Hope she starts eating better.Simon, I'm going to keep a close eye on the eels, they are about the same size so hopefully one will not get overly dominant but it's good to know that it could happen so I can be wary.
7 Foot, 1074 Litres, 284 Gallons.
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Hope she starts eating better.Simon, I'm going to keep a close eye on the eels, they are about the same size so hopefully one will not get overly dominant but it's good to know that it could happen so I can be wary.
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dave_oddballs
ray and oddball keeper !!
i hope she is ok too, i just tried some tubifex worms but nothing is interested in that!
i hope its ok but i hope i can find a slightly larger female to go with them, not having much luck though, can't find one anywhere!
once this wood and stuff is gone i think im going to go and buy that L014 sunshine plec from bas because i like it every time i go!
i hope its ok but i hope i can find a slightly larger female to go with them, not having much luck though, can't find one anywhere!
once this wood and stuff is gone i think im going to go and buy that L014 sunshine plec from bas because i like it every time i go!
It is a nice plec. I know you know your stuff but if you do decide to get it check it out thoroughly - check for sunken eyes etc as I've seen some plecs in not great condition in BAS now and then, that one does seem to have been there a while so must be eating etc though.
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dave_oddballs
ray and oddball keeper !!
thanks,
the rays will get to around 12" disc size, females usually a bit bigger than males, their tales now are around 1.5 times the length of their bodies so if my maths isn't so rusty id estimate a total length of 30" from nose to tail potentially.
i have seen other reticulatus with tails maybe the same length of their bodies but after reading i think its slightly different variations. these 3 seem to have really long tails!
i hope the female starts eating soon, i wouldn't like it to die!
Jen, yeah if i was to go get it, id make sure i had a really good look at it first, although i look at it for quite a while every time i go haha
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the rays will get to around 12" disc size, females usually a bit bigger than males, their tales now are around 1.5 times the length of their bodies so if my maths isn't so rusty id estimate a total length of 30" from nose to tail potentially.
i have seen other reticulatus with tails maybe the same length of their bodies but after reading i think its slightly different variations. these 3 seem to have really long tails!
i hope the female starts eating soon, i wouldn't like it to die!
Jen, yeah if i was to go get it, id make sure i had a really good look at it first, although i look at it for quite a while every time i go haha
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blodhi74
Fishaholic
Very nice.
I have sent a link to thread to a lot of my friends.
I have sent a link to thread to a lot of my friends.
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dave_oddballs
ray and oddball keeper !!
ok, well really i haven't had the tank long so hopefully as i go along it will get better and better,
cheesy feet
Fish Aficionado
Simply awesome...Love the progress - keep updating.
Have given me incentive to get my tank finished sometime
Have given me incentive to get my tank finished sometime
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dave_oddballs
ray and oddball keeper !!
i certainly will keep it updated, thanks for the kind words.
once i get the ash flow problem under control hopefully i can start spending on my fish again, and mess up the cash flow again in the process haha nevermind!
hopefully very soon i'll have a nice plec (L014 sunshine plec ;-))
once i get the ash flow problem under control hopefully i can start spending on my fish again, and mess up the cash flow again in the process haha nevermind!
hopefully very soon i'll have a nice plec (L014 sunshine plec ;