trace&steve Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 yay finally my breeding colony of nimbochromis venustus giraffes are on there journey to me fingers crossed all goes well :bounce: i hope tonight goes super fast cant wait to pick them up in the morning :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Cool My giraffes are maturing and have just got their own 4ft breeding tank.. How big are yours and how many are you getting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trace&steve Posted November 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 hello mine are rather large the male is 23cm and 3 females are between 18-20cm we made a 600-700 tank just for them lol cant wait to get them probably lose sleep tonight worrying about them hope they will be ok wonderworld has packed them all up so fingers crossed Cool My giraffes are maturing and have just got their own 4ft breeding tank.. How big are yours and how many are you getting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Those are some big fish I hope they ship ok.. At least you have a shop that knows what they are doing packaging them for you.. I would hate to think of the size of the box and cost of freight to the south island, the things you do for fish you really want aye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trace&steve Posted November 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 lol yes the things we do for fish :roll: but ya gotta love them!!! yeah i got heavy duty bags sent over from oz from my mum at there LFS.. big thick massive bags it actually only cost me $80 all up for shipping the lady im getting them through has conections to wonderworld come on tomo morning i say!!! ill let ya know tomo how they got on Those are some big fish I hope they ship ok.. At least you have a shop that knows what they are doing packaging them for you.. I would hate to think of the size of the box and cost of freight to the south island, the things you do for fish you really want aye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trace&steve Posted November 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 i went to pick them up this morning at 5:45am got home and all fish are perfect all the heatpads were still warm and the bags still full of air amazing wonderworld done an awesome job of packing them!!!! lol yes the things we do for fish :roll: but ya gotta love them!!! yeah i got heavy duty bags sent over from oz from my mum at there LFS.. big thick massive bags it actually only cost me $80 all up for shipping the lady im getting them through has conections to wonderworld come on tomo morning i say!!! ill let ya know tomo how they got on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 it is a relef when you open the bag and they are alright good luck with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Good work I am always nervious when I get fish shipped or ship fish there is always that big risk that things will go wrong or couriers will loose them etc, hope these guys settle in well for you.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trace&steve Posted November 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 talk about nerious i kept on waking up during the night calling post haste to see if they had arrived yet lucky they are just down the road and was aloud to pick them up early!!!! so far so good they look great in there new kingdom 650litres to them selfs they have got to be happy :lol: :bounce: ill try work out how to up load some pics and show yas,,, can believe how pretty and big they are and the chick threw in a extra 5 greshakei ice blue red tops for free the most amazing colours of the male is unreal hopefully get a breeding trio :bounce: :bounce: i think i have enough africans for now lol gotta stop buying fish :roll: :bounce: ill get told off soon!!!!!! hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trace&steve Posted November 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 bahahaha totally agree there :lol: :bounce: Congrats! But you can never have enuff .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Agree with Mystic More is never enough and if you get told off trace...I have a fish room you can come clean for pocket money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matto Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 i have a lone giraffe probably 6 to 8 cm if somebody is interested as it has killed my little one and i don't have much room . im suspecting it to be a male but i don't know. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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