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 Mar 14 2007, 06:50 AM
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 www.viviparous.org.uk  Group: Members Posts: 2945 Joined: 12-November 06 From: Dorset, UK Member No.: 26497  |
Just saw these Characodon lateralis on e-bay..... their stuning fish and I used to keep them my self
Also like to say these are not my fish just though that if u like arae livebearers this would be a great chance to get the real rare stuff....... E-bay link 
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Mar 14 2007, 05:21 PM
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 "A rich man's joke is always funny" Group: Members Posts: 1213 Joined: 12-December 06 Member No.: 27260 |
They look tempting... If you look on their description/needs, it says that they need quite hard water... what would you define as "hard water"? Over 10dGH... or higher...
Cheers... |
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Mar 14 2007, 05:32 PM
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 Excessum ut clementia Group: Members Posts: 1334 Joined: 14-December 06 From: UK Member No.: 27305 |
Wow! They are indeed tempting, I'm not that in to Livebearers, but find anything rare exciting, plus I have a tank spare...
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Mar 14 2007, 06:27 PM
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www.viviparous.org.uk Group: Members Posts: 2945 Joined: 12-November 06 From: Dorset, UK Member No.: 26497 |
Well I decided to bid on them my self.
they come from mexico springs then the centeral area and the water in the springs there is hard due to calcification, They will do fine in any water but if you do have soft water then u need to harden it with coral sand etc etc |
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Mar 14 2007, 09:13 PM
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Excessum ut clementia Group: Members Posts: 1334 Joined: 14-December 06 From: UK Member No.: 27305 |
QUOTE(helterskelter @ Mar 14 2007, 06:27 PM) [snapback]1532871[/snapback] Well I decided to bid on them my self. they come from mexico springs then the centeral area and the water in the springs there is hard due to calcification, They will do fine in any water but if you do have soft water then u need to harden it with coral sand etc etc Soon it may be a bidding war!  |
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Mar 14 2007, 09:45 PM
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www.viviparous.org.uk Group: Members Posts: 2945 Joined: 12-November 06 From: Dorset, UK Member No.: 26497 |
LOL well i know how much I'll pay for them
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Mar 14 2007, 10:07 PM
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Getting old, but nowhere near knackered, i just look it. Group: Members Posts: 2793 Joined: 9-February 07 From: Bournemouth Uk Member No.: 29044 |
they are nice but i heard they can be quite aggressive, is that true? helter. are they community or not?
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Mar 14 2007, 10:20 PM
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www.viviparous.org.uk Group: Members Posts: 2945 Joined: 12-November 06 From: Dorset, UK Member No.: 26497 |
No their not community fish, they need a tank to their own.
In a large aquarium then will be fine with mid water fish as these are more of a bottom dweller, and the babies are 8-12mm in size. Thats due to the fact that the mother nusherious the fry like Mammals do. Thes fish an be nasty to their own wound but once you get a family groupe they will leave the fry alone unless the tank gets over crowed. I always advise to keep rare livebeares in a tank of their own. |
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Mar 14 2007, 10:45 PM
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Getting old, but nowhere near knackered, i just look it. Group: Members Posts: 2793 Joined: 9-February 07 From: Bournemouth Uk Member No.: 29044 |
good luck with the auction helter....fingers crossed for you
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Mar 14 2007, 11:25 PM
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www.viviparous.org.uk Group: Members Posts: 2945 Joined: 12-November 06 From: Dorset, UK Member No.: 26497 |
thanks.
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Mar 15 2007, 06:29 PM
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"A rich man's joke is always funny" Group: Members Posts: 1213 Joined: 12-December 06 Member No.: 27260 |
Tell us how you get on with them ( if you get them... )
I'm quite interested... I heard they need excellent filtration and become ill very easily... |
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Mar 15 2007, 11:38 PM
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www.viviparous.org.uk Group: Members Posts: 2945 Joined: 12-November 06 From: Dorset, UK Member No.: 26497 |
No their very hardy fish and then for many years wil no problems and only ever use sponge filter's with them
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Mar 16 2007, 08:15 PM
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 Leader of the Fishes Group: Members Posts: 1235 Joined: 27-January 07 From: Oaxaca, Mexico Member No.: 28632 |
QUOTE(helterskelter @ Mar 14 2007, 12:27 PM) [snapback]1532871[/snapback] Well I decided to bid on them my self. they come from mexico springs then the centeral area and the water in the springs there is hard due to calcification, They will do fine in any water but if you do have soft water then u need to harden it with coral sand etc etc They would be great for me then!  However, it will be difficult to transport them all the way up to here, back to their roots..... Don't you know anybody that breeds them here in Mexico? I am not willing to take them out of their natural habitat as they are endangered species. |
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Mar 16 2007, 08:56 PM
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www.viviparous.org.uk Group: Members Posts: 2945 Joined: 12-November 06 From: Dorset, UK Member No.: 26497 |
Fish ark is based in Mexico and has many of the fish of Mexico breeding there and is slowly expanding.
http://www.fisharkmexico.org I'll be going there next year as well a quite a few locations looking to see what fish are still there, |
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Mar 17 2007, 02:19 AM
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Leader of the Fishes Group: Members Posts: 1235 Joined: 27-January 07 From: Oaxaca, Mexico Member No.: 28632 |
QUOTE(helterskelter @ Mar 16 2007, 02:56 PM) [snapback]1535811[/snapback] Fish ark is based in Mexico and has many of the fish of Mexico breeding there and is slowly expanding. http://www.fisharkmexico.org I'll be going there next year as well a quite a few locations looking to see what fish are still there, Thanks! I tried the link, but it says that it's hacked! by the 113-group?! do you know in which part of Mexico they're based? It's apretty big country..... |
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Mar 17 2007, 10:26 AM
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www.viviparous.org.uk Group: Members Posts: 2945 Joined: 12-November 06 From: Dorset, UK Member No.: 26497 |
Yes they have had a problem with hacking of late
here is the aqualab thing........ I've never been for my trip next year will be my first time to Mexico but not the last... http://home.clara.net/brachydibble/morelia_aqua_lab.htm |
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Mar 18 2007, 10:33 AM
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"A rich man's joke is always funny" Group: Members Posts: 1213 Joined: 12-December 06 Member No.: 27260 |
I suppose you will try to breed these goodeids Helter...
If you do manage to breed them, I was wondering where you wouls sell the resulting fry? Just interested... Cheers... |
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Mar 18 2007, 10:55 AM
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www.viviparous.org.uk Group: Members Posts: 2945 Joined: 12-November 06 From: Dorset, UK Member No.: 26497 |
Well they will breed, breed them many time befor.
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Mar 19 2007, 06:45 PM
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"A rich man's joke is always funny" Group: Members Posts: 1213 Joined: 12-December 06 Member No.: 27260 |
Where would you sell them when you have bred them? On ebay again, or...
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Mar 19 2007, 08:15 PM
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Excessum ut clementia Group: Members Posts: 1334 Joined: 14-December 06 From: UK Member No.: 27305 |
QUOTE(Corin Castle @ Mar 19 2007, 06:45 PM) [snapback]1539716[/snapback] Where would you sell them when you have bred them? On ebay again, or... Yes, good question. |
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