2fishy Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 what are they like? what sort of tank mates are they compatible with? ive looked ont he net but would like to know from someone who has had them on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 apparently suitable as a community fish.are there some available in tga as i've read that they will eat hair algae(and i seem be be able to grow this really successfully) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fishy Posted May 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 yes, ive ordered 10 of them for Animal Antics. they will be $11.90 or $11.50. i cant remember exactly, but somewhere around that. They should arive wednesday/thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 Did you stipulate pairs? I was at a Tauranga shop that had got in 10 of them, and only two were males. Each time I go in I offer to take the females for cost plus 10%, but I haven't had a bite yet. Last time I was there, they still had 6 girls. Ideal for my breeding scheme, but not for selling to "Joe Public" Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fishy Posted May 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 no but i will ring right now and ask for pairs if its not too late already. cost plus 10%. 10% wouldnt even cover the GST?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 The cost is GST inclusive Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fishy Posted May 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 we buy everything gst exclusive. they only have males. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steves Killies Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Hello 2fishy, In regards to what tank mates they are compatible with, I currently have one male who is in a comm tank with 2 spot gourami,numerous swordtails of various sizes(no babies though),SAE's,clown loaches,bronze cories... They all seem to get on fine. I watch my tanks alot and havnt noticed any adverse behaviour really. If anything he gets slightly hassled by the gourami and large male swordtail,but he dosent seem to be aggressive atall towards his mates. Ive read that they are amongst the better fish(incl Ottocinclus,SAE) to have in a tank to help keep algae at bay. They will also target areas on plants that have been damaged,(eg a hole created by a bristlenose) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Hi 2Fishy Did you get these in yet? Were you able to get pairs or just the males? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 Still any there 2fishy? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 Called in to see 2fishy at Animal Antics today and she had her day off. Yep, they have JF in there, but only females, didn't see a single male. Also called into Living Waters, they have a similar problem with their JF but they did have ONE male. Hurry if you want it though. They have a good breeders setup of them, five females (I think) and one male. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 Cool, Alan what's your opinion on them for their hair algae eating ability? (assuming that's the long thready green hair algae as opposed to black brush) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiuh Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 great fish they are....they just love algae, lettuce and spirulina flakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 They are supposed to be okay, but I didn't see much improvement in my 1.2 tank but then they may have had too much to make it showup. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carla Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 Cool, Alan what's your opinion on them for their hair algae eating ability? (assuming that's the long thready green hair algae as opposed to black brush) Yes, they will eat the algae, I can watch mine tear at them. However if you have a tank full of the stuff they really do not make any difference! A lot of fish will actually nibble at that. Even bristlenoses and guppies eat a small portion of green hair algae, but never enough to stop it grow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jn Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 I've posted this in another thread but if anyone is still watching this thred it could be worth posting here... I'm interested in getting an american flag fish. Can I keep only one? If so would it matter if it was male or female? I could consider adding a second eventually but that would be the limit I think as far as my tank size goes. If I was to have a pair would a pair of females be better than a pair of males (I'm not interested in breeding them) just don't want any aggression? Would they be safe with WCMM? Does anyone know who would have these in chch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 I've posted this in another thread but if anyone is still watching this thred it could be worth posting here... I'm interested in getting an american flag fish. Can I keep only one? Yes If so would it matter if it was male or female? Male if only one I could consider adding a second eventually but that would be the limit I think as far as my tank size goes. If I was to have a pair would a pair of females be better than a pair of males (I'm not interested in breeding them) just don't want any aggression? Get two girls then (make the LFS happy) Would they be safe with WCMM? Yes Does anyone know who would have these in chch? I don't come from that area, but try Organisms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoban Posted February 3, 2007 Report Share Posted February 3, 2007 Aquired 4 of these today I am currently unsure of genders as they are somewhat smallish. Here's hoping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted February 4, 2007 Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 One of the easiest ones to tell. If you know what to look for. The female has a black spot on her dorsal fin. The male has brighter colours and definately no spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoban Posted February 4, 2007 Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 Thanks Alan with that and a quick chech it appears that I verywell may have 3 Females and 1 male. The black spot is rather to the rear of the dorsal but very obvious now that I look for it on the 3 and the 4th I can't see even a spec on the dorsal. Will have to try and get some pics up soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jn Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 Some pics would be great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoban Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 A couple shrimps wanted in on the action so there are two shots of hem too I think I have these tagged right as to the gender on the AFF's Male AFF Hiding AFF FeMale AFF Male AFF Stray Ghost Shrimp Male AFF FeMale AFF / L201 reflection.. Male AFF / FeMale behind to Right Male AFF Stray Ghost Shrimp again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carla Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 For how much do these sell in the shops? And where can you get some? Anybody knows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoban Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 I picked em up at Big Al's but that does no good in NZ sorry.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Carla, it's the same with almost any killie in NZ. No shops actually specialize in them, but keep a watch on the main ones. The last I saw were in Living Waters , Tauranga. Hooking about $12 I think, but all females. These are one of the species that are imported more often tho, maybe it's because they aren't marketed as "killies" that they are brought in. I think there was someone up your way that is breeding them. Check back thru the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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