dwarfgourami
Fish Connoisseur
Right, I've placed my order with Trimar. It wasn't quite as I expected as he could only do me male-female pairs, which wasn't, obviously, what I wanted. Still, after humming and ha'ing for a long time, I decided to go for it, as he hinted that he might never be able to sell them in any other ratios, and I know nobody else does them. I'll keep an eye on them and if Mr Superfluous makes a nuisance of himself, he'll have to go and live with the platies.
Anyway, it is quite exciting- this is the first time I've bought online, and not only an individual fish that I haven't inspected, but a species I have never seen in real life. What if I don't like them? What if they don't me?
The really really seriously nerve-racking thing is that I got carried away and went and ordered 4 peacock gobies, though I had firmly decided to wait with those until the autumn. I though I wouldn't be taking the limias, and I wanted to start stocking the tank with something (currently only has bristlenoses in it) . And then I changed my mind about the limias and didn't have the guts to cancel the gobies...The man swore blind that they are eating dry food and doing really well- what if they don't in my tank? I think I might just hide under the table tomorrow when the courier comes.
The other thing that scares me is that the tank seems so massive- how are any of my fish ever going to find their food in there? Ok, I know this is irrational, I know they manage it in the Amazon, and in whatever New Guinean river the gobies hail from, but I am very tired (matron at the ballet's schools dress rehearsal yesterday- supposed to finish at 7, me and daughter staggered out of theatre at 10. 30)- and I'm beginning to wonder if I've been a bit rash. Ordering fish, I mean. I KNOW I was rash promising to be a matron.
Sorry not all of this is relevant to the livebearers forum, but you might reassure me by your interest in the limias.
Anyway, it is quite exciting- this is the first time I've bought online, and not only an individual fish that I haven't inspected, but a species I have never seen in real life. What if I don't like them? What if they don't me?
The really really seriously nerve-racking thing is that I got carried away and went and ordered 4 peacock gobies, though I had firmly decided to wait with those until the autumn. I though I wouldn't be taking the limias, and I wanted to start stocking the tank with something (currently only has bristlenoses in it) . And then I changed my mind about the limias and didn't have the guts to cancel the gobies...The man swore blind that they are eating dry food and doing really well- what if they don't in my tank? I think I might just hide under the table tomorrow when the courier comes.
The other thing that scares me is that the tank seems so massive- how are any of my fish ever going to find their food in there? Ok, I know this is irrational, I know they manage it in the Amazon, and in whatever New Guinean river the gobies hail from, but I am very tired (matron at the ballet's schools dress rehearsal yesterday- supposed to finish at 7, me and daughter staggered out of theatre at 10. 30)- and I'm beginning to wonder if I've been a bit rash. Ordering fish, I mean. I KNOW I was rash promising to be a matron.
Sorry not all of this is relevant to the livebearers forum, but you might reassure me by your interest in the limias.
