Good suggestions but I've tried that already and the short story is it didn't work out. I may try my aquarium societies again but they are so far away and in my least favorite part of the state, blah.All hail aquarium society monthly auctions. And finding better LFSs
Well with as many fish/cichlids you have I can see where you would grow bored with them. I mean you must have owned every practical cichlid in the aquarium trade by now, no? Seriously though I get what you are saying. I have owned far fewer cichlids and for a much shorter time than you and one day I was like "I don't want to see my fish attacking each other today" lol. Of course now I sorely regret selling them all BUT I only have 1 4ft tank space available in my house so the setup must rotate. Although I am trying to figure out what to do with my 3ft 56g RR oceanic tank that my syno cats are going into. I love them but can't figure out what I want to put with them.LOL Jen you crack me up girl.. As for the barbs and others i have just moved into another direction, pretty much tired of African cichlids, South Americans, Central Americans and Australians.. Yeah not too fond of the Rummy's but i am adding a small group of BloodFin Tetras tomorrow.. In the RoseLine and Boesemani pond i have a ton of fry already just don't know what species it is yet..
I love blood fins! I thought they were so blah in pictures but once I saw them in person I fell in love. I was about to buy them when the rummy noses fell into my lap (yrs ago), maybe I won't replenish my rummies and go with blood fins instead....Why do you get me thinking like this Mike!? I have already started talking to the other members of the house about a summer pond and of course I already have it planned out, even sent out inquires about buying some stuff but I didn't tell them that! Honestly THIS is why I disappear from the forum, it gives me ideas and gets me too excited! lol