Rabbit Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 Just enquiring are these fish yet available in NZ? Thankyou for any help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 welcome to the forums rabbit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 Welcome. To answer your question I have looked through the posts and if they are here in NZ no one on here appears to have them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Posted December 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 Thanks for the welcomes people, does anyone have a link to your allowable imports? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 L134's are definitely here, but harder to come by, as every time "Leopard frogs" come in - they are any thing but. I think I had one at one stage. L201's may possibly have come in under a generic name - but there are many alternatives on the market with similar markings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/imports/ ... ic.all.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Posted December 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 Cheers Mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firenzenz Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 L134's are definitely here, but harder to come by, as every time "Leopard frogs" come in - they are any thing but. I think I had one at one stage. L201's may possibly have come in under a generic name - but there are many alternatives on the market with similar markings. have never seen either here. "leopard frogs" and the plethora of other plecs with peckoltia pseudonyms have all been panaque species except "Sabaj" which was brought in as peckoltia and is. Now known as hemiancistrus. The only reason any of the panaques get disscussed as peckoltias is the creative names given by importers and both fish end up about same size(the panaques previously known as panagolus do). Not sure in fact what if any peckoltia species have been brought in. (please no one come back with pretty peckoltia) L201: might have come in when other hypans like L102, L270,L066 came in a few yes ago but perhaps that is long shot and know of no one keeping them as that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 There was a shipment about 4 years ago that brought in peckoltia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatfish Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 Peckoltia are very rare in New Zealand. As firenzenz says most are Panaques. For example pretty Peckoltia's are clown plecos, Panaque maccus. A small number of what were probably Peckoltia brevis were imported by Phil Collis from Peru, and Peckoltia (Hemiamcistrus) sabaj has been imported at least once a few years ago. The naming of plecos in NZ is a nightmare with many names being made up to help them sell. What are being incorrectly sold as 'big band tiger plecos' are maybe Peckoltia L288 or something similar, and some of what were being incorrectly sold as 'leopard frog plecos' also looked like a Peckoltia. A close examination of the teeth (spoon-shaped in Panaques) would sort out wether they are Panaques or Peckoltia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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