Sid!

Lucky_13 · 02-23-2007, 06:51 PM

just a couple pics i took of sid just now, belly all fat from blackworms.

Sid is a Leopard Bushfish (Ctenopoma Acutirostre)

OrionGirl · 02-23-2007, 07:03 PM

Very nice!

nursie · 02-24-2007, 06:09 AM

He's looking good, Lucky!
Don't suppose I could interest you in doing a profile on him could I

IceH2O · 02-24-2007, 07:19 AM

Thought you might want an idea of what he'll look like as he gets older.

These are my 2, the bigger one I received about 3 months before the other but was already a couple of inches long. The smaller one was tiny tiny when I got him. Had to keep him in a tank by himself for 3 or 4 months till I felt he was big enough. He is about 8 months old.

Lucky_13 · 02-24-2007, 03:10 PM

that's strange, i've had sid since summer and he's only grown an inch. how big are yours?

yeah, i got sid around the middle of june

IceH2O · 02-24-2007, 05:46 PM

The bigger one is a year old,well to me, and is about 6 inches and the smaller one is about 3/3.5 inches. Its hard to get accurate measurements. But the smaller one was only about an inch long when I got him.

The bigger one isn't picky at all about food while the smaller one won't eat flakes but will most anything else I do feed the tank. The big one is a hog though .

Lucky_13 · 02-24-2007, 06:45 PM

i got sid in the middle of June and he was about an inch from petsmart. so i've had him about 8 months and he's only about 2.25 inches. he didn't seem to be growing very much when i first got him, perhaps because i was just feeding him frozen brine shrimp? when i switched him to my homemade food with tilapia, calamari, shrimp, mahi-mahi, steamed broccoli, and vitamins, he started growing a lot more, he doubled in size when i started feeding him that. now i'm feeding him that and blackworms and i'm breeding guppies that i will gut load and feed to him.

IceH2O · 02-25-2007, 07:21 AM

I feed mine flakes, frozen bloodworms,krill,shrimp pellets,cichlid sticks,cichlid food sticks,redworms and tubifex worms. Like I said the little one pretty much ignores the flakes but the big one eats anything. I also have Convict fry I feed them.Soon I'll have enough guppies to feed them also, I'm not seperating them from the other tank so natural process is going on,some get eaten by parents and the betta. Once a month I do buy some rosy reds for them also.

Lucky_13 · 02-25-2007, 10:25 AM

i just hope i havent stunted him

IceH2O · 02-25-2007, 12:05 PM

What size tank is he in? Mine are in a 75 gallon with 2 clown loaches,2 birchirs and 4 rainbows.

Lucky_13 · 02-25-2007, 12:36 PM

he's in a 10 right now, with weekly 25% water changes and no tank mates, but he's got a 45 waiting for him once i get a filter for it.

Trixie · 02-26-2007, 08:11 AM

Cool looking fish!

S

IceH2O · 02-26-2007, 03:24 PM

I know he is still small but being a carnivore they put out a lot of waste. The 10 gallon could be to small for him. Its possible that you'll see a growth spurt once the 45 is setup.

02-23-2007, 06:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lucky_13 Be A Happy Worker :D Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 603	Sid! just a couple pics i took of sid just now, belly all fat from blackworms. Sid is a Leopard Bushfish (Ctenopoma Acutirostre) __________________ In the factories and mills, in the shipyards and mines We've often been told to keep up with the times For our skills are not needed, they've streamlined the job And with sliderule and stopwatch our pride they have robbed

02-23-2007, 07:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
OrionGirl Miss you, Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Location: California coastline Posts: 6,723	Very nice! __________________ ~Sheila tempus edax rerum Ideas do not have to be correct in order to be good; its only necessary that, if they do fail, they do so in an interesting way. ~Robert Rosen

02-24-2007, 06:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
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02-24-2007, 07:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
IceH2O Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill,SC Posts: 642	Thought you might want an idea of what he'll look like as he gets older. These are my 2, the bigger one I received about 3 months before the other but was already a couple of inches long. The smaller one was tiny tiny when I got him. Had to keep him in a tank by himself for 3 or 4 months till I felt he was big enough. He is about 8 months old. __________________ Welcome to America, no the streets aren't paved with gold but if you sneak in we'll give you everything on a silver platter. My tanks http://aquariumboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2082

02-24-2007, 03:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
Lucky_13 Be A Happy Worker :D Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 603	that's strange, i've had sid since summer and he's only grown an inch. how big are yours? yeah, i got sid around the middle of june __________________ In the factories and mills, in the shipyards and mines We've often been told to keep up with the times For our skills are not needed, they've streamlined the job And with sliderule and stopwatch our pride they have robbed Last edited by Lucky_13 : 02-24-2007 at 03:27 PM.

