ljtan55 Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Just got a pair of them today, couldn't get much information on them on the net, anyone know much about them? All I know at the moment is from this website http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/show_article.php?article_id=462 If anyone knows anything about breeding, sexing etc would love to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel1708 Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 I have two of these garras too, got them about 3 or 4 months ago and couldn't find much in the way of info either! http://forums.loaches.com/viewtopic.php ... sc&start=0 This forum had some interseting information on them and really good pictures too! So far I know that they are great algae eaters and very boisturous (sp?) they tend to run over plants and corys when they are playing. I had them in a planted tank but have moved them in to my turtles tank now - and they are loving it! (BTW my turtle hasn't a chance of catching them they are way too fast for him!) They are much happier. They can jump quite high though so be careful of that! They go best in a rocky river tank and I think they like a strong current - others might disagree? As for sexing them apparently it is by the tubercules on their faces, like goldfish I beleive. Also I think you will find that the female will have a thicker abdomen - one of mine is quite short and stout the other is long and lean. They do get larger then 2 inches or 6cm - there was a huge one at Jansens Botany not so long age! Some say the red markings mean the garra is a male but I'm not so certain of that. Good luck with yours, you will find them to be really cool fish with very playful personalities! Mel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljtan55 Posted April 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 Hey Cool! Thanks for answering Yeah they're in a planted tank with a couple of wild betta simorums, a borneo sucker and a queen arabesque pleco at the moment. I got them from jansens botany! they were in 2 different tanks, ones about 6cm, the other about 4. I love em, they seem to be dragging themselves around all the time! They've already managed to bull dose a java fern and a whole bunch of anubiases :lol: Thanks Mel, good to know that someone else loves em too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popz Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 hey i’m looking to get some panda garras in NZ. where do u buy them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted August 28 Report Share Posted August 28 The only Garra allowed on the current import list is Garra ceylonensis https://aquariumworld.nz/databases/16-Tropical FWFishallowedinNZdatabase/737-Garra-ceylonensis- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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