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Hoping to get a bunch of amano shrimp to deal with hair algae in all of my tanks. It's a real epidemic right now.
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In a week or two, I will be getting standard Tiger Barbs and Congo Tetras. I have never had Tiger Barbs before and, because of what I’ve read, will do a species only with them in one of my new 33g set ups. The Congos, due to their high activity, also are getting a 33g tank to themselves. I can’t wait, but I know I have to.
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new day new fishes - i decided to pick up 8 more inled loaches to keep the other 8 company in the 180. While i was at it i picked up 6 of these little guys:
(the white fish); kind of a unique fish known as Inpaichthys parauapiranga (these are tank raised and i mostly just curious what they looked like; not sure i love them).
I also picked up 3 of these fellows:
(Rineloricaria lanceolata)
(they went in the 180 where i had removed the other whiptail). Kind of hard to get a picture through the glass - that one is near the center of the aquarium - but they are patterning up nicely.
(the white fish); kind of a unique fish known as Inpaichthys parauapiranga (these are tank raised and i mostly just curious what they looked like; not sure i love them).
I also picked up 3 of these fellows:
(Rineloricaria lanceolata)
(they went in the 180 where i had removed the other whiptail). Kind of hard to get a picture through the glass - that one is near the center of the aquarium - but they are patterning up nicely.
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Once my 29g's plants are established, I am populating it with a swarm of pea puffers!
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Not a fish, but was just gifted 6 Blood Mary shrimp from a breeder I know for my mercurial? shrimp tank.
I bought an L200 Green Phantom the other day (as posted aboive), love it to bits but it is quite small (maybe 2"). Saw a apx 6" version come up today super cheap. He also has a Flagtail for sale, will report back asap.
Got him for cheap and he is lovely and thick too. The girls have named him (or hopefully her) Big Layla.I bought an L200 Green Phantom the other day (as posted aboive), love it to bits but it is quite small (maybe 2"). Saw a apx 6" version come up today super cheap. He also has a Flagtail for sale, will report back asap.
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10 days ago, I rehomed my 14 Tiger Barbs in one of my 33g long tanks and replaced them with 9 Gold Blue-Eyed Congo Tetras (Phenacogrammus aurantiacus) and they’re doing great. I decided to post after I knew they had made it ok and all as I was told they are rather delicate by the seller. Happy to report they are acting quite Congo Tetra-like.
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A couple of my L204 aged out after 8 years and a bit of abuse in the early years so i picked up some of these:
and some of these
and in the aquarium:
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And happily all the blue ones are on the glass next to my desk (the aquarium is 10 feet long but i guess they wanted some company). Sad part - was watching the chocolate chase one of them when it first hit the water but luckily he backed off. Them chocolates have *big* smiles.
and some of these
and in the aquarium:
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And happily all the blue ones are on the glass next to my desk (the aquarium is 10 feet long but i guess they wanted some company). Sad part - was watching the chocolate chase one of them when it first hit the water but luckily he backed off. Them chocolates have *big* smiles.
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Red Tail Shark or Modesta Loach?
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I am trying something different. I just ordered 4 small Angelfish…..all of different forms having blue. I will grow them out a bit and pick the coolest to join in one or more of my larger tanks or the one with Gold Congo Tetras or reg Congo Tetras as single center piece fish since I researched that Congos and Angels make fine tank mates.
The neat thing about this is if this doesn’t work, I have a friendly LFS that will take basically anything I bring in. Since they are helping me to rehome the fish that don’t work out, I then give the fish to them gratis to sell and profit by. It’s pure mutualism at its best. Angelfish are the one fish I miss and still want to have in the fish room and I’m not doing the group/pairing/territorial issues thing with them like I’ve tried in the past. The varieties I have coming next week are:
Blue Pinoy Pearlscale,
Electric Blue Marble,
Blue Zebra,
and Electric Blue Marble Pearlscale.
I can only hope a couple of these guys work out after my 4 week QT.
The neat thing about this is if this doesn’t work, I have a friendly LFS that will take basically anything I bring in. Since they are helping me to rehome the fish that don’t work out, I then give the fish to them gratis to sell and profit by. It’s pure mutualism at its best. Angelfish are the one fish I miss and still want to have in the fish room and I’m not doing the group/pairing/territorial issues thing with them like I’ve tried in the past. The varieties I have coming next week are:
Blue Pinoy Pearlscale,
Electric Blue Marble,
Blue Zebra,
and Electric Blue Marble Pearlscale.
I can only hope a couple of these guys work out after my 4 week QT.
