Aqua Posted January 7, 2003 Report Share Posted January 7, 2003 Ok, A little bird told me that leopard fish can be a coldwater fish as well? Ok, throw me a fricken bone here... I'm the boss... need the info Any info y'all can give me people? Dear god, I'm getting sucked into more breeds already.... May have something to do with the fact that I have 2 tanks sitting around me empty.... Just waiting to hear back from the land agent to see if I get to move house or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minchton Posted January 7, 2003 Report Share Posted January 7, 2003 Aqua By leopard fish I presume you mean Cordo. If so they are definately a coldwater fish. I kept three pair in a heated tank (19c) and had no success at all. I then moved them to a cold tank in the garage (where they basically got forgotten except for the odd feed) and before I knew it I had fry coming out my ears. Have now brought them back inside still in a cold tank but because I assume higher room temperature am not having the same success with breeding. Still getting fry but in smaller numbers. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqua Posted January 7, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2003 By leopard fish I presume you mean Cordo.Mitch OK, that's good... Any further infor? I know NOTHING about these fish... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajbroome Posted January 7, 2003 Report Share Posted January 7, 2003 Aqua wrote... > > minchton wrote: > > By leopard fish I presume you mean Cordo. No one I know, other than Mitch, calls it a 'cordo' which is presumably a corruption of 'caudo'. In NZ it's generally known as a 'Leopard fish' as you said. > Any further infor? I know NOTHING about these fish... Use Google to search for 'Phalloceros caudimaculatus' *not* 'Gambusia affinnis holbrooki' as some people would suggest. They're completely different fish despite looking superficially similar. As a start, have a look at: http://users.cybercity.dk/~cft2740/phal ... _retic.htm They're neat little fish which will happily live in an unheated tank indoors all year round. They may be a little susceptible to frosts if kept outdoors during the winter. I've bred heaps of them over the years but only have two females at the moment. Planning on picking up some males at some stage soon. Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis Posted January 7, 2003 Report Share Posted January 7, 2003 where do u get them from have not seen them in the shops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajbroome Posted January 7, 2003 Report Share Posted January 7, 2003 Dennis said... > where do u get them from have not seen them in the shops They pop up from time to time. They're one of those fish that are never imported but people tend to keep for many years. Wet Pets, here in PN, usually have some. Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqua Posted January 7, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2003 Do you know of anywhere in Auckland that'd sell them? I spose I should contact Jansens and ask them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 7, 2003 Report Share Posted January 7, 2003 Someone in one of the local clubs may have some too. I have kept leopardfish. They are a beautiful fish and easy to look after. Give them a tank of cold water, filtration, feed and there you are - happy, breeding leopardfish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqua Posted January 8, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2003 hehe sweet! Who would I contact RE: joining clubs in AKL? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajbroome Posted January 8, 2003 Report Share Posted January 8, 2003 Aqua said... > Do you know of anywhere in Auckland that'd sell them? Jansens in Mt Eden have apparently had them in during the last couple of months. Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajbroome Posted January 8, 2003 Report Share Posted January 8, 2003 Aqua said... > Who would I contact RE: joining clubs in AKL? http://www.fnzas.org.nz/clubs.0.html Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqua Posted January 8, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2003 merçi beaucoup everybody :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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