my tiny Acei's

Subject: my tiny Acei's Wed Feb 11, 2009 9:54 pm

The pics are not very good, but I just got 7 (was suppose to be 6 he sent an extra) today. They ended up being quite a bit smaller then I was expecting..but they are sooooo cute!

Subject: Re: my tiny Acei's Wed Feb 11, 2009 10:07 pm

Awesome...they should color up a lot when they get comfortable in their new home!

Subject: Re: my tiny Acei's Wed Feb 11, 2009 10:15 pm

Thanks Pauly!! I am going to keep trying to get a good pic, it is driving me nuts. The pics do them no justice, you can see the white line on the top of their fins already they are sooooo cute!

Subject: Re: my tiny Acei's Wed Feb 11, 2009 10:37 pm

Something I found to photo faster moving fish like mbuna. When lights on be ready with the camera they hold more still when they are just getting used to the light. Good luck with them.

Subject: Re: my tiny Acei's Wed Feb 11, 2009 10:39 pm

Ok, thank you!

Subject: Re: my tiny Acei's Wed Feb 11, 2009 10:53 pm

Nice looking fish, LG. I just saw some at a pet store today and I do like their look.

Subject: Re: my tiny Acei's Wed Feb 11, 2009 11:03 pm

Thanks Dawg!

The Turtle Whisperer Posts : 1930

Itty bitty. So are they some of the insanely evil tiny ones or are these a bit more well behaved?

Subject: Re: my tiny Acei's Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:22 am

Bit more well behaved.

Don't underestimate the power of the dark side, saint!

Very nice, Lady G.

WYite

Subject: Re: my tiny Acei's Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:37 am

LOL, they are not "evil" just smaller then I was expecting, I thought they would be about the size of my Labs which are about 2-2.5"...this little buggers are only about an inch to a inch and half.

Thank you Wyomingite..I'm sooo happy, now I can't wait to be able to get my next set which will most likely be the Albino Socofi (not sure I spelled that right so I hope you know what I mean Rolling Eyes

). 2 sets down and 4 to go!!!!!

LMAO..the "dark" side are you refering to the FW?

Subject: Re: my tiny Acei's Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:38 am

Wyomingite wrote:: Don't underestimate the power of the dark side, saint!

WYite

Subject: Re: my tiny Acei's Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:57 am

Here are a couple shots with the flash, you can see them a touch better...

Subject: Re: my tiny Acei's Thu Feb 12, 2009 10:14 am

I like them and can't wait untill you post pics of them all colored up. Very Happy

Subject: Re: my tiny Acei's Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:56 pm

They look great Lady G!

Subject: Re: my tiny Acei's Thu Feb 12, 2009 1:04 pm

Just a suggestion but maybe you can try the macro function on your camera too. It usually looks like a little flower symbol if you have it. It may help clear up the pictures. They did come out better with the flash though.

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Wyomingite wrote:: Bit more well behaved.

Don't underestimate the power of the dark side, saint!

WYite

Dude, that Socolofi I have here has gone out twice and both times has come back for being too evil. I do want to try more/other africans but I'm thinking I'm gonna stick with the Venustus for a first go, all the mbuna ones i've had here so far have been nuts.

Subject: Re: my tiny Acei's Thu Feb 12, 2009 3:34 pm

Lady G wrote:: LMAO..the "dark" side are you refering to the FW?

Nah, something much darker...the cichlid side...bwahaaahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! affraid

WYite

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Lady G, if you're talking about Socolofi, I hope you have better luck with them than the one I have here. Pure terror for anything he's been in with (yea it's a male) even in a really large tank.

I'm thinking he's going to be living the rest of his life alone here.

Subject: Re: my tiny Acei's Thu Feb 12, 2009 6:43 pm

saint_felony wrote:: Lady G, if you're talking about Socolofi, I hope you have better luck with them than the one I have here. Pure terror for anything he's been in with (yea it's a male) even in a really large tank.

I'm thinking he's going to be living the rest of his life alone here.

IME, socolofis are one of the more variable species in temperament, kind of a middle ground mbuna in aggression. They've mix fairly well with just about any other species I've had. But like any other cichlid, especially Africans, aggression is a relative thing and every individual can differ from the norm. I'd still like to get a look at a better pic of him, saint_felony, a full side shot. Somethin' in my gut still tells me he may be one of the "blue zebra" species rather than a socolofi...

WYite

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Nice!

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No prob, Wyite.

I'll try and get some better pictures of him, see if we can't officially id him. I gotta do something about his tank anyway, I just noticed the ancient 10 he's in has a very very slow leak. I'm going to put him in that 8 I was telling you about until the patch stuff dries. The 8 has very nice lighting so I should be able to get something good with it.

Subject: Re: my tiny Acei's Thu Feb 12, 2009 11:21 pm

Saint..yes that is what I am talking about and the reason I am getting more then one...going for 1 male with 3 female. By doing that and it not being the only of it's kind in the tank, it should help with the aggression some. From what I have read and been told by others I have talked with in a "community" cichlid tank, the ratio of male to female of each species is key to keeping the aggression down.

Dawg, I don't think my Camera has the "micro" on it, I know what you are talking about my old camera had one. Of course I lost the book on mine and I can't remember what I did to get good pics before.

Here are a couple more pics I got today (used my Moms camera)..

Subject: Re: my tiny Acei's Fri Feb 13, 2009 12:46 am

Nice.!

Subject: Re: my tiny Acei's Fri Feb 13, 2009 12:58 am

Thank you!!!!

The Turtle Whisperer Posts : 1930

As for this suspected socolofi here, Lady G. He came in with two others of the same kind. They were an "assorted" african cichlid tank rescue at the local petsmart, where the group of them were beating up and killing off near all the other africans that were in the tank with them.

I had put the three together in a 20 long, just for overnight, it had plenty of places to hide, and I was due to have a 55 come free the next day. At any rate, they seemed like they were doing fine the entire time I was around. I came back to check on them the next day and the one left here had killed off the other two in with him.

He's actually been out of here twice, and has come back both times for being too mean to the other fishies. If this guy here is a socolofi I hope you don't get any like him. Smile

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