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I recently bought my first Hillstream Loach for my 55 gallon and have loved it!! I will be heading back to the LFS sometime soon to get a couple more.
Also in the 55, I found some Blue King Tetras, which may now be my favorite Tetra of all time!! The color is so gorgeous and they are SO active! It has been a good addition and has helped my Keyholes be much more comfortable. As they have aged, they were becoming more skittish and hiding more. I have 8 of the Tetras and am considering going back and getting another 10.
Also in the 55, I found some Blue King Tetras, which may now be my favorite Tetra of all time!! The color is so gorgeous and they are SO active! It has been a good addition and has helped my Keyholes be much more comfortable. As they have aged, they were becoming more skittish and hiding more. I have 8 of the Tetras and am considering going back and getting another 10.
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I got my fish today from two places. Both did a great job…..fish arrived alive. At this point, it is my responsibility to maintain good health as they did arrive well packed and in good shape.
Angelmania.net did a superb job of packing using a breather bag. All arrived warm and are now in the QT…..even coloring up some. I was impressed. Mr. G. even sent three extras making my order of 4 into a total of 7. If others in the past had issues with this seller, I did not have a single issue. My experience with this order was merely one of quality, healthy fish, and…….I would order from them again.
Amazoniafish.com did a fantastic job with my order of one Red Devil Koi Angelfish. I sent Mr. S. an email describing the fish I would really like to get and asked him to pick it out for me. He did an awesome job…..picked out a gorgeous fish that was exactly what I wanted. It was well packed and very healthy. This fish is a veiltail, so it has very long fins. All the fins were perfect which is important. After acclimation, it colored up nicely and I was impressed.
I have to say that I wouldn’t hesitate to again order from either place. Simply put (time will tell), but they did their part getting them to me and now if issues arise, it would be of my doing.
Angelmania.net did a superb job of packing using a breather bag. All arrived warm and are now in the QT…..even coloring up some. I was impressed. Mr. G. even sent three extras making my order of 4 into a total of 7. If others in the past had issues with this seller, I did not have a single issue. My experience with this order was merely one of quality, healthy fish, and…….I would order from them again.
Amazoniafish.com did a fantastic job with my order of one Red Devil Koi Angelfish. I sent Mr. S. an email describing the fish I would really like to get and asked him to pick it out for me. He did an awesome job…..picked out a gorgeous fish that was exactly what I wanted. It was well packed and very healthy. This fish is a veiltail, so it has very long fins. All the fins were perfect which is important. After acclimation, it colored up nicely and I was impressed.
I have to say that I wouldn’t hesitate to again order from either place. Simply put (time will tell), but they did their part getting them to me and now if issues arise, it would be of my doing.
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Ok……now I’m seriously impressed. These little nickle/quarter sized Angelfish have been in my QT for a mere 7 or so hours after being overnighted from out east and the blue is just popping out at me. I did not alter the pics at all. And, with such young fish, I was figuring I’d have to wait for the blues to show up. Wow
These little nickle/quarter sized Angelfish have been in my QT for a mere 7 or so hours after being overnighted from out east and the blue is just popping out at me. I did not alter the pics at all. And, with such young fish, I was figuring I’d have to wait for the blues to show up. Wow
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Oh boy……just gotta go with another Rasbora.
Today I got 10 Rummynose Rasboras which are another new one for me, but I’ll add a few to the ten if all goes well for a nice shoal of these guys in my 20g long. Pics will follow.
I added my 14 Chili Rasboras and 8 Blue Neon Rasboras from the 20g long to my 65g all nano fish tank. It’s incredible to see groups of all smaller fish in a bigger tank. They’re now with 9 green neons, 10 Espei Rasboras, 8 dwarf gold barbs, 3 ember tets, 7 gold Tets, and 2 remaining pristela tets. Of course….as with all my tanks, there a few CoryCats as well.
Here are some preliminary pics for these guys. I have say this is remarkable color up for just having been brought home a few hours ago. Barring any problems, I will add to this shoal. Look to be all males which is kinda typical from what I read.
Today I got 10 Rummynose Rasboras which are another new one for me, but I’ll add a few to the ten if all goes well for a nice shoal of these guys in my 20g long. Pics will follow.
I added my 14 Chili Rasboras and 8 Blue Neon Rasboras from the 20g long to my 65g all nano fish tank. It’s incredible to see groups of all smaller fish in a bigger tank. They’re now with 9 green neons, 10 Espei Rasboras, 8 dwarf gold barbs, 3 ember tets, 7 gold Tets, and 2 remaining pristela tets. Of course….as with all my tanks, there a few CoryCats as well.
