Crossing fingers over here for you too. Come on P.Smurf, Joo Can Do Eeet!
Hope it works out bro
These guys are real characters
lol, nice profile pic
Hope it works out bro
These guys are real characters
lol, nice profile pic
Papa Smurf's Redemption
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OK, first full day in the tank.
He's actually behaving so far...WOO HOO!
Brekky was interesting. I was going to try placing two lots of food in the tank, spaced far enough apart so the other lunatics didnt get to his food.
I always turn the filter off at feed time, its a better way of making sure that all the fish get food.
Switched the filter off, opened the lid and suddenly, Smurf got all excited and started looking everywhere for food (he does these 360 degree spins lol).
He got in amongst the maniacs, which suprised me, so i thought Oh ok, lets do this.
Dropped the food in and, as usual,the other fish went ballistic which spun Smurf out a bit and he moved to the back of the tank lol.
He wasnt keen on that idea and moved to the other end of the tank which made it really easy for me to feed him so it worked out ok in the end.
Besides that, he's just playing in the flow and ignoring everyone.
Now the following is absolutely CRAZY....
the Scissortails seem to be infatuated with Smurf and get along side him and gently touch their bodies against his...ive never seen anything like it. Smurf just touches them with his feelers and there is no aggression whatsoever (im truly stunned and have no idea whats going on, its incredible).
Some weird stuff going on but so far, Smurf's really happy and enjoying himself thoroughly
He's actually behaving so far...WOO HOO!
Brekky was interesting. I was going to try placing two lots of food in the tank, spaced far enough apart so the other lunatics didnt get to his food.
I always turn the filter off at feed time, its a better way of making sure that all the fish get food.
Switched the filter off, opened the lid and suddenly, Smurf got all excited and started looking everywhere for food (he does these 360 degree spins lol).
He got in amongst the maniacs, which suprised me, so i thought Oh ok, lets do this.
Dropped the food in and, as usual,the other fish went ballistic which spun Smurf out a bit and he moved to the back of the tank lol.
He wasnt keen on that idea and moved to the other end of the tank which made it really easy for me to feed him so it worked out ok in the end.
Besides that, he's just playing in the flow and ignoring everyone.
Now the following is absolutely CRAZY....
the Scissortails seem to be infatuated with Smurf and get along side him and gently touch their bodies against his...ive never seen anything like it. Smurf just touches them with his feelers and there is no aggression whatsoever (im truly stunned and have no idea whats going on, its incredible).
Some weird stuff going on but so far, Smurf's really happy and enjoying himself thoroughly
Thanks GG, i couldnt be happier with him...so far.
I love Rasboras, look forward to it.
Youve got some REALLY keen dwarfs there by the sounds. They do things other fish wouldnt, its cool.
Here's P.Smurf hangin' with the Scissortails (the fish are reflecting the light from above so they're a little bright).
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I love Rasboras, look forward to it.
Youve got some REALLY keen dwarfs there by the sounds. They do things other fish wouldnt, its cool.
Here's P.Smurf hangin' with the Scissortails (the fish are reflecting the light from above so they're a little bright).
Always appreciate your comments GG, cheers. The tank is a 3ft and i think it holds approx 150 litres.
Yeah, its cool because they're fairly easy to sex.Like you said, the males are longer and more slender and the females are rounder with a more pronounced belly area.
If you enlarge the image above, you can probably just see that the rear of Smurf's dorsal fin is slightly tatty.
It's almost healed now but when i got him, there was a decent chunk missing out of his fin...it had to of been another fish attacking him.
That may well explain his initial aggression towards other fish, having been bullied and attacked himself.
Day 2 and he looks happier than ive ever seen him. He gets right in the middle of all the other fish at times and honestly seems to be lovin' life.
He LOVES "stretching his fins" by letting the flow push him down to the other end of the tank and then he does all these playful rolls 🤩 and causally swims back, all the way to the other end (this tanks like a 10 acre paddock compared to the tank he was in and he absolutely loves it).
This little guy is doing so well, im so happy i did this for him. It just felt right at the time and he's really spinning me out at the moment.
Yeah, its cool because they're fairly easy to sex.Like you said, the males are longer and more slender and the females are rounder with a more pronounced belly area.
If you enlarge the image above, you can probably just see that the rear of Smurf's dorsal fin is slightly tatty.
It's almost healed now but when i got him, there was a decent chunk missing out of his fin...it had to of been another fish attacking him.
That may well explain his initial aggression towards other fish, having been bullied and attacked himself.
Day 2 and he looks happier than ive ever seen him. He gets right in the middle of all the other fish at times and honestly seems to be lovin' life.
He LOVES "stretching his fins" by letting the flow push him down to the other end of the tank and then he does all these playful rolls 🤩 and causally swims back, all the way to the other end (this tanks like a 10 acre paddock compared to the tank he was in and he absolutely loves it).
This little guy is doing so well, im so happy i did this for him. It just felt right at the time and he's really spinning me out at the moment.
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