christian Posted July 13, 2014 Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 Hey guys just thought I'd post quickly on here as I'm still shocked at the size of the fish the pet shops are selling. I got my father to call into a well know store in Auckland to get some female Kribensis when he got them to me they were so small it wasn't funny. not only that one arrived dead. which I mainly blame on stress as it was like a baby, as it was in a poly box to keep them warm. I wish the stores would start getting better quality fish. What does everyone else think ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted July 13, 2014 Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 The fish that are sold in shops are the size that they get them off the importers at. Whether or not a person chooses to purchase at a small size and grow on is up to the buyer. I for one would rather purchase smaller and grow on as I then know that for the majority of the fishes life that they have had high quality food and good water conditions. If you are concerned about the size of fish being sold in the shop, have a talk to them Moving fish anywhere around the country at this time of year is risky too - was there a working heat pack in the polybox? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted July 13, 2014 Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 I doubt tiny kribs would be imported, I think more likely is they were bred, either intentionally or unintentionally, by a hobbyist somewhere and dumped in the LFS as soon as possible because they didn't have the tankspace to grow them out, or wanted to make a quick buck as soon as possible. Aside from the issues around moving fish of that size, there are other issues like quality control that come from not growing fish out to a decent size. Wth generation after generation of parents randomly selected from large groups of tiny fry its no wonder fish like convicts and kribs are de-evolving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted July 13, 2014 Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 Thats true David, I was thinking imports. Small kribs are pretty hard to sex too, mind you I call small under about 1.5cm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted July 13, 2014 Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 I would say that the small kribs are locally bred. Don't think importer will import them because they are not the easiest fish to sell and there are heaps of locally bred one that hardly anyone wants. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christian Posted July 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 I don't like buying fish that are to small. As you never know if they are young or just haven't had a good start to life and stunted. I brought some peppered cats not long ago from the same place again 2 died within a day and 2 are still alive. I was told they were imported and they were tiny but that was my choice I wanted to breed some peppered cats, Ive been feeding them lots of good foods water changes etc and they Have hardly grown. makes me wonder if these have also had a slow start to life. As for the Krib's I didn't get them myself I had someone get them for me becuase they were going past and I needed some female Krib's as I have 4 huge males already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 Hey guys just thought I'd post quickly on here as I'm still shocked at the size of the fish the pet shops are selling. I got my father to call into a well know store in Auckland to get some female Kribensis when he got them to me they were so small it wasn't funny. not only that one arrived dead. which I mainly blame on stress as it was like a baby, as it was in a poly box to keep them warm. I wish the stores would start getting better quality fish. What does everyone else think ? How tiny is so small it wasn't funny? It'd be nice to see relatively mature fish(And good looking) sold in shops, but that's obviously very rare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 Peppered cats as in peppered cory? Cory are fairly slow growers from past experience. I have some which I purchased last week - not much over 1cm. They are imports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 Peppered cory are not the hardiest of corys. I've had quite a few drop dead when I got them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christian Posted July 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 cheers for that discusguru. Yes adrienne cory's and the size i'm talking about on the krib's the female i got would be about 3cm long the male I've got would easily be 8 to 9 cm. I don't wont to cause a debate about it, I was just concerned really. I know its all about numbers for the big fish shops. But when a tiny Krib as small as that cost $14.90 each I was rather gutted at the size when it turned up. And for one to end up dead pissed me off. I guess the moral of the story is if you want decent fish. Buy them yourself and don't let others do it on your behalf lol ..... Thought my dad would have known better as him and a few other were the first to start up the wairarpa club when it was going back when the dinosaurs were still walking the earth hehe . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 A 3cm krib is actually a pretty good size for a shop to be selling in my opinion. Would probably be around 6 months old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 3cm is a good size to me too. I haven't often seen them bigger than that unless they were surrenders back to the shop. You male is big! Love to see a photo of him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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