Here are some preliminary pics for these guys. I have say this is remarkable color up for just having been brought home a few hours ago. Barring any problems, I will add to this shoal. Look to be all males which is kinda typical from what I read.
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So i gave away a bunch of f1 freeing up a tank so i have two interesting new fishes arriving tomorrow - most are kribs of extreme eye candy. One is Lokuenji - these seem to have different colour morphs in the wild and the exact colour is unknown since they are rather young so it should be exciting 6 to 12 months.
The other are polongwe - these are older blond wonders with the female having a more yellow body with metalic blue belly - so a bit of eye candy but otherwise a krib is a krib
This article might be of interest to a few of you or it might not one never knows for sure about these things:
The regional variants of Pelvicachromis kribensis
Almost went with the ndonga but they are slightly different larger more aggressive species than the kribs and whatever.
Like all wc softwater fishes i'll give them the ro treatment though in theory the kribs are a bit more flexible and in nature they are found in a variety of different environment as mentioned in above article; when buying wc fishes know your species
Furthermore, these streams have shallow water levels, ranging from 15 to 50cm (6-20”) in depth. A layer of sediment, frequently topped with a blanket of fallen leaves, covers the substrate. In some biotopes, aquatic plants are also present, including aquarium favourites Anubias, Bolbitis, and Crinum.
Because of the geographical separation of the different P. kribensis populations, water conditions vary between locations. At the time of visiting I recorded the following at each habitat, but these are likely to change throughout the year.
Moliwe River had a temperature of 27.2°C (81°F), a pH of 7.6 and conductivity between 130 and 289μS/cm.
Ndonga River also had a temperature of 28.2°C (81°F), a pH of 6.21 and 25.4μS/cm.
Muyuka River had a temperature of 26.7°C (82.8°F), a pH of 7.16 and 93.5μS/cm.
Nyong River had a temperature of 27.2°C (80.1°F), a pH of 5.29 and 17.7μS/cm.
Lokoundjé River had a temperature of 26.9°C (80.4°F), a pH of 5.37 and 21.4μS/cm.
Kienké River had a temperature of 26.5°C (79.7°F), a pH of 5.21 and 20.1μS/cm.
Lobé River had a temperature of 27°C (80.6°F), a pH of 6.5 and 6μS/cm.
The other are polongwe - these are older blond wonders with the female having a more yellow body with metalic blue belly - so a bit of eye candy but otherwise a krib is a krib
This article might be of interest to a few of you or it might not one never knows for sure about these things:
The regional variants of Pelvicachromis kribensis
Almost went with the ndonga but they are slightly different larger more aggressive species than the kribs and whatever.
Like all wc softwater fishes i'll give them the ro treatment though in theory the kribs are a bit more flexible and in nature they are found in a variety of different environment as mentioned in above article; when buying wc fishes know your species
Furthermore, these streams have shallow water levels, ranging from 15 to 50cm (6-20”) in depth. A layer of sediment, frequently topped with a blanket of fallen leaves, covers the substrate. In some biotopes, aquatic plants are also present, including aquarium favourites Anubias, Bolbitis, and Crinum.
Because of the geographical separation of the different P. kribensis populations, water conditions vary between locations. At the time of visiting I recorded the following at each habitat, but these are likely to change throughout the year.
Moliwe River had a temperature of 27.2°C (81°F), a pH of 7.6 and conductivity between 130 and 289μS/cm.
Ndonga River also had a temperature of 28.2°C (81°F), a pH of 6.21 and 25.4μS/cm.
Muyuka River had a temperature of 26.7°C (82.8°F), a pH of 7.16 and 93.5μS/cm.
Nyong River had a temperature of 27.2°C (80.1°F), a pH of 5.29 and 17.7μS/cm.
Lokoundjé River had a temperature of 26.9°C (80.4°F), a pH of 5.37 and 21.4μS/cm.
Kienké River had a temperature of 26.5°C (79.7°F), a pH of 5.21 and 20.1μS/cm.
Lobé River had a temperature of 27°C (80.6°F), a pH of 6.5 and 6μS/cm.
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They are a single measurement by a person at the time they collected information which they then published in the article linked. It is a good question and one i myself was asking myself as they seem on the high end. It isn't even a question of just yearly or seasonal but time of day and if they were in the sun or shade as most of these species prefer shaded areas though the article suggest the measurement was at the collected location.
