hovmoller Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 They are on the allowed list but can't remember having ever seen any in NZ. Anyone keeping these or know of any around? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Did you try searching?? viewtopic.php?f=13&t=44114&p=478353 :slfg: They were imported in 2010 with the other rare fish (festae, synos etc) that came in from Glaser in Germany (IIRC). I'm pretty sure Supasi bought the lot. He got a group when they first came in, then after the rest had sat at HFF for months without anyone else being interested he got the rest of them. Maybe it was their age and/or the LFS-tanks, but they looked pretty bland compared to some of the pics you see online. I haven't seen Supasi post for ages so no idea what happened to them. Must be about time for another shipment from Glaser I reckon, especially when they have captive bred Altums for sale..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovmoller Posted February 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Did you try searching?? viewtopic.php?f=13&t=44114&p=478353 :slfg: :facepalm: No off course I didn't. Agree on an import from glaser and I have just the right places for a group of 6-8 of the B. cupido. (and the altums for that matter) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexyay Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 ...Captive bred Altums? !drool: Give me 10 months, we'll have space for them then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Yeah they're becoming more and more available throughout Europe and Asia, hopefully it's only a matter of time before we see them here. By all accounts they're hardier and less fussy about water than wild caught adults (as expected) so they ship and quarantine better. Thomas they're certainly nice little fish, I sometimes regret not making space when they were available, but probably would have had to sell them when we moved back up here anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Hi, David is correct, I bought several on the first shipment. I loved them so much that I ended up buying HFF remaining stock for an agreed price. They were a bit worse for wear when I got them, Some were skeletal. I loved these little buggers and really wanted to keep them and try to breed them. They started to colour up nicely and get a nice pinky tinge and orangey/brown backs Quite aggressive amoung themselves but placid to other species, ( kept with Lemon Tetras and L270s) Unfortunately my interest in fishkeeping in general waned with the birth of my children and change of jobs, and the final tip was buying my first house. I decided to sell all my tanks and had a buyer for these ( I had on TM for a few weeks) but lost the tank load when I moved into my new house and discovered the damn power company had left us in the cold literally. No power for half a night and that meant I lost the fish as it was freezing cold and got a major ammonia spike. Shame really as now I look back at these pics it makes me want them again. They were the best to watch, sifting throughh the sand and digging pits and defending it from the others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovmoller Posted February 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Thanks for the explanation Simon and a shame you lost them. Hope they will come in again soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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