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« on: May 27, 2009, 11:45:44 AM » |
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Got a box load of very hardy fish today from Wet Thumb Aquatics.
6 brevis sunspot dove for shells. They look full grown.
6 lamp. crassus are very bright eyed and also w/ bright blue ventrals
6 lamp. falcicula are a bit stressed...nice sized fish also.
6 lamp. caudopuncs w/ bright orange dorsal fins.
and 2 little synodontas petricolas
I'm spreading them around the house. Most are in 10 gallons set up for them to establish pairs. Some are in my 120 gallon community tang tank.
$51.40 in shipping
fish prices from $4 - $6 (except for the synodotas @ $10 ea)
Very reasonable! Gotta go brew some more coffee and watch them get settled!
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Sean
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« Reply #2 on: May 27, 2009, 08:33:25 PM » |
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If only i can order fish online... *sighs* Time for pics?  |
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No Shellies ATM..
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« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2009, 10:48:19 AM » |
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here's a 24 hr update and a little more accurate breakdown of the pricing from WetThumb:
(brevis are coming out of their shells, one at a time, right here by my desk...and weeeee are they sweet! 1 to 2 inches!!)
2 L. caudopuncts died w/in hrs of being released into the tank. 3 were sitting and gasping in shock and 2 didn't come out of that, where as one did. The other 3 look great and have been fanning each other and showing great color. The 4th has joined them today.
1 L. Falcicula is badly scarred by a bite from long ago. The front 2/3 of his dorsal fin, along w/ a bit of his back are gone and healed over. At first glance, while still in the bag, I thought it was shipping nipping, but this is an old wound. He seems like a hardy fish and has been doing some fanning and flashing, just w/ less to show w/.
The rest of the fish are looking great and fitting in well. (OK, I have only seen 3 of the brevis since release...these shy guys are silly in their shells)
If I figure in the shipping and handling and cover the cost for lost and scarred fish, I have to add $3 a fish. (I bought 26 fish total)
That's a steal, if you ask me! $7 brevis, my end cost! $8 puncts, my end cost! $13 syno. petricola, my end cost! Cool deal. I'll be getting pics soon!
(sounds of whips cracking... back to work!)
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« Reply #4 on: May 29, 2009, 08:37:18 AM » |
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only pic worth showing so far... and its not that good, but these 3 puncts are showing great color and nice behavior  |
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« Reply #5 on: June 17, 2009, 11:55:46 PM » |
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lamprologus crassus w/ fossils in the background - 10 gallon tank w/ 6 young... I'll weed the rest out when they pair up I think they're very similar looking to L. brichardi, but a bit stubbier, longer & brighter ventral fins and a black edge to the end of the dorsal  |
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« Reply #6 on: September 19, 2009, 08:44:59 PM » |
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Do they behave the same as brichardi?
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« Reply #7 on: September 19, 2009, 08:49:35 PM » |
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similar, but I still haven't seen them spawn
I have 2 med and one larger in a 10 gallon by themselves, and 2 med and one larger in a 120 gallon w/ a bunch of other tangs
very hardy fish, very pretty fish... one flirts more w/ a falcilula than the other crassus
dorsal fins not as long as brichardi
(brichardi were my first love from lake tang... I have a 55 gallon tank full of 'em)
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« Reply #8 on: September 19, 2009, 11:33:15 PM » |
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whats the website you got them from
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20 gallon long-
WC Telmatochromis sp. temporalis shell female
14 F1 Telmatochromis sp. temporalis shell juvies
3 Lamprologus Similis
2 Petrotilapia Microgalana Nkhata Bay
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« Reply #9 on: September 20, 2009, 07:56:32 PM » |
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