my epic story of the week.

[Austy16414]

Too cool man, congratulations. That was impressively quick

[ptran]

Thanks bro for watching lol.

[Austy16414]

Preciate the updates. Makes me look forward to keeping Kilesa or something similar someday

[beto]

fry is always the best part.