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Nice one Clive , just my luck for the post to have changed position`s already :sick: , to see what I`m on about check out the I.D. request from the post of the member I mentioned in the reply :hyper: Have a nice day lol

Hi , over the year`s I have had over a dozen of these fish , they are a beautiful active but voracious fish the largest was around 10 inch`s and heavy in the body girth the colours tended to dull a little as they got older , their life span with me ranged from 5 to 9 years ( though obviously...

Nice Syno Clive , very striking resemblence to the post picture from gcparks2000 ( in the the previous post ) you don`t use the same LFS do you ?? lol :blink: :)

Martin , just briefly I would like to say I have enjoyed this discussion with you and any others watching and would just like to emphathise that in no way do I disagree with any of your considered thought`s and research , I am inclined to think that on closer inspection the adipose fin on both...

I agree with you that hybridisation is a sad sad way to go as along with the death of the original female the offspring are invariably infertile so the pleasure of captivity breeding is removed from the hobbist . However I still maintain that photographic recording of fish maturing ( especially...

Unfortunately the word hybrid has now become a " get out of jail free card " for the unidentified , however as people who keep fish over a period of year`s and a lot of I.D. book`s will attest a juvenile is not alway`s what an adult look`s like , it also doesn`t change over night but undergo`s...

Hi as Nelly said it`s a Synodontis Multipunctatus , not an Angelicus as they have a beautiful blue body with pale yellow spot`s as a juvenile .

Thank`s everyone for your input and comment`s so far , keep them coming . :nod: I am impressed with the concern and consideration of the newcomer`s and experienced alike not forgetting the caring comment`s of the LFS owner . :hyper: With view`s like the one`s expressed so far I have complete...

Hi Mat , welcome to the world of predator keeper`s , you are now about to make the classic first step , piranha`s , why ? , because like shark`s they are vicious man eater`s ( so must be cool and impressive ) in reality they are a dull inactive skittish fish that do not roam the tank perpetualy...

Sorry every one I seem to have got this post wrong somehow and reposted the question , however I have managed to get a reply on to page 2 so appologies for any confusion or concern caused :blush: :unsure:

One of the most attractive and interesting set up`s of a tank of that size that I had contained a dozen pimodella pictus and a dozen kribensis , it was medium planted with amazon sword`s and a good smattering of fist sized rock`s and some odd bit`s of bog wood with undergravel filtration , the...

Now my heart sink`s , if this is true it`s pure senselessness , with all the beautiful natural fish in the world`s river`s lake`s and sea`s what on earth are we doing as a hobby actively condoning and promoting the breeding selling and buying of unnatural specie`s for our own gratification of...

Start breeding them and become a seller , giving pleasure to other`s :-

Difficult decision eh , a lovely fish and definately worthy of the consideration , 10+ yrs is the estimated lifespan however the majority of information regarding these fish come`s from other keeper`s sharing their experience`s so the more the better . The biggest problem will be the capture and...

Hi Matt , unfortunately the majority of oddball`s are by nature unsuitable for the average comunity tank , a birchir would certainly decimate your tank , why instead don`t you consider a few unusual`s instead like some of the extremly attractive L number plec`s , a couple of armoured catfish...

Thank`s for all your view`s and comment`s so far , it does appear that LFS`s staff need to be more up front with their long term description`s and advice , I know they have to make a living but as usual the best and most successful are the one`s who are the most honest as they become the most...

A few simple question`s to ask your self , Can I house this fish , if so how long ? If it gets too old , big or aggressive can I put it in another more appropiate tank ? If not , do I know another keeper who CAN and WILL ? Or do I know a Trader , Zoo or Aquarium that CAN and WILL ? Most...

Thank`s Mark for your insight and sensibly valid comment`s , however I am not condemning change and variety just advocating consideration of a normally over looked subject and it`s consequence`s in the consideration of species adoption . Perhaps in hindsight I should have titled it " Fish and...

Hi all , especially newbies , I have noticed through reading a lot of post`s that whilst the majority of keeper`s laudably consider the tank size and water condition`s required by their selected fish very few consider the relevant expected life spans of the fish , there are a lot of species that...

I`ve kept a lot of cold water british native`s bream,perch,tench, + pike (even zander , I know they are not native ) etc and found trout to be the most demanding and comparitively uninteresting of the batch I would`nt recommend you follow your thought , the idea of a pumkinseed is a far better...

Thank`s that bring`s back some happy memories of feeding mine , he was 15" long and thicker than my arm but as gentle and friendly as a puppy , he alway`s came to the surface and took live worm`s or dead fish from my hand , sadly he died after about 8 year`s :sick: , he lived all his life in a...

Hi Bryony , that was 4 day`s ago , what`s it`s state or condition now ?

Hi I`ve had an alligator gar that was nearly 3ft and I wouldn`t put a 2ft arrowanna with it , they don`t move much they just hover , but when they do strike it`s with the speed of a cobra and he`d have a pop at anything that caught his eye . Other than a fantastic talking point they are an...

Hi all , my name is Paul I am from Bromsgrove in the Midland`s I had been keeping fish for 30+ year`s ( 1976 ) I have kept fish of all type`s excluding marine`s I have worked at 3 shops and was fairly well known , I have also visited hundred`s of shop`s either delivering , hunting oddie`s or...

hi I have kept and sold fish for over 30yrs now and have only seen a handful of these little oddballs , if it was mine I would definately keep , if only in a tank of it`s own with a few snail`s , shrimp`s and daphnia . They are rare as vandella cirrosa of which I have only seen three . lucky you...

hi , sorry to be obtuse but can you define BGK please :blink:

Nice clear video , I love Birchir`s and have kept a few different species , they have an enjoyable character and are easy to train to take live earthworm from the hand . I wish you many happy years with yours