Mandy's 130g Community Tank

**MandyK** · 02-13-2013, 02:50 PM

There's my girl. :) Sorry about the quality of today's pictures. It seems that my fish want to hang right under the flow of the AC70, and it makes a BUNCH of bubbles.

Anyway, for some reason her colors have never really been THAT vibrant. Do you think it's because she is a female?

And one of my small angels. The small ones al came with frayed fins. I'm hoping they heal soon.

**KingFisher** · 02-13-2013, 03:17 PM

Originally Posted by MandyK

Anyway, for some reason her colors have never really been THAT vibrant. Do you think it's because she is a female?

I think it is because she is a Bolivian ram, not a GBR. At least that's what she looks like to me.

**mojosodope** · 02-13-2013, 03:38 PM

I agree with KingFisher, looks like a female bolivian to me.

**KevinVA** · 02-13-2013, 03:43 PM

I'd have to agree. My GBRs look quite a bit different from the one in the pic up there. Very pretty Bolivian, though. =] However, you should inform your LFS that they're not selling GBRs.

**MandyK** · 02-13-2013, 04:57 PM

Hmmm, I don't know guys. I guess it could be possible. I'm pretty convinced she is a GBR. Ehh who knows.

Here is a pic of her when I first brought her home. Better quality, and she WAS a bit brighter I guess. I wonder if something is wrong?

Do you still think she's a bolivian? I don't mind if she is of course.

**KevinVA** · 02-13-2013, 05:06 PM

Yep, I'm thinking that's a Bolivian.

Here are my GBRs:

Sorry for the size... this was before I started resizing my images. =X

**MandyK** · 02-13-2013, 05:42 PM

Wellllll goodness. Lol. Looks like I'll have to change my sig. Lol!

**KevinVA** · 02-13-2013, 06:39 PM

And so you did. lol

Bolivians are nothing to sniff at, though. They're still beautiful and presumably more peaceful than the GBR terrors. ;P I bet if you put my male GBR in that tank, you'd have 8 dead Angels by the end of the week. He's a pita with other cichlids.

**mojosodope** · 02-13-2013, 07:40 PM

Your bolivian has great colour so it's probably maturing. IMO consider yourself lucky, your fish is likely to live 7+ years with good care compared to only 2 if it was a gbr. One of the main reasons I have 8 Bolivians lol.

**KevinVA** · 02-13-2013, 07:58 PM

Good points. Of course, after 2yrs, I'll be able to replace them with Apistos again. lol Win-win. Though, I do enjoy the GBRs... they're quire entertaining.