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Mr.Firemouth
07-16-2007, 10:47 PM
Here are the most recent pics of generation 6...8 years of work...
Keep in mind these fish are 2"...
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k44/mrfiremouth/firemouths/FIREMOUTHS6.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k44/mrfiremouth/firemouths/FIREMOUTHS5.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k44/mrfiremouth/firemouths/FIREMOUTHS4.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k44/mrfiremouth/firemouths/FIREMOUTHS3.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k44/mrfiremouth/firemouths/FIREMOUTHS2.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k44/mrfiremouth/firemouths/FIREMOUTHS.jpg
MySpace Mike
07-16-2007, 10:53 PM
OMG Gorgeous fish, I love the colors that they are displaying. I like the dark gravel in the tank, ive been thinking of dark gravel for my 40g to help the colors of my fish stand out more.
livebearerfreak
07-17-2007, 1:41 AM
OMG i love the swordtails but better yet u rFMs are my FMs rollmodel
Carp37
07-17-2007, 2:30 AM
stunning fish and stunning tank...:)
killieskid
07-17-2007, 6:12 AM
gorgous babies! for being so young they are displying such color!
cdfishie123
07-17-2007, 7:40 AM
beautiful,beautiful fish excelent tank also
Ruben Tolon
07-17-2007, 9:24 AM
Those are incredible firemouths.
tarheels910
07-17-2007, 11:18 AM
Nice work. Best looking Firemouths I have ever seen.
steve p
07-17-2007, 12:54 PM
:iagree: very nice, your efforts are paying you back with some stunning fish.
steve.
UCF-Planted
07-17-2007, 1:18 PM
Amazing fish. I would love to have those instead of my so-so LFS firemouths. Mine have their moments, and I love them, but to have color like that all the time would be incredible.
Visualeyes2
07-17-2007, 1:44 PM
gorgeous fish!!!
Mr.Firemouth
07-17-2007, 9:24 PM
I keep them in a 75g and display them in a recently setup 180g soon.
I will be culling them next month and keeping 8 of the best colored specimens. I have promised some out and will let everyone know how many I have left. They are nearing the next breeding phase and will probably start spawning near September.
The key here is the size! Their colors in person rival any breeding dress of the average ADULT firemouth! That means in a display tank with dark backgrounds and dark substrates these fish as adults will be amazing! I am so excited to display them in the new 180g I set up.
Culling Fm's takes forever! You have to understand that these fish wash the color out when stressed bythe net so you can't say "Oh there it is!" They all look the same. So I have to set up a 5g Eclipse and place them in there one at a time for a day or two to see how their true colors are when they are displaying. Then I know if I got the right intensity. So it takes about 2 weeks to go thru the fish properly.
Becuase I am at the latter part of a decade with these each spawn is more and more exciting! You know only 5 or 6 fish out of every 200 will have that WOW!!! effect! I love finding those 5!
MbunaFishKeeper
07-18-2007, 2:23 AM
good job! also very nice tank anychance of full tank pics?
Tiger15
07-18-2007, 8:52 AM
Very nice community. Firemouth is relatively small fish and so peaceful that they can be kept with swordtails. It's interesting to watch them pared up and guard their fry in a community.