sorry, its 5AM, im bored, tired, yet cant sleep. so i was browsing and thinking about how different everyones tanks are. I'll share some funny/interesting points about mine and you can follow if you feel the urge.
Banjo Cats From Below:
I'm not sure how many people keep them, but i had to special order mine (as i do alot of my fish, because IMO a tank full of regular LFS stock is booooriiiing!
) Anyways, i have four, and i have not seen more than three at a time (usually two) since i set up my 130. I have (as odd as it sounds) a piece of silk ivy-type plant that lays flat and is burried in the gravel. two of my banjos seem to live in it (it's quite dense) along with one of my eclipse/sun cats and my wifes angelicus pictus. A third one sometimes joins them half in and half out of the gravel, but yesterday was the first time ive seen all four. I guess they live UNDER it. They have yet to stray from it to my knowledge. heh.
Silver Goldfish, or Orange Tinfoil Barb?:
As some may notice, i keep a handfull of turtles. they get a feeding of feeder goldfish from time to time wich they enjoy. gives them a bit of exercize/excitement. Well, about a year ago, they decided one wasnt good enough to be food and he lived with them for a few months and finally grew too large for them to eat even if they wanted to. so he moved in with my tropicals. He has since taken to my pair of half grown tinfoil barbs and made up quite the comical school. He almost never leaves them and mocks their activity. when they zig, he zig's, when they zag, he zag's, when they scoop gravel, he follows suit. good times.
The Botia 500:
I have 4 Blue Botias (Modesta) that have grown up together over the last year, from just over 1" to now aprox 3-4". Ever since they got comfortable with the tank, they like to do loop-de-loops 2 by 2 across the top of the tank. this pleases my wife, lol. on occasion, they will have a 5-10 lap-around-the-tank 'race'. The largest will start off by doing the usual looping/playing with another, then take off like a shot around the tank with the other in tow. finally all 4 join in and around they go untill the lead fish dives snout first into the gravel, leaving only about half of itself visable. the others all follow and SPLAT, SPLAT, SPLAT... 4 botia butt's sticking up at an angle towards the sky.
Pictus Problems:
I try to get pictus cats in pairs, because as far as i know, they usually like company of their own kind. NOT THE CASE HERE. we got 2 of the spotted and two of the 4-line all at once. one spotted died right away. then we rescued (i know, i know, dont do it) a pair of angelicus w/ich. they were treated and one passed. Nearing 5" now, one 4-line seems to think he's boss of everyone. the other 4-line protests from time to time but never wins. the spotted was outcast from the get. and the angelicus (although the smallest) has grown quite the ego and even HE bosses around the spotted. they all have their own cave/hiding spot. why cant we all just..... get along?
Sun Cat Wargames:
Time to time, my Sun Cats get to playing a little rough and if one thinks the other is getting a little carried away, it will "play dead". Once the victor leaves, the defeated gets back up and goes on the prowl. Theres really no way to tell the two apart, i think one may be ever so slightly larger, but anyways, i wonder if maybe the same "Kit-Kat" (as i've named them both) always wins, or if they take turns.
sorry if i bored anyone, just wanted to type something fun
~KM
Banjo Cats From Below:
I'm not sure how many people keep them, but i had to special order mine (as i do alot of my fish, because IMO a tank full of regular LFS stock is booooriiiing!
) Anyways, i have four, and i have not seen more than three at a time (usually two) since i set up my 130. I have (as odd as it sounds) a piece of silk ivy-type plant that lays flat and is burried in the gravel. two of my banjos seem to live in it (it's quite dense) along with one of my eclipse/sun cats and my wifes angelicus pictus. A third one sometimes joins them half in and half out of the gravel, but yesterday was the first time ive seen all four. I guess they live UNDER it. They have yet to stray from it to my knowledge. heh.Silver Goldfish, or Orange Tinfoil Barb?:
As some may notice, i keep a handfull of turtles. they get a feeding of feeder goldfish from time to time wich they enjoy. gives them a bit of exercize/excitement. Well, about a year ago, they decided one wasnt good enough to be food and he lived with them for a few months and finally grew too large for them to eat even if they wanted to. so he moved in with my tropicals. He has since taken to my pair of half grown tinfoil barbs and made up quite the comical school. He almost never leaves them and mocks their activity. when they zig, he zig's, when they zag, he zag's, when they scoop gravel, he follows suit. good times.
The Botia 500:
I have 4 Blue Botias (Modesta) that have grown up together over the last year, from just over 1" to now aprox 3-4". Ever since they got comfortable with the tank, they like to do loop-de-loops 2 by 2 across the top of the tank. this pleases my wife, lol. on occasion, they will have a 5-10 lap-around-the-tank 'race'. The largest will start off by doing the usual looping/playing with another, then take off like a shot around the tank with the other in tow. finally all 4 join in and around they go untill the lead fish dives snout first into the gravel, leaving only about half of itself visable. the others all follow and SPLAT, SPLAT, SPLAT... 4 botia butt's sticking up at an angle towards the sky.
Pictus Problems:
I try to get pictus cats in pairs, because as far as i know, they usually like company of their own kind. NOT THE CASE HERE. we got 2 of the spotted and two of the 4-line all at once. one spotted died right away. then we rescued (i know, i know, dont do it) a pair of angelicus w/ich. they were treated and one passed. Nearing 5" now, one 4-line seems to think he's boss of everyone. the other 4-line protests from time to time but never wins. the spotted was outcast from the get. and the angelicus (although the smallest) has grown quite the ego and even HE bosses around the spotted. they all have their own cave/hiding spot. why cant we all just..... get along?
Sun Cat Wargames:
Time to time, my Sun Cats get to playing a little rough and if one thinks the other is getting a little carried away, it will "play dead". Once the victor leaves, the defeated gets back up and goes on the prowl. Theres really no way to tell the two apart, i think one may be ever so slightly larger, but anyways, i wonder if maybe the same "Kit-Kat" (as i've named them both) always wins, or if they take turns.
sorry if i bored anyone, just wanted to type something fun
~KM
