My fish are blowing me away

[235g tank]

I know my tank looks darn good. Its hard to be humble. My canary cheeks are absolutley awsome. They where just yellow specs when i first got them

[235g tank]

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[235g tank]

Did i happen to recieve a nice group of canary cheeks or is it because i feed them well combined with them living in a 235 gallon aquarium? Maybe both?? Idk... but as of right now im absolutley convinced i have the hottest looking group of canary cheeks around.. whatever the reason may be.

I have a question though? When it comes to asthetics of the fish? Is it more impactful to recieve a nice strain or is it more based on living conditions amd how well fed they are?

[gturmindright]

Good question.

[235g tank]

Jun 10, 2019 12:34:52 GMT -5 gturmindright said:

Good question.

I consider my canary cheeks to be toe to toe or in this case fin to fin with the likes of dannyoogens canary cheeks featured on youtube and tropheusking also featured on youtube which are by far and away the best strains i have seen

[235g tank]

Jun 10, 2019 12:34:52 GMT -5 gturmindright said:

Good question.

You would think my fish were hormoned but i swear they are not. I feed them northfin veggie formula pellets every morning and yourfishstuff (aquacarium) veggievore super flakes every afternoon. They also graze on algea all day everyday

[mikevxr]

for Me the most important thing is to buy good quality stock from a reputable, trusted seller. If you get a decent strain young enough and give them good quality food, decent sized tank and regular water changes they will flourish and breed. I’ve only ever bought fish from trusted sources.

[235g tank]

I have 3 fish that are old enough to breed. 1 male brichardi ulwili and 2 female bulumbora. The male ulwili impregnated them both. One is now on day 24 of holding. Big mouth full. My question is should she have spit the fry by now? Is this normal at day 24? She does eat but very very little and she is hiding in the rocks alot, and a little more territoreal than normal. Maybe the eggs are having complications?

Also my canary cheeks are still im-mature. They mimic the same dance the adults perform with each other all the time. There is alot of cheek on cheek action lol. But they are too small still but they try.

[brianyelick]

I have females that hold up to 28 days at a time. So this is not unusual behavior she may also be releasing the fry for short periods of time in the rocks while you cant see. If she is eating even just a bit she should be fine. I try to separate my holding females at about 15-17 days that way she isn't getting harrassed or stressed by over eager males. I also leave the female in with the fry for about a week while I power feed her and get her ready to go back in the group.

[235g tank]

Jun 13, 2019 14:19:52 GMT -5 brianyelick said:

I have females that hold up to 28 days at a time. So this is not unusual behavior she may also be releasing the fry for short periods of time in the rocks while you cant see. If she is eating even just a bit she should be fine. I try to separate my holding females at about 15-17 days that way she isn't getting harrassed or stressed by over eager males. I also leave the female in with the fry for about a week while I power feed her and get her ready to go back in the group.

Maybe ill do that when the canary cheeks get older. I do wonder if my ulwili male is going to try and breed with the canary cheeks? I have about 7 more ulwili i added to the aquarium for him so he will leave the others alone. They should be ready to breed in about 6 months along with the canary cheeks. My thought is he will leave the canary cheeks alone because there is ulwili that look like him. My doubt comes in b/c he is a very horny fish lol. (Sorry i have no other way of putting it) he even tries to breed with himself in his own reflection nor does he mind the currently 2 mature females are not even his type. Thoughts please?