livingart

a couple of dogs ate a sea slug on the beach and died because of it so we are going to ban all puffers?

i think it is a wind up i took the key out of my back so no one could wind me up any more

MTS = miniature things squirming

Point is,,First photo is Now ..2 nd is from auction...No one can tell they are going to turn bright Red.. correct I had another post but system crashed and was lost.. But to breeding..Think some believe that im going to x breed.. no i don't think that is what i or others are saying, more a disagreement on ID on some fish Well if that was my intent i could do so and destroy the fish marked also sell so cheap that you all will struggle to sell.. i take it that is not your intent My stocks are very good and dont cut prices but do see others auctions at a lower pricing..Very dangerous... we all sell at prices that are relevant to each, some are hobbyists some run as a business To Maleri...Island....They are all yellow so thats why a different name is sort.. can understand needing to show they are a seperate variant and needing to put a name on them for joe public But do you see them listed.....Well No Im building another photo tank that fish can live in for days so get past stress and reflections... a very good idea, trying to get the photo to look like the actual fish is always hard Ps..Dont expect me to trust to many if future..If i buy and yes i will be ,proof will be required as to true ID.. that is something we should all strive for Phill Collis mark paterson i think this actually shows there are some people you can trust as to the ID of fish they sell

fish will look different in a photo as well due to stress, lighting, camera, water conditions etc etc etc

so do you accept and take at face value the name you are given when you recieve fish?

another good post, ryan females can be the hardest to determine as to species, i had some royal blue and red shoulder put in the same tank by a volunteer who knew quite a bit about fish once difference in males was pointed out they realised these identical fish were indeed different The comment then was "i can understand now why some of these african enthusiasts can get stroppy about the purity of their fish" they didn't like the idea of putting about 50 4-5cm fish in the "feeder" category

come on reevesta get counting

got a problem with a killi I.D. then pass it on to Tenacious B he is like a dog with a bone and will email, write and phone to try and sort it out and let them know what it's all about so Tenacious B he's our man if he can't sort it nobody can

IMO not big enough to house 2 species together once they get a bit of size on

mislabelling seems to be the main point of contention and is indeed irksome and your average "joe" would not know any different and would take the word of an"expert" i have been keeping and breeding animals etc for a while and am always open to correction of things i believe to be a truth

does it include fry?

in the great scheme of exporting fish nz is but a mote in gods eye and i know of exporters overseas who have said once the fish is on the plane it can't be sent back true first generation of xbreds will not breed true 100%, i have had line bred 2nd generation breed true 100%, then throw variants in the next generation so with the peacocks from wellington did the seller chuck them together and you are waiting until they become adults to sort them out?

or pomme frites integrity 1. Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code. 2. The state of being unimpaired; soundness. 3. The quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness. some have it, some don't well said navarre this forum basically acts as a breeding register of sorts with a lot of ethical breeders present your average buyer on TM just wants a pretty fish, there is the odd young passionate person who wants to start breeding hopefully they find their way onto here

once a clown always a clown once a knight is enough

what sort of terrarium are you purchasing? they can be kept together if your enclosure is big enough

no dames get curtsyed

sorry found the video button on the camera and then found you tube not many brackish tanks around so thought i would share a short video

yes vinson, this maybe the way the diversity in lake malawi came about originally and why so many can interbreed freely

the image size is relevant as well

let the tank settle for awhile before adding new fish if your water was low it means that any bad stuff in the water was more concentrated you've heard of an apple a day keeps the doctor away well weekly water changes can keep the dead fish away

getting given a name when you purchase fish can be unreliable a lot of fish are caught by native people with no scientific background, who label a fish with the area it was caught from this can then become the fishes name from then on

put me in a dress and call me sir livingart

this is the crux of the matter, if you are a "serious breeder" then you need to ensure the fish you are passing on are correctly named and pure fish come in misnamed by the exporter, importer or lfs and then are passed on with this name the beauty of the fnzas is there are some serious breeders involved who do just that and these forums allow discussion on any problem fish I.D. as to african cichlids scientific studies have shown that a rocky outcropping can have a variant of a species on it when 50 metres or less away another variant will be present even 2 sides of the same outcropping can contain 2 or more variants

i like my wild strains too, a comment was passed a while back about "why are all discus now orange" because it is the "in" colour