He was all tough at first but then he got camera shy and went to hide in the plants. I gotta get him used to the camera.
Pic's of my lil guy.
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Pic's of my lil guy.
Hey PF, I figure I would post up some pic's of my lil guy......CONAN! I have had him for about 6 weeks now and his lines are starting to really come in now so I'm pretty stoked...he has gone from a wee 1 3/4 - 2" to about 3 1/2" and still growing. He is in a planted 90g, get's 50% WC's every other day and eats a mix of Danichi pellets, pemysis and clams on the half shell. Hope you guy's enjoy the pic's and I will post an update in several more weeks.



He was all tough at first but then he got camera shy and went to hide in the plants. I gotta get him used to the camera.
He was all tough at first but then he got camera shy and went to hide in the plants. I gotta get him used to the camera.
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Re: Pic's of my lil guy.
Pic #2 is POTM material!
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Re: Pic's of my lil guy.
I agree, pic #2 looks AWESOME, almost like its been photochoped
Full tank pics?
Full tank pics?
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Re: Pic's of my lil guy.
I would love to see some full tank pics as well
He sure is a cute little guy 

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Re: Pic's of my lil guy.
there sure are a lot of Fahaka's on here.
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Re: Pic's of my lil guy.
All three of those photos are gorgeous and very well done. Good looking Fahaka too.
(yeah this has definitely been the year of the Fahaka!)
(yeah this has definitely been the year of the Fahaka!)
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Re: Pic's of my lil guy.
Thanks everyone, and I would have submited #2 but he had to be in the one corner of the tank that had a few algae spots
Oh well i will try and nab a better shoot soon. Full tank shot as requested. Thanks again for all the feed back.

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Re: Pic's of my lil guy.
I love it all. Your puffer and setup both look great (oh, and the pictures too!).
What on earth is that plant on the right? I like it
What on earth is that plant on the right? I like it
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Re: Pic's of my lil guy.
LD I highly doubt there is a person on this forum that would have cared about the algae, I didnt even notice it. His eyes had my attention to much
Oh and BEAUTIFUL tank. Im really starting to like the idea of less plants. More room to swim.
Oh and BEAUTIFUL tank. Im really starting to like the idea of less plants. More room to swim.
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Re: Pic's of my lil guy.
Those pictures are beeeeeeuifullllllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
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Re: Pic's of my lil guy.
Gorgeous tank. I'm Jealous, and would love to know what kind of plant that is on the right too!

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Re: Pic's of my lil guy.
What a gorgeous fish! Very nice photography, too! I so wish I could have a fahaka. I'll have to live vicariously through all you guys though.
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Re: Pic's of my lil guy.
Thanks a ton for the kind words everyone! The plant on the right is the only one I have no idea what it is, I will try and find out soon but I found it at a LFS. They did not know much about it but it was cheap and I liked the foliage on it so I figured why not give it a shot. Well it is growing like no tommarow now lol.
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Re: Pic's of my lil guy.
all the pics are beautiful! I wish I could get ones like that of my silly SAPs...
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Re: Pic's of my lil guy.
You do have a beautiful tank ... and if I'm not mistaken the plant on the right is an Aponogeton -- they are lovely plants. Come as bulbs and fairly easy to grow. I've got a several in different tanks and thinking about buying more soon.
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