Yeah, Going Pet Shopping

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While Hubby (other wise known as HE who must be obeyed :lol: ) is living it up at the Local races on a work junket, I will be putting my time to visiting a few of my local pet shops. He has already said "fine go to the pet shops but no more pets" he knows I am wanting some black gravel and possibly a new tank light. So I said "I wont get anything I don't already have", thankfully he only stipulated no more cats or dogs, so that really leaves a wide range of other potential pets :hey: . Mainly I am hoping to get some more Khuli loaches, maybe a couple more Borneo Loaches (but the main pet shop doesn't always get them in), and or some more oto's but again the pet shop doesn't always have them, and also considering getting some more Emerald catfish and maybe a mid water school fish that can go in my other 4ft tank with a couple of Bristle noses, my group of sterbia and 1 male fighter,there is also some cherry shrimp in there but only around 7 I think because the fighter is very good at tracking down and eating the babies. I think if I can get any of these it should hold me over for a while on wanting any more fish. Unless of course the place in NSW tells me they finally have soem crystal red shrimp ready for sale.
 
Well of course I got some more food, but also picked up a nice piece of semi hollow timber for $10 which I was happy about, got another 2 khuli loaches to go with my other 5, 2 more emeralds to bring them up to 5, and another oto. So far all species I already have so I can't get whinged at :nod: . I was going to get another Borneo Sucker but 1 of them looked like it was developing white spot so I gave it a miss....I really don't need an outbreak of that even in a quarrentine tank :no: . And then it was on to another fish shop where I got 7 black neons they where only $4ea and all a good size so they are joining my fighter in his 4ft tank. The black neons I will probably get complaints about, but I will argue that I already have neon tetras so not a huge leap in the fish types department. I also asked the guy to try and get me some more lizard fish, as I really like them as well. I was extremely restrained and left the long nosed whip tails at the pet shop....but I was sorely tempted. I have to go back tomorrow any way for a light they couldn't find the price for.....ummm...hopefully the other half will still be in a good mood about all my winning horse racing tips and I can make room for the whip tails. They look fantastic.

Also got the main thing I was supposed to go to the pet shop for, some black gravel for in the cherry shrimp tank, they look really good against it and I can easily spot all the bubs now as well. At last close inspection I was up to 4 different definant baby ages and more berried females.

And thus ends my little shopping spree, until next time that is.:rolleyes:
 
The two new ones are mere whipper snappers, so tiny compared to my big full grown ones. I keep hoping that at some stage I'll get a male one as all of my other ones are so fat I suspect they are females, either that or really well fed :lol: .
 
Your shopping spree is much more exciting than what mine will be tomorrow :P I miss my Khuli Loaches, and ever since mine died about 18mnths ago no one around here sells them :(
 
Well of to the pet shop again today, but this time will be taking hubby along so he can help pick the new light if the pet shop still hasn't worked out the price on the one I wanted. Since I had such a good win on the horses yesterday (by pure chance I picked winners or place getters in every race of the 8 that got run yesterday :hyper: can't beleive :hyper: it and I used such a scientific formula too...namely going by mid weight that the horse would be carrying and the name of the horse :rolleyes: I don't usually bet on horses except for the Melbourne Cup but that's an Aussie tradition), I might even splurge and get.....I really don't know although I am still taken by the whip tails.
 
Well been and back, got the light I wanted and picked up another oto and 2 more neon tetras to increase my neon school, of course hubby complained about nearly any of the other fish I showed him, but he did surprise me by saying he liked glow-light tetras. Usually he says he dosn't like tetras, I am hoping to show him some Emporer Tetras as I reckon they look beautiful and am really tempted to try my hand at them.
 
I would loooove emporer tetras! Saw a whiptail catfish at lfs today but managed to resist as I could only see the tail - phew!
 

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