The new kids in the tank ..the EBBR updated 1/31

[Diztrbd1]

Finally....after a couple months of staring at my tank and dreaming of a pair of Electric Blue Balloon Rams in it....the dream is now reality Richard , who I can't begin to thank enough, sold me a pair of his awesome juvie's. Have had them a little over a week and they are just great! Super hardy and little pigs at feeding time lol Really glad to have gotten them at the size they are, around .75". Looking forward to watching them grow and develop into beautiful adults. Will keep this updated with pix as they mature. And thanks again Richard!

Most of these were taken with the T8 light on, There are a couple with the T5 light on as well













These were with the lights off...In the morning the sun shines thru a balcony door across from this tank and brings out some great colors








Lucky Shot...right place and time lol



Hope you enjoy, thanks for looking

[jobber604]

These lil' buggers are cute as heck. Nice pick ups.
I can't believe they're only 0.75", they look full grown already.

[Diztrbd1]

Thanks Ming. lol the macro setting does make them look bigger, they are about as fat as they are long lol He may have a few more to sell if your interested, just PM him if so. I bet a pair would be just stunning in your tank

[effox]

Nice pics John! I just saw this species in Grant's new "species profile" and recognized it. Definitely cool fish man, nice colour combo with mixing the fish up with glowlights.


Cheers,
Chris

[Diztrbd1]

Thanks Chris! Grants profiles are great , seen them over at the store. The Balloon Rams they had looked just as stunning as the pic on the profile. These pix are the best out of the 200 or so I took lol. They are shy when it comes to the camera, always zippin' away right when I hit the button. Unless , of course, there is food involved lol Yea they go pretty good with the glowlights. There's no shortage of color in that tank, also have Black Skirt & Black Neon tetra's, a bossy widowed German Blue Ram and after the Leopard Ctenopoma grows out enough to go in my bigger tank. I'll put my group of Neon tetras back in there. Took them out just in case they fit the Ctenopoma's mouth lol But yes it will be a great color combo when these guys grow up & get their full color.

[Richard]

Great pictures, John. They show nice colour in your tank. They will show much, much deep blue when they grow up just like their parents, which is my favourite pair in terms of their colour and shape. Lets see how they turn out to be. It's fun to watch them grow. They are absolutely stunning.

Thank you for sharing. Keep us updated.

[gklaw]

Here are 3 of the 5 I picked up from Richard as well Awesome colour and growing fast ! There is one really bossy one, must be the alpha male ?

[jobber604]

Those are nice looking fish. Amazing how fast Richard churns out the fishies

[gklaw]

I think he is probably dozing fertility drug Tell the truth Richard ! JK. Thanks Richard. They are my favorite now One guy got chased and hide under the wood most of the time. I'll give him another week and see if I need to move him/her.

[Richard]

I think he is probably dozing fertility drug Tell the truth Richard ! JK. Thanks Richard. They are my favorite now One guy got chased and hide under the wood most of the time. I'll give him another week and see if I need to move him/her.

Hahaha, right, it will be nice to have some drug doing that. So far I can't find any.

Seriously, these guys need right environment such as lighting, timing and surroundings, especially the picky male.

The blue pearls look very nice in your tank. They will definitely look much nicer when they grow up. Thank you for sharing.