Couple of L14 pics

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Couple of L14 pics

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Snapped a couple of pics of my L14's this morning while feeding them. They're growing steadily and getting more bold when it comes to feeding time. Still haven't managed to get a pic of all eight of them together though!

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Nice, very nice.

Great tank set up
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As i said before...
Awesome colony of L014 you got there ^:)^ ^:)^

Love every update of yours :-BD
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wow.. i like their big spot... :-BD
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Very nice. What size are they now? Would be awesome to have a big group like that.
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I remember when mine used to be that small and cute, but now they are just getting bigger and grumpier, a bit like teenager children :))
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Very nice! :-BD
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Thanks, they're not huge, probably 5-9cm. There are a few sterbai corys in some of the pics which should give you an idea, although they are good sized sterbai!!
Lloydy wrote:I remember when mine used to be that small and cute, but now they are just getting bigger and grumpier, a bit like teenager children :))
How many do you have? Tank size? I'm hoping they will be alright in this tank for a while, but once we're settled again I'll be planning something ~1200-1600 litres (with a big wide footprint) for them and a whole bunch of other SA fish. If we don't build that could be as soon as a couple of months if we find the right house, but if we do decide to build a house it could be 12 months away. There's plenty of wood in the tank, hopefully enough hiding spots for everyong...

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David R wrote:Thanks, they're not huge, probably 5-9cm. There are a few sterbai corys in some of the pics which should give you an idea, although they are good sized sterbai!!

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Haha...I totally focused on the cichlids (geos I think?) and missed the sterbai, but based on the geos I had assumed they were 10 cm or so. I had one that size, but unfortunately, it didn't make it past quarantine. I'm hoping to get a few replacements in the future.
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Hi David R, I have 4 of them. They range from approximately 5" to 6.5" TL and are in a standard Rio400 (400l) tank but I've added an extra external Fluval 405 filter and 2 further internals to make 4 filters/powerheads in total. More details can be found in my earlier posts here - http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... =5&t=36173
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Hey David

What sand is that you have in there?

Goldies are looking good.
Did the colour change much once they were on a light coloured sand?
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very nice . wow great colony. cheers jk
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James it is Cemix Builders sand from Bunnings, about $7 for 25kg. It looks a little more yellowish [natural] than in the pics where it looks more black and white. Same stuff I had in my big tank. I think their colour is a bit better now than when they were on the pure white stuff, certainly a little darker and more bold.
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