Heckelii update

[Sandsiftergeos]

I last posted in 11/19 with youngsters. Here they are now.

 

[lilRia]

wow, they are absolutely stunning!!

 

[Sandsiftergeos]

Kind words. If they understood, they’d blush! Wait they kind are doing a full body blush. ((Grin))

 

[jonclark96]

How are they aggression-wise with one another? The few times I kept them, once they reached almost adult size, they were pretty terrible to one another.

 

[Jim Anderson]

Wow, they look great!The albino is real nice looking as well as the Congo tetras. The tank set up is very nice also- great water clarity and pics. Thanks for sharing-enjoy.

 

[AquaStudent]

Those are spectacular colors! That's a relaxing tank to look at!

 

[bossanova]

Lovely! Is that gravel as substrate..?

 

[DiscusnAfricans]

Fish are looking great! Like the scape of the tank too, but was also surprised to see gravel as the substrate. What size tank?

I recently picked up some juvenile heckelii, so I'm excited to see their growth and color development also.

 

[Sandsiftergeos]

Lovely! Is that gravel as substrate..?

the substrate is sand and fine gravel. They sift just fine. As always the sand settles under the gravel. I collected myself from the Monocacy. Sifted to a uniform small size. Then I selectively added Lima bean and pea sized pieces. It was fun. Labor intensive, but fun.

you can see the sand mix in this diffrent angle pics.

DiscusnAfricans

 

[Sandsiftergeos]

Those are spectacular colors! That's a relaxing tank to look at!

Thank you! Yes, it’s my evening wind down. No TV. Just me and the tank. ✌🏼

 

[Sandsiftergeos]

Wow, they look great!The albino is real nice looking as well as the Congo tetras. The tank set up is very nice also- great water clarity and pics. Thanks for sharing-enjoy.

kind words. Thank you.

 

[Sandsiftergeos]

How are they aggression-wise with one another? The few times I kept them, once they reached almost adult size, they were pretty terrible to one another.

as of now they are fine. I have lots of dithers to keep them busy, as well as, plenty of areas within the aquascaping for them to lurk.
If they start in the spawning mod, all bets are off for all others in the tank, to include dithers and the mating pair as well. They get VERY brutal.

 

[Jim Anderson]

Very cool that you took the time to sift through the Monocacy. What size tank, filtration?

 

[Sandsiftergeos]

Very cool that you took the time to sift through the Monocacy. What size tank, filtration?

it’s a 75. Fluval 407 and an Aquaclear 110.

 

[Sandsiftergeos]

it’s a 75. Fluval 407 and an Aquaclear 110.
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Very cool that you took the time to sift through the Monocacy. What size tank, filtration?

you can see the size and Color well here.

 

[Sandsiftergeos]

it’s a 75. Fluval 407 and an Aquaclear 110.
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Very cool that you took the time to sift through the Monocacy. What size tank, filtration?

you can see the size and Color well here.