Juvenile Blueface

[Coolibabes]

Hope you guys dont mind, but I thought I would add a pic of my juvi BF. She is about 10cm in length and slowly starting to change to adult coloration. Currently living in harmony with a Juvi Emperor, adult flame angel and semi adult Queen Angel. Only mentioned the angels, but have other fish in the tank as well.

 

[NuTom]

Sorry guys i did take the easy route out. Blame it on the wife's surprise present LOL.

Glad others are still keeping us updated......

 

[blface]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15331721#post15331721 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by NuTom
Sorry guys i did take the easy route out. Blame it on the wife's surprise present LOL.

Glad others are still keeping us updated......

I wish my wife would suprise me with such an awesome surprise!!!

 

[blface]

Just thought I would update this thread with a current pic I just took. The blue face has become more bolder & has grown a good 1" or more since I last posted. You can really see it's getting the adult colors more & more everyday.

 

[rguyler]

Pics of my BF I posted about earlier.

 

[blface]

It's been almost a month since I last updated this thread.
I see he has gotten almost all of the adult colors since the last pic.
He has definetly become bolder. Not to the point of bullying the other inhabitants but doesn't hide in his cave as much. He's always out hunting for food or protecting his cave. He has really started munching on the shrooms in the tank again. It's funny because he really only eats the green & orange ones. Almost to the point of them being nonexistant.The blue ones he hardly ever touches. Here's the new pic compared to the one from 8/28.

8/28/09

9/22/09

 

[blface]

Here's a pic when I first added him to the DT back in
November of 08.
He was about 1 1/2" & now is about 4".



11-08

 

[barbianj]

Here is my update. Just came out of Cupramine for the second time. Two weeks was not enough time the first go around. This time went much better. Still just a little HLLE, but it's healing quickly.

He is still the first to run for cover, but is becoming much more bold. Usually out most of the day, hides under rock ledges after eating. Able to eat the 3mm NLS pellets, and gets right in there when the triggers get their meat. Still a ways from adult colors, but getting thicker and more yellow.

 

[rguyler]

I need to post an update on mine too. He's (she?) in that mid-way stage. How long do they usually take to complete the change? I've had him at least 3 months and only very small changes so far. Of course he's twice the thickness now so I guess that's a change for the better. What a pig!

 

[blface]

If you look at the dates on my pics you'll see that mine took almost a year.

 

[rguyler]

I guess no worries then. He's still my favorite fish.

 

[Exiledonmainstr]

Hey dampenshrimp. Unfortunately as soon as that queen and french grow a bit more you are likely to have 1 of them dead and the other tore up. I would seperate these 2 fish as they are very closely related and both mega bullies when they reach maturity. Good luck to you.

 

[Exiledonmainstr]

Just wanted to clarify/add a few things. I realize the french is a pom and the queen a hol but they are much too bold and mean to coexist as adults. A friend tried to keep them both in a 1250 and had to seperate them. I just noticed you also have a passer (another huge territorial bully as an adult), a sohol and a clown trigger all in a 210 gallon tank?. If I were you I would fill that empty tank and put the clown in there if you want to keep him (please read my "lost my clown trigger post"). If not I would decide which of the 2 angels you like the most and put one in the other tank and build around him. IMHO the sohol tang should be in a tank twice your size minimum. My 2 cents anyhow. Good luck to you.

 

[blface]

Thought I would update this thread with a current picture
of my blueface. It has almost fully changed to adult colors.
Notice the lack of the eye spot on the dorsal. If you look at the
past pictures it was once there.

6/20/10

 

[AngelAddict]

That's very interesting, I've only seen one other blueface lacking the black dot. Gorgeous fish BTW,I'm very tempted to get a juvi and watch it change.

 

[barbianj]

Very nice, blface! What size is he now?

 

[blface]

Very nice, blface! What size is he now?

I would guess around 5" or so. It hasn't grown very much except for the girth.

 

[barbianj]

I didn't think that my BF had changed much until I saw my last picture posted here. It's really hard to get a good shot of him. When the camera comes out, he scoots.

 

[blface]

Just thought I would update this thread. I've had my blueface for a little over two years now. Still thriving & growing. About 5-5 1/2" now & very fat. Notice the spot is missing on the dorsal completely now. Anybody else ever seen an adult missing the dorsal spot???

 

[wookie]

blface, curious on what do you feed your angels? i have one that is probably 4 yrs old, second owner, about 7" and still have the spot on its dorsal. i feed nls.
i thought age was the reason the spot disappears.