02-24-2007, 05:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
IceH2O Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill,SC Posts: 642	The bigger one is a year old,well to me, and is about 6 inches and the smaller one is about 3/3.5 inches. Its hard to get accurate measurements. But the smaller one was only about an inch long when I got him. The bigger one isn't picky at all about food while the smaller one won't eat flakes but will most anything else I do feed the tank. The big one is a hog though . __________________ Welcome to America, no the streets aren't paved with gold but if you sneak in we'll give you everything on a silver platter. My tanks http://aquariumboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2082

02-24-2007, 06:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
Lucky_13 Be A Happy Worker :D Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 603	i got sid in the middle of June and he was about an inch from petsmart. so i've had him about 8 months and he's only about 2.25 inches. he didn't seem to be growing very much when i first got him, perhaps because i was just feeding him frozen brine shrimp? when i switched him to my homemade food with tilapia, calamari, shrimp, mahi-mahi, steamed broccoli, and vitamins, he started growing a lot more, he doubled in size when i started feeding him that. now i'm feeding him that and blackworms and i'm breeding guppies that i will gut load and feed to him. __________________ In the factories and mills, in the shipyards and mines We've often been told to keep up with the times For our skills are not needed, they've streamlined the job And with sliderule and stopwatch our pride they have robbed

02-25-2007, 07:21 AM	#8 (permalink)
IceH2O Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill,SC Posts: 642	I feed mine flakes, frozen bloodworms,krill,shrimp pellets,cichlid sticks,cichlid food sticks,redworms and tubifex worms. Like I said the little one pretty much ignores the flakes but the big one eats anything. I also have Convict fry I feed them.Soon I'll have enough guppies to feed them also, I'm not seperating them from the other tank so natural process is going on,some get eaten by parents and the betta. Once a month I do buy some rosy reds for them also. __________________ Welcome to America, no the streets aren't paved with gold but if you sneak in we'll give you everything on a silver platter. My tanks http://aquariumboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2082

02-25-2007, 10:25 AM	#9 (permalink)
Lucky_13 Be A Happy Worker :D Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 603	i just hope i havent stunted him __________________ In the factories and mills, in the shipyards and mines We've often been told to keep up with the times For our skills are not needed, they've streamlined the job And with sliderule and stopwatch our pride they have robbed

02-25-2007, 12:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
IceH2O Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill,SC Posts: 642	What size tank is he in? Mine are in a 75 gallon with 2 clown loaches,2 birchirs and 4 rainbows. __________________ Welcome to America, no the streets aren't paved with gold but if you sneak in we'll give you everything on a silver platter. My tanks http://aquariumboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2082

02-25-2007, 12:36 PM	#11 (permalink)
Lucky_13 Be A Happy Worker :D Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 603	he's in a 10 right now, with weekly 25% water changes and no tank mates, but he's got a 45 waiting for him once i get a filter for it. __________________ In the factories and mills, in the shipyards and mines We've often been told to keep up with the times For our skills are not needed, they've streamlined the job And with sliderule and stopwatch our pride they have robbed

02-26-2007, 08:11 AM	#12 (permalink)
Trixie Fauna is my EVIL TWIN. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Northern VA Posts: 1,575	Cool looking fish! S __________________

02-26-2007, 03:24 PM	#13 (permalink)
IceH2O Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill,SC Posts: 642	I know he is still small but being a carnivore they put out a lot of waste. The 10 gallon could be to small for him. Its possible that you'll see a growth spurt once the 45 is setup. __________________ Welcome to America, no the streets aren't paved with gold but if you sneak in we'll give you everything on a silver platter. My tanks http://aquariumboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2082

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