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How-deeeee, everyone,
It's Wendy....formerly of the Bay Area, then of Las Vegas and now settled happily (and FOR GOOD) in Rogue River, Oregon. :)
Have an actual FISHROOM set aside in our new house out in the country. A whole 11'x12' piece of heaven (well, it will be when I finish it) for...
Apistogramma Fried-day Session at ACA
Ooooh, I'm SO there! How fun! 8)
I'm planning on arriving Thursday at some point -- but have never made the 10- to 11-hour drive to Denver (it could only be 9 hours with my driving), so I'll get some shut-eye Thursday night and be fresh for chatting...
See you in Denver!!!!
Okay, I've been MIA for a while. :oops:
But I'm back and excited about Denver! Broke down and made my hotel reservations and totally tickled that it's only a few months away.
Sure hope a lot of you are going to make the trip -- am actually driving....just in case...
Piranha = Tetra -- small tangent veering off-topic
On a side, note....believe it or not, for those who didn't already know, a Piranha actually IS a tetra. Though they've been granted some individuality in family names, etc. -- they are tetras, in reality. And if anyone wanted a strange tidbit...
ACA 2004
Neil,
Randall and I have responded to Pam's reply on the possible PCCA connection. So far, the reception has been lukewarm.
I think the biggest obstacle is the fact that Pam believes that there is LITTLE INTEREST and that most Cichlidiots don't even know that there are...
Possible Fundraising Ideas
Hi Neil!
Life just calmed down a little and I'm back to yack! :lol:
PCCA is big on ACA stuff. Maybe a few breeders or importers from PCCA would be willing to donate a bag or two at upcoming auctions for help out RMCA? If Kevin P. can talk to Jim, Sonnie and...
Blackening Hemi
Bill,
In my experience, this can be something as simple as an abrasion from rubbing on a rock or an "argument" with the neighbors. On the off chance that he doesn't show any signs of improvement, it can also be a subcutaneous hemmorhage or infection.
Here's what I found...
boy v. girl
Hi there!
For krib types, it's relatively easy, even at a small size, to sex them. The females' pelvic fins are rounded or squared off, much more blunt than the males. The females tend to have much more belly color or irridescence (depending on the species). In moliwe, the...
Dry Wash
Ted,
Big LOL. :D
Well maybe if I can muster up enough gumption, I'll make the drive to Phoenix then, one of these days.
Thanks for the lead -- I'm having club withdrawals in Vegas!
Wendy
Cichlidiots in NV/AZ?
Ted,
Do you have a club going in AZ anywhere (that's driveable from Vegas)? If not, is there any interest in developing one? Pacific Coast Cichlid Association has offered help in starting one, if we can garner any interest.
TTFN,
Wendy
I'll Put My Money Where My Mouth Is for Dr. Lamboj....
Everyone,
To see if this generates any interest, I, too, will donate money to get the good Doctor to ACA 2004. Count me in for at least $100. It's not much, but maybe we can get a few more Westie cichlidiots to chime in and help out...
Jinxed!
Neil,
So first I opened the big mouth and then of course, I came home tonight to find Mama OUT of the cave, with no obvious bulge in her throat. :( Must've been a dry run or a concerted effort to bring me down from my "high" yesterday. LOL. Bloody fish!!!
I'll keep an eye on...
Makondo/Eseka SPAWN!
Well I haven't had them for very long but the pair wasted NO TIME -- especially after I removed the Thysochromis ansorgii pair from the 55g (they were starting to get bossy with the Eseka/Makondo and didn't want to take any chances).
Water parameters:
*80-82 degrees F...
Nano pics
But of COURSE, I LOVE PICTURES! :)
Nothing like a bunch of Westie pictures to make my day. Now, when the heck is the new L&S book getting translated (and corrected from the previous version, for that matter) into to English already. *impatient* as always. :P
Wendy
Good nomenclature & photo reference
Randall,
I hear you on the nomenclature issue. Will it ever end? :?
HAVE, however, found a pretty up-to-date photo/nomenclature reference, with the latest (at least it seems so) changes, including those of Lamboj (am sure you have already seen it!)...
Benitochromis sp. "Eseka"
Okay, Randall...so now that I have the subject gorgeous fish (formerly Chromido. sp. "Makondo") gracing my tank with their presence, just wanted to share my joy at my female "shaking her groove thing" at her cohort rather energetically this morning after they were fed...
"Eseka"
Well, now I really can't wait to get my "Makondo/Eseka" this week!
Am so ecstatic that more and more of our hobbyist buddies are taking an interest in all the "new" amazing fish coming out of West Africa...but there is still a soft spot in my heart from my "old" favorites (as in P...
Makondo
Randall,
I tell ya, I'm a little slow for 34. It took me a few minutes after posting the last note on here to realize Sb was Toyin. :) Small fishy world we have.
Speaking of Toyin, he said you might have a picture of Makondo I could view in order to help decide between Makondo...
MAKONDO ON AQUABID!!!!
Oh MY!!!!! The picture didn't come up but here's the link:
http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/auction.cgi?fwcichlids&1034549881
I emailed "Sb" (have bought plants from him in AquaBid) for a pic. He also has C. finleyi "Moliwe" and "Mungo"!!!!! The Mungo are...