markoshark Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 I'm looking to get a Birchir to add to my "community" tank (Its not really...), are there any smaller types avaliable, and if not, how quickly do they grow. Also, anyoneknow of any pricing & where I could get one? How well would the mix with clown loaches, pantadon, BGK, peacock eel, and a few silver sharks? Fully planted tank, with added driftwood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forum ... hp?t=65770 Pretty much everything you need to know (and heaps that you dont, but its interesting to learn anyway). Really cool fish, I've got an ornate and palmas, and I'm looking for more! Palmas, delhezi, and senegal are three of the smaller species (still around 30cm) that we can get here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 tell him how much yours cost david :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 bought a 12cm albino senegalus 12 months ago for 80 and 1 month ago paid 120 for a 32cm ornate, both on trade me, didnt know what they were worth but they are really interactive fish, The ornate hangs in midwater in the front of the tank, while "lurch: the senegal sculls all round the tank, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 bought a 12cm albino senegalus 12 months ago for 80 and 1 month ago paid 120 for a 32cm ornate, both on trade me, thats pretty good!!! I'd watch the ornate with the smaller senegal. Mine has taken a dislike to the palmas so I've had to seperate them. They also have much larger mouths than it looks, a friend had his big one pick off a few of his decent sized clown loaches! Any pics??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candy Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 $120 that brillent We paid $165 for our delhezi about two years ago. he was about 8cm long lol.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coelacanth Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 dude I know says he just bought a senegal from Redwood in Chch for $45 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 Thats probably what they should be based on US prices, but theyre still uncommon here, so shops can nearly charge what they like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beblondie Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 Senegals retail for $6.00 US albino senegals $15-20 US-Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 Stop teasing! Don't even mention endi's etc....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markoshark Posted May 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 6 lousy freaking dollars US? I hope like hell that they are bred and not wild caught, as that would be doing horrible things to the native habitat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 I'm pretty sure a shop in Auckland just sold a 30ish-cm Ornate for $390. I just inhaled a lot of CO2 so my brain might not be working right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markoshark Posted May 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 . I'm hoping to pick one up for sub 150, wonder what my chances are then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 The senegals shouldn't be much more than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beblondie Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 Yes they are captive bred Also being farmed are P.endlicheri P.palmas polli P.delhezi P.ornatipinnis and I have heard P.lapradei are also being farmed-Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 clown loachs are a favorite food for then when you research some the books and information, when a couple of people when trying to breed them, they conditiond there breeding pairs on the clown loachs, definatly, much be cheaper to buy the clown loach over seas l :bounce: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beblondie Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 I've heard of other loach species being used for food but not clown loaches, could you give the book titles or where you got this information from?-Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 Hello i will start searching threw my library of book and magazines tomorrow, might take a while and there are a far number of them and can not rembr which one it was in. But do rember it as tried it when i had a pair of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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