new zealand discus man

The reason is i dont believe they are the same as fish do not come from one river at 100 and 240mm from another.. They if you actually saw the adults you would find that they also are not long and skinny as in most whiptails but very heavy in the upper body..The name lanceolata means nothing as to any name that we can import under..Fish cannot have the same name and be different..NZ laws by ERMA ..Phill

Read there size..as in web

http://www.jjphoto.dk/fish_archive/aqua ... eolata.htm This is the other whiptail i think many are getting confused with..Check out size and where it comes from.. So confirms mine are not them and are just 100mm and from peru..Amazon region....Phill

Hi Study ........ Sturistoma As they to are also called Royal Whiptail... Main dif is longer and more pointed nose..Also an albino true strain in the wild True Amazon Royal is rounded nose ....And also to about 250mm I had some some but not one made it past a few days....Talk about crying in your dram.....Phill

Dixon 1990 Why dont you read what i put.. Strange tho..Every time i post something you come up with silly remarks...Same on t/me Since when are you a world expert of Peru Caught Amazon Fish..Have you been there and seen the fish ?. Well i dont think so and i have been there and actually dived with wild fish...Caught wild discus etc..You cant get every thing from a few books. Phill Collis

Hi Read all notes and the name black whiptail is from "Peru ".. They to are not convinced they are lanceolata as much heavier body around the chest .. So nor am i...As every photo ive seen shows long and thin and far from the case.. They eat mixed flake here and fry have live brine shrimps..Even will clean some algae of fine plants.. Adult females eat there own fry ..At 10mm 70 in one night just ??? Gone..... Rest Is guess work as Planetcats fish changed the size down quite receintly..Phill

Hi Tank is 2000 x 800 W x 750 High..In new 15 mm glass.. The lighting is going to be done by client but at least 4 tubes and types to be worked out as yet.. Will be there job to get and install.. Im doing tank and set up also fish most likely adult discus and then the usual cardinals etc..Filter is biggest aquaone with UV Light bulit in.. Heater is under bench unit 2000 watts ..And power filter will be in line and it will heat the water..Tucked away will be 2 of 300 watt heats just for back up.. Ok Where do i get good plants..? Cheers Phill

Hi Im looking for plants to be in at least 600 to 650mm of water depth..Any idea's.. Also want some java ferns and lotus... Cheers Phill Collis

The message was to use as thin as possible..Less water and most forget lost volume and nitrates Etc go up... Most should be able to get off cuts of marble ,sand stone,granite from kitchen bench top manufacturing co....Phill

Hi Rock are fine but one must remember that thick items are removing water volume...Phill

Hi I via trade me got a standard JD pair and when i picked up seller also had a trio of EBJD and was leaving nz..Plus great root covered in java moss thats going in 1300 L tank im doing shortly..{ Clients Tank } So Male is 120mm and 2 females are 80mm.. Set in 190 L tank as breeding set up "This will be very interesting." All getting on fine and no fighting but expect one female will get a hard time shortly.. Being imports that might well be sterile and time will tell.. Cheers Phill

Altolamprologus compressiceps cichlid is on current import list and just see about 17 others from africa that can be imported legal....By the way only T Deboisi & Moorii show up .....Cheers Phill

2nd door was the entrance to quarantine room and outside behind my bottle collection is the offical entrance but maf never used it but every room must have more than 1 escape door...Cheers Phill

By the way GBA & B/N do most of the cleaning..I have hundreds....Phill

To Q about heat.. The insultation is as high as can be and even skylights are multi-layered.. Heat pumps just 2 kw but makes 6 kw and is inverter model so only uses power as required..From dec to end march is actually off.. 2 taps opened and fresh rain water goes to ever tank and all have over flows.And set adjustable end values. If need high PH the shell and lime stone is used.. The power is for winter months june july at $150 a month..Thats the biggest 2 months so insulation is the key.. I dont have any power cords or heaters etc that can be become dangerous..All are on RCD protection unit like where air blowers are pluged in.. People have been fried in fish rooms if dont have rcd better get it quick... Will be looking to get more with hopefully a lot more of my fish.. PS ..All you see is for sale in one of my t/me auctions...Cheers Phill

Hi Been playing...Sky light reflections dont allow for good fish photo's but will give an idea of my fish room.. Cheers Phill Collis

I was most importing Malawi over 30 years ago so dont tell me i dont know them..Im a lot smarter than you think.. Proberly breed more than any other in nz as well..Do you think that just because i had discus thats all i had..Well you will never know now because every time i post you get smarter.. And dont tell me you can id them...I dont have faith in any now so who's the looser......Im giving no more info here so all can just wonder what i have.........

