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Some more pic, since I got 5pcs more on last weekend.
The new resident are still hidding, except the one with thin black stripe. It's pics are over-exposed, since it's white is more bright than than the rest. I may need to try another camera setting when I have time.
Still no luck in breeding them, but I will be patient. :D
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Whats the difficulty of getting these in Oz?
I imagine they would be ridiculously hard to breed in captivity, if not impossible, but is there some moral issue with importing, as I can't forsee them being any more of a pest that other breeds regularly imported.
They are just wonderful.. I love the colours.. They would look very very good in my tank.. :D
those fish make me concider immigration!
ChrisEddy85 THEY ARE AN ILLEGAL IMPORT (I HAVE NO IDEA WHY) also they only have small clutches of eggs round 9-20, factor in a survival rate of around 50-80% and you see why they're hard to get.
Couldn't you just pull a "Corby" and stick $1k in the box you're importing them in?
They must have been considered a threat to indiginous species. Do you know at what temperatures they survive at and any reasons they might be considered a pest?
with such a low reproductive rate there is no way these fish would be a problem, they demand excellent water, they take forever to mature and at best you'll get 20 eggs with an effectily 0% survival rate.
they're proably a banned import because wild populations are in decline and they are a pain to find and catch in the wild.
Its a shame, really. Quite often the hobby trade will conserve the species in total, but generally all the conservationists just want is the wild populations. At least in captivity they can be looked after etc.
Better to have them in captivity than none at all, right?
gday mate just wondering what type of gravel you are using?
oh yea and enough said about the fish hey... unreal
cheers
They are some fine sand type of gravel....... ph neutral.Quote:
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