festae vs carpintis square off, plus other pics

[gregga]

I picked up this beautiful 3-4" festae 2 days ago......
http://server5.uploadit.org/files2/080104-P1010026.jpg
Carpintis was not as impressed
http://server5.uploadit.org/files2/080104-P1010028s.jpg
still not impressed I guess
http://server5.uploadit.org/files2/080104-P1010005.jpg
dont often get a good pic of this chocolate
http://server5.uploadit.org/files2/080104-P1010008.jpg
Sajica and Geophagus
http://server5.uploadit.org/files2/080104-P1010010.jpg

[peifc]

They are beautiful.

[Dragon_Lord_Tia]

WOW nice texas how big and how old is he?

[gregga]

thanks guys.......

dragon.......the texas is between 4" and 5"......I dont know how old....

[Dragon_Lord_Tia]

yeah i noticed after i posted that he was about the size of the terror

[DarthV]

The festae looks to be about an inch shoter...just not as high bodied as the carpintis. Nice fish :)

What brand gravel is that in the tank with the sajica?

[gregga]

thanks darth........
the gravel in the tank has been there a while, but if memory serves it's a dark natural river gravel (dont recall if its a pea gravel). I prefer the natural look in most of my tanks. But as you can see, there are tiny blue pieces mixed in from years of netting fish in and out.......


BTW Peifc..where in NY are you located?

[peifc]

Brooklyn. Why?

[DarthV]

Originally posted by gregga
thanks darth........
the gravel in the tank has been there a while, but if memory serves it's a dark natural river gravel (dont recall if its a pea gravel). I prefer the natural look in most of my tanks. But as you can see, there are tiny blue pieces mixed in from years of netting fish in and out.......


BTW Peifc..where in NY are you located?

I just ordered a 100lbs of Estes shallow creek gravel and just wondered if that was what you were using... great looking stuff. Beats the heck out of the stuff my LFS carries (Hagen only)...even Hagen natural gravel glows under flurorescent lighting.

[gregga]

Darthv....
yeah, gotta love that natural brown-colored river look....I dont buy gravel from LFS anymore anyway. If I need gravel or sand, I go to Home Depot and get a much larger bag much cheaper. I must have about 200 pounds of blue gravel sitting in rubbermaid bins.......


peifc......just curious whenever I see a NY location.....

[125gJoe]

Very nice and healthy looking fishes!!

[gregga]

ty 125......:D