ndoboi Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 Cheers Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchar Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 Nice fish and pics. of them Steve Andrea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wui39 Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 Hey novafishy interested aren't you? For Albinos they are a nice looking fish. Got any pics of the normal variety as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndoboi Posted February 12, 2006 Author Share Posted February 12, 2006 Sorry Wui-Kat, im only keeping the albino. They're a busy fish and non-stop eaters given the chance!! Thanks Andrea. Cheers Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novafishy Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 They are quite nice. Did you get them from Sooty a while back? How many have you got and what size tank are they in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndoboi Posted February 13, 2006 Author Share Posted February 13, 2006 Hey there Novafishy. Yep, I picked them up of Sooty and they're in a 48x18x20. Initially they were very skitish (jumping badly!) but have slowly calmed down to the point that they 'swarm' when they see me coming with food. Cheers Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrontyKing Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 They certainly are beautiful fish Steve, well done. Nick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trofius Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 swwet fish, did you get any females or just big males? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndoboi Posted February 14, 2006 Author Share Posted February 14, 2006 Thanks Nick. G'day Mick, they're all around 5-6cm and Im still trying to work them out sex wise. Definate signs there of a mix but it will be easier to tell once the males grow a bit more. Bloody big for a shellie!!! Cheers Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trofius Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Yep I think they are the biggest shelly sorta, well th emales get >12cm and not in shells but fems only get to about 5cm i think would love to hav a few of these guys in a display tank it would look sweet. Do you have any shells in with them yet, that might help to sus out who the females are, although i thought that given the extreme sexual dimorphism in this species it would be easy to tell them apart even from a young age.. let me know when you get som efry.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 they are stunning Steve do you keep them on their own cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndoboi Posted February 15, 2006 Author Share Posted February 15, 2006 Not a problem Mick, i sure would like to swap some fry for some of your collection! I have finally managed to get some suitably large shells for them to use so they will hopefully give me some better indications in the next few weeks. Sarah, yes they are on their own at the moment apart for some rainbow dithers. Ideally they would be in a 6x2x2 or larger as they are soooo busy. Cheers Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest parallel Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Not a problem Mick, i sure would like to swap some fry for some of your collection! I have finally managed to get some suitably large shells for them to use so they will hopefully give me some better indications in the next few weeks. Sarah, yes they are on their own at the moment apart for some rainbow dithers. Ideally they would be in a 6x2x2 or larger as they are soooo busy. Cheers Steve ← My question is a bit off topic, but can you tell me where you got those shells from? Thanks Hilton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndoboi Posted February 15, 2006 Author Share Posted February 15, 2006 G'day Hilton. The shells you see in the photo are escargot and are too small for the Callipterus. I got them off a french gourmet shop on ebay (sounds weird, but it worked out cheap!). I have just received some muffin snail shells from the US that are huge (well, 10cm - plenty big enough!) that i hope to have some success with. I got them through this website (posted with mod approval): Cichlidbreeding.com Great service, prompt delivery. If you want to order anything from them then send Don an email with what you want and he'll let you know the total cost including postage. I paid with PAYPAL. Hope this helps Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest parallel Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 G'day Hilton. The shells you see in the photo are escargot and are too small for the Callipterus. I got them off a french gourmet shop on ebay (sounds weird, but it worked out cheap!). I have just received some muffin snail shells from the US that are huge (well, 10cm - plenty big enough!) that i hope to have some success with. I got them through this website (posted with mod approval): Cichlidbreeding.com Great service, prompt delivery. If you want to order anything from them then send Don an email with what you want and he'll let you know the total cost including postage. I paid with PAYPAL. Hope this helps Steve ← Thanks Steve, will give them a go. Cheers Hilton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trofius Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 lol so what strikes your fancy..probably everything that isnt breeding yet! But for shells i find all the home wares places, usually the ones with candles and stuff have a good selection of pretty sea shells for about $2 each. The future wife and I just got about $80 worth for the centerpiecs at the impending wedding, damm what WILL I do with them after that....lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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