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I'm kind of bummed out. About a month or so ago i ordered 2 Dwarf Centipede Knife fish fish from Aqua Imports for my 180 gallon tank. They arrived looking good but after release i haven't seen them since. Lots of caves and hiding spaces there probably ok but i may never see them.
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My black ghost knife hid for 6 months and i thought for sure he died but then he started showing up and now he never bothers to hide 'cept when he is sleeping. Oddly he shares a cave with my largest (7?8? inch) clown loach. I've had him for 2 years now.
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Another new fish i recently snagged about 3 weeks ago - some jelly beans:
In the first picture behind the jelly beans you can see a p. krib lokuenji. He probably has 6 to 9 months to fully colour up but should be pretty unique as kribs go. Sadly he views the female as a punching bag so she is off behind some coverage. Just wait till she is as big as he is and smacks him in the nose.
In the first picture behind the jelly beans you can see a p. krib lokuenji. He probably has 6 to 9 months to fully colour up but should be pretty unique as kribs go. Sadly he views the female as a punching bag so she is off behind some coverage. Just wait till she is as big as he is and smacks him in the nose.
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Picked up another paradise gourami looks like a male. Hopefully I'll get some breeding in the future.
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So this one came in with the jellies - same fish but different light balance:
male pelvicachromis kribensis lokunje (the female is somewhere under a leaf avoiding the male - the male is about 1/2 grown maybe 1/3 and the female is 1/4 to 1/2 full grown so young fishes:
The female has a lot of red in her fins and the male is starting to develop it so i have high expectations but might take a year to fully colour up.
male pelvicachromis kribensis lokunje (the female is somewhere under a leaf avoiding the male - the male is about 1/2 grown maybe 1/3 and the female is 1/4 to 1/2 full grown so young fishes:
The female has a lot of red in her fins and the male is starting to develop it so i have high expectations but might take a year to fully colour up.
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Do you know what species they are and/or where they are from? I ask as they look similar to some that might be arriving here shortly, they are call them “tetra zaramizina” and I believe they may come from the same location in Peru as the red Amaya pencilfish as they may bee we bring these as well. They say in the publicity that’s these tetras are newly discovered and no one yet has them. I don’t know if they are the same as yours but they look similar in the video I have seen
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they are being sold as:
Hemigrammus sp. "Yurimaguas" "Peru Orange Tetra"
at one store and as
Hemigrammus sp. Yurimaguas (same thing i guess
)at another store.
The touch of white on the fin as well as their kind of strange behavior (for a tetra). Don't know if they require blackwater but they are in a blackwter aquarium.
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I am planning to get some Honey Gourami soon to put some fish in the upper level. I was going to get some Rasboras to fill in the middle layer, but Flip aquatics for some reason sent me 14 Pygmy Corydoras instead of 7. So that's fun. Also, my shrimp basically doubled in size over just one weekend. Is that normal?
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Intersesting, wellI I looked up Yurimaguas and it does seem to be in a silmilar location to the Amaya pencilfish (near to Rio Huallaga of the Marañon river drainage). This is a screenshot of the video in the WhatsApp group, do you think they are the same? Do they stay small, and what is odd about their behaviour?they are being sold as:
Hemigrammus sp. "Yurimaguas" "Peru Orange Tetra"
at one store and as
Hemigrammus sp. Yurimaguas (same thing i guess
at another store.
The touch of white on the fin as well as their kind of strange behavior (for a tetra). Don't know if they require blackwater but they are in a blackwter aquarium.
Never mind about the last question, I think you said they spend a lot of time near the bottom?
And if from the same location as the Amaya pencils it is dark tea coloured water, though over rocks not sand, there is a video of Oliver Lucanus that describes the location and a tetra in that video that looks similar, though he calls it Hyphessobrycon not Hemmigrammus.
Anyway blackwater should be good if this really is the same species.
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Yes there was a comment below the video that the fish colour up much more when established. They will cost $4 each if they do arrive, not holding my breath though as I’ve been disappointed before with fish from Peru that were supposed to come but never did - hummingbird tetra, Morse code tetra, Crenicara (that might actually have been Dicrossus)…oh well, the Amaya pencilfish would be nice but $12 each.,,
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Man those prices are cheap compared to usa; in usa morse code are 10-12 so not much difference but these are around $18 and amaya are like $30 so a lot cheaper. Of course the problem with talking about money in different countries is we have to consider average income - as for some region $4 is a years salary and others it is the daily price of gas.
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Btw if you do get them please let me know if the red bit forms on the fins. They have a very weird behavior (so far) so i need to keep an eye on them.
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