Rob Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 Finally got my digital camera and have been trying to get some good pics of my catfish. Here are a few, more pictures can be seen HERE Alligator cat - head shot Flagtail cory Colombian pleco - mouth detail Borneo glass cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 Good one Rob. Don't forget to push the button all the way down for a double click. lol Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyman98 Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 wow awesome pics where do you get all the catfish from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted April 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 Most of my fish I get from the LFS, I do make an occasional visit up to Auckland to check out the shops there. For the more expensive ones my LFS wouldn't normally stock them - but he's quite happy to order them in for me once I know that they're available (so often I'll go in when it's quite and ask him to read off what's currently on the wholesalers lists). Works out well for both of us - he sells fish that he wouldn't normally and I get a good deal because he's got a guaranteed buyer. The only thing with this system is that you do need to have a good idea of what the different fish look like - as the system would quickly fall apart if I got him to order in stuff and then said 'nah - don't like the look of it'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyman98 Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 how much do the less comman plecos cost approx?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatBrat Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 Nice looking fish there Rob I love the Colombian pleco, one of my favorite fish . Do you just have the one? Cheers, CatBrat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catfish_dude Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 I love your alligator cat Just wondering how much was he?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted May 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 For the less common sucker mouth types there seems to be some vague price ranges of $35-60 for common twig cats, whiptails, royal whiptails, small clown plecos, $100-150 for some of the more exotic ones (Brazilian butterflies, larger clown plecos, cheaper gold nuggets) and finally around the $200 mark for rarer exotics or larger specimens. This is all very crude approximates. For types of cory the most you'd probably see them selling for would be around $50 most likely the Flagtails or C. barbatus if they ever come in again (I've only seen them for sale once and I was a poor student at the time so couldn't afford them). I've got five of the colombian plecos - no sign of spawning yet - hope they do (not only for getting baby ones but they're lip brooders, which I haven't seen before). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suemack Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 what a wonderful collection of fish photos Rob what camera did you take them on? specially love that pic of the columbian pleco with the mouth details.....it's awesome sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 Cool pics Rob. never seen an alligator cat before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted May 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 @catfish_dude - alligator cat was around the $70 mark from memory. @suemack - the camera is a Canon Powershot A80 was in my price range and the good thing for taking fish pics is that it is very small shutter delay (if you start off with the button half pressed - it's zero delay). Remember that there are more pics at http://fff.corydorasworld.com/gallery/Rob didn't want to link in to all the images. I realise that some of them have got some reflections but I'm still learning with the camera and the pictures of the T-bar cichlids were the only ones I've got so far - I'll replace them once I get better pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish_Tank Posted May 2, 2004 Report Share Posted May 2, 2004 Some nice cats there I should ask if i can take a look at the list too :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted May 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2004 Some shops get a bit paranoid about letting customers seeing the actual lists (due to previous unpleasant experiences) - so I just ask my LFS to read out the catfish section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish_Tank Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 LOL...I'm rather well known at organism....I doubt they will mind :lol: man, they even recognised me over the phone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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