Ira Posted August 12, 2002 Report Share Posted August 12, 2002 False advertising! The dozen Red Chin Panchax I bought at the last UHAS meeting all have yellow chins, not red! hehehe. Pretty little fish, seem to be quickly getting more colorful. They don't seem to like flake, though. Unless it's in very small fragments. Anyone know anything about these guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted August 12, 2002 Report Share Posted August 12, 2002 Are you sure they are not Gold Lineatus or a Lineatus cross? If they are good Gold Lineatus, do you have a spare female. Mine does not look like it will last much longer (had it about 3 years). I hope it spawns one last time. I need a spare as the Lineatus seems to have almost dissappeared. I want to breed some more and spread them round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted August 12, 2002 Report Share Posted August 12, 2002 Oops forgot to mention, they like bloodworms and small live food. If you want to spawn them live food always helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted August 12, 2002 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2002 I can't really say I'm sure they're not lineatus, but I can say I'm sure the guy that I got them from said they were red chinned panchax. Even still have the bag with the name on it. I can't remember his name. I think he might have said he was the president of the NZ Killifish society? I haven't been able to find many pics of panchax. Their body is grey with vertical black stripes, the fins are yellow with black tips. Here's a pic that looks like them. Oh, and I'm working on the live food. Got a whiteworm culture that's going nuts and some confused flour beetles that I'm waiting patiently to get going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted August 12, 2002 Report Share Posted August 12, 2002 Never seen this fish before??!!!!!!??! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted August 12, 2002 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2002 That's one reason I bought them. I'd never seen them before. Pretty, rare and a buck each;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted August 12, 2002 Report Share Posted August 12, 2002 Good Score! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted August 12, 2002 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2002 I'll definitely try breeding them once they've grown. I was told at least one was probably a female, their fins are clear instead of colored. But they're still far too small to breed. Ranging from about 1.25" to .75" I'd guesstimate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted August 12, 2002 Report Share Posted August 12, 2002 Hi Ira, The fish you have are Epiplatys dageti other common names are Dageti or Black-lipped Panchax. You got them from Stuart Lord. They will eat flake but it may take them awhile to become accustomed to it as Stuart feeds alot of live food to his fish especially the Killies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajbroome Posted August 12, 2002 Report Share Posted August 12, 2002 Derek said... > The fish you have are Epiplatys dageti Sure are. The males are more colourful than the females and have an extension (like a small sword) off the bottom of the tail, in good specimens. > ... other common names are Dageti or Black-lipped Panchax. Never hear them called that but that's OK Some people pronounce 'dageti' as 'dag-et-ee', occasionally I hear 'dag-et-eye' but it's probably 'dah-zhay-eye' IMHO... > You got them from Stuart Lord. He's the current NZKA President. > They will eat flake but it may take them awhile to become > accustomed to it as Stuart feeds alot of live food to his fish > especially the Killies. Mine thrive and breed on whiteworms mostly. In a planted tank on their own they'll produce fry, most of which will get eaten. If you pull the adults out fry will start to appear at the surface after a week or two. I'm still pulling fry from out of a tank that has been 'empty' for the best part of 2 months... Contact me if you need any specific info. Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted August 12, 2002 Report Share Posted August 12, 2002 Don't know about the middle pronounciation but I read an article which said if the fish name ends in 'i' it is always pronounced 'eye' not 'ee'. If there are two 'i's at the end, both are accented, first one 'ee' and second one 'eye'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajbroome Posted August 12, 2002 Report Share Posted August 12, 2002 Caryl said... > I read an article which said if the fish name ends in 'i' it is > always pronounced 'eye' not 'ee'. If there are two 'i's at the > end, both are accented, first one 'ee' and second one 'eye'. Yep, you're right. My point was that some people pronounce it like it was named after Mr. 'Dag-et' rather than the french derived Mr. 'Da-zhay'. No big deal. Have a look at: http://fishwatch.tripod.com/newsletter/1/news1-4.htm http://www.vatoelvis.com/Latin.html Also interesting is: http://www.intellweb.com/gcka/names.htm actually there are some great general articles at: http://www.intellweb.com/gcka/fishroomgen.htm Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted August 12, 2002 Report Share Posted August 12, 2002 Thanks Andrew. I wondered about the Dah zhay bit. Should have guessed he was French. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted August 12, 2002 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2002 Just found a webpage that claims it's Da-Jay-Eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted August 13, 2002 Report Share Posted August 13, 2002 This is what Andrew said except he (quite correctly) softened the J sound as is used in French eg J'aime le poisson! or J'aime regarder mon poisson. Translations: I love fish!, or I like looking at my fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted August 13, 2002 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2002 Poisson=fish? hehehehe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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