Gonna need a bigger boat.

The Turtle Whisperer Posts : 1930

I got a visit from the Flowerhorn fairy today. Not that I'd ever call the dude that gave them to me the flowerhorn fairy. Well at least not sober anyhow. Wink

Anyway, I'm gonna preface this with that I appreciate dude's generosity, but holy crap. Not sure what I'm going to do with the lot of 'em. I'm glad I got those 37g tanks yesterday I tell you what.

I asked him for 6 inch or so fry to grow out. Instead of 6 he brings me 11, since according to him every time he's given some to anyone they've always had a few die. They're 11 I hate the made up names, *cough* ahem, Blue Dragon zz x Blue Pearl zz.

On top of that, since he is of the opinion that the one I've ended up with here is a male, he brought a slightly larger sized proven female so I can breed my own. I've got her in QT with a few parrots and she's already giving them hell.

I am definitely at my mutant capacity right now.

Subject: Re: Gonna need a bigger boat. Thu Mar 26, 2009 1:18 am

Wow thats awesome. Sounds like your going to be busy for the next few days. Hopfully you will have some time to post a few pics soon. Best of luck with the Flowerhorns Rick! :gluk:

Subject: Re: Gonna need a bigger boat. Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:41 am

Well when you get ready I will take one or two.

Subject: Re: Gonna need a bigger boat. Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:30 am

Congrats on the pick up.

Subject: Re: Gonna need a bigger boat. Thu Mar 26, 2009 4:56 pm

lol...sounds like a good problem to have.

Subject: Re: Gonna need a bigger boat. Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:01 pm

LMAO, great pick up. Gonna have to write a book, "The Making of a Cichlidophile: the saint_felony Story".

WYite

Subject: Re: Gonna need a bigger boat. Fri Mar 27, 2009 11:15 am

That sounds like an excellent book!

Subject: Re: Gonna need a bigger boat. Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:42 pm

Pics?

The Turtle Whisperer Posts : 1930

Wyomingite wrote:: LMAO, great pick up. Gonna have to write a book, "The Making of a Cichlidophile: the saint_felony Story".

WYite

What? No comments about mutant hybrids? Who are you and where's the real Wyite! Wink

Anyway, while they won't ever beat out the turtles, and while I do like most of the fish out there, it did take the freaks of the cichlid world to turn me around on them. Doesn't hurt that they're the only fish I've seen yet that isn't poop it's pants scared when the one year old comes a knocking either. Wink

Subject: Re: Gonna need a bigger boat. Fri Mar 27, 2009 11:05 pm

LOL. It's the real McCoy here, saint. I said my peace and I ain't gonna nag ya. I'll tell ya though, if yer dressin' yer fish up in pants, ya've watched waaaaay too much Sponge Bob. Very Happy

WYite

Subject: Re: Gonna need a bigger boat. Sat Mar 28, 2009 5:42 pm

Wyomingite wrote:: LOL. It's the real McCoy here, saint. I said my peace and I ain't gonna nag ya. I'll tell ya though, if yer dressin' yer fish up in pants, ya've watched waaaaay too much Sponge Bob.

WYite

LOL

The Turtle Whisperer Posts : 1930

Do I hear a challenge for the next POTM? Those parrots are funny shaped enough I might be able to get pants on 'em. Wink

Subject: Re: Gonna need a bigger boat. Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:41 am

lol...I'd love to see that... Very Happy

Subject: Re: Gonna need a bigger boat. Sun Apr 12, 2009 4:52 am

How are the FH doing saint?

Subject: Re: Gonna need a bigger boat. Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:57 pm

Saint????

The Turtle Whisperer Posts : 1930

D'oh. I missed this before now.

The wee ones are doing fine mostly. I did end up losing one but looking at the body it appeared slightly deformed. There's another one that also looks like it has a bit of a deformity, but the rest are growing nicely, and fairly quickly too. I got them all at about an inch, and there's a few that are near two now.

In the next few days they're going to be moved from the 40 they're in into a 75g pond liner. I was going to do it tonight but I can't find anything but a 50w heater.

Subject: Re: Gonna need a bigger boat. Thu Apr 16, 2009 6:02 pm

Cool, I figured you must of missed the post! Good to hear!

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