wilson Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 Thread Split From Commercial Section. http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/6-vt18 ... c&start=75 The Glass Kuhlis are great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 I cant find a pic of a Glass Kuhli Does any one have some pics? Just out of interest whats a Glass Kuhli worth and what is the going rate for striped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted June 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 there $6 and there very hard to decribe when i go in 2morrow ill post some pics there real cool tho :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 Have you any decent CT fighters and will you ship to Auckland (yes I do know how much it costs). Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organism Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 Hello, no crowntails at the moment and no sorry we do not currently ship. Kind Regards John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 Are you able to get other species of bichir, ornate and/or delhezi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 sorry we do not currently ship. And i was think of spending $150+ just on fish lol Gutted...no more fishys for me this week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 Hanz- they look like seethru tapeworm :lol: they are very wierd but very cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil_elmo Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 the Bichirs is awesome! nearly bought it but had to hold back...get in quick cause i bet it wont be there long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 Im seriously debating whether to get it or not lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopy Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 I went along and got me 3 of the "glass kuhlis" Took some photos but i am not happy with any of them. this was the best of the lot. Gonna try again. Haven't the foggiest what they are but i noticed they do not have barbels which i thought is a requirement of being a loach? They burrow into the sand backwards! :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 cool loop. do they have any left? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopy Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 yeah there are a few left. It is going to do my head in until i know exactly what they are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 Is this them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 That pic is of the Pangio anguillaris. It could also be pangio doriae. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopy Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 No. I had a look at that site and I don't think that is them. My guys heads are much longer and ...well everything seems to be long on them. They don't appear to have any fins as such either! They swim like eels rather than kuhlis. Just waiting for photos to load up as i type....... :roll: I am much happier with these photos. Note the green airline T intersection in the 1st pic. These wee guys are thin enough i reckon they could swim up and airline tube! Their gills seem to be behind the first bulge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted June 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 yea im glad some one got a photo i carnt get there today there real cool how they go in backwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 how much do the sell for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted June 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 $6 i think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 Dam i want some! I hope they have some left. I they do i will get dad to fly back on monday with them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coelacanth Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 Ok guys, I managed to get into Organism after work, and they are without doubt eels (as in true eels, Anguilla sp). True eels go through several life stages, first being the marine leptocephalus, then glass eel when returning to freshwater, then elvers (like very miniature adults), then they just grow from there. The ones currently being sold as "glass kuhlis" are at the glass eel stage. They will start colouring up soon. I didn't have a magnifying glass but could just (barely) make out a fin protruding past the actual tail tip. In eels the dorsal, caudal and anal fin are combined to make one long fin, but in glass eels the fin and body are almost indistinguishable so it is VERY hard to see. The first bulge in the body, as seen in the photos, is the gill arch. These ones are not NZ eels, and are likely to be an Asian Anguilla species. There is no way MoF would knowingly allow the import of Anguilla eels because of the risk that would pose to our native eels, both in terms of them as a species and in terms of our eel fisheries. They are therefore "illegal", and I would suggest people do not buy them. For those that do have them, glass eels are very easily reared on brine shrimp, bloodworms, etc. They are certainly not loaches, and neither are they Afromastacembelus as suggested (all mastacembelids have pointed noses even as tiny babies).There is a very slim chance they could be synbranchids (swamp eels) but it is unlikely; I haven't seen baby synbranchids so I don't know their fin structure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy_t Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 Yeah - for people who have them be careful they don't escape into the wild cause that could be REALLY bad :-? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 Seems that there are two threads going on this subject... both with basically the same Q/A's... so this one is now locked. Thread in progress is here... http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/long-f ... 22307.html Mod Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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