2 nd day the eggs were changing to white and fungus so removed to a bucket and shook of the look alive ones.. Cant believe a white egg has a tail is is shooting all over the place.. White eggs show dead but not in this case.. Post again hopefully with fry photo........Phill

With names..I have posted the i have made a second photo tank and photo's will be going over sea's to get specialist views..Also have said not have been list nor are for sale as yet..So why are you stuck on this naming thing..? Also whats dodgy about trying to get better scientific views..?? I also said im growing out firebirds till know what is full colours..Have not said anything about selling them either.. I have show that firebird is not my naming at all.. ! If i like then then yes they will be line breed.. To MAF...You will not get legal imports under nyssa ..Each fish now have to have 2 names in latin title.. They might not have an expert but they are not blind..Any shape difference and they will know not a one type.. Will destroy a whole shipment if dont agree with names supplied.. As for others for sale ..I have seen many and find it hard to believe what i see so you think you are the only one worried.. Look at sunshine peacocks on t/me today...Tell there name in forum views..?? .....Phill

Regarding comment you do not give fish names you purchased some fish as maleris and have now renamed them, is this not renaming them? You could well be the largest but that does not mean you know the most about fish or have sourced quality ones, anyone can buy 200 tanks fill them with fish that doesn't really mean much. " Quote The maleri island i repeat are all yellow so why do you still say im renaming them..? I have had a view from over seas real fish experts and they so far agree..They are not M Island.. I put about photo tank..Thats what is for..To sent photo's not to forums but real experts that go by all sorts like scales.scale count..All the tech stuff that no one here can do that i know of.. The Baenshi sunshine peacocks came form one very good and known breeder here in ak and now breeds other lines.. So why should i not trust his name..? Also to trust..You have me breeding and mixing tanks etc yet you have never seen my set up.. My room is 70 square meters containing..124 Tanks averaging 250 L included are 36 x 40 L .Plus 8 x 8 L plus 20 bins at 45 L plus 40 x 3 L jars..Now why would i want to mix peacocks..?? Yes dolphins go with electric yellow for ovious reasons.. Just today i have seen others for sale and have not the time nor interest in buying because of the RED maleri..And yes that photo is the one off trade me auction and several knew alex and said trusted breeder..Well im sorry but its going to be hard to buy more when you all cant see that problems with buying a bright red peacock and finding might be more yellow than any other colour..New regal Yellow...? ...How am i to know.. But spanner in the works..Go check the import list and finds just a few legal to be in nz and no use saying old names as there were none..Phill Collis

Hi Well Yes..In my younger days i used to be a Diver..Been places you would never dream off..Also been with collecters of wild fish to.. But to Ryan's comments not to Trust my malaiw's Strange statement considering the last 6 lots i received came from him..Took the dollars with out asking my intent with them.. So now do i take it that i cant trust that are true..???????? I not getting a good feeling here about buying in new lines..... Phill Collis

Point is,,First photo is Now ..2 nd is from auction...No one can tell they are going to turn bright Red.. I had another post but system crashed and was lost.. But to breeding..Think some believe that im going to x breed.. 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.. My stocks are very good and dont cut prices but do see others auctions at a lower pricing..Very dangerous... To Maleri...Island....They are all yellow so thats why a different name is sort.. 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... 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.. Phill Collis

As now..Next is photo from trade me purchase.. Who do you think i trust..Well i have not taken up offers and now vary of what ever you like to call them Not good for business or hobby's.........Phill Collis

With appistogramma..Thats not the story you told me as one belly slider and you did get an extra fish if i remember correctly.. Yes my fish are seperate and you know to well what happens when a net goes in a tank..All merry H ll happens.. Yes its very easy to miss a fish fault when all screaming around and worse in the bag.. As to Wellington Peacocks...I never said i was going to breed them..Not that i can recall just said sort them.. I also do supply a lot of show tanks with males only and shortly doing a 2 meter 15mm glass tank costing 3 grand and likely they might be in there.. Again..Repeated for the 10 thousand 'th time i do not name fish and also I now could very well be the largest breeder of africans..If not well i sell more that any i see so the in its self has to be good for fish keeping in nz.. I may well also for MAF doing another update on whats in NZ just like i did with the Amazons.. That will be very interesting im sure......Phill Collis

Just remember you started this line..Also why did you not put the link to the Firebird Peacocks...? If i remember you might be the person that 2 or so years ago purchased some of my Peru Cats and doubt if you or others have ever been here ever since.. To wild Collections..Not done slap hazard but by exporters that know what they are doing..Becides there business has to be true or go broke.. Also the peacocks etc if x breeds will not breed true but give all sorts..All that i have here show all young off spring are the same but the Red Peacocks from wellington are showing difference in three so far..Just chucked them together and sold them..Dont matter i can sort out when adults in a few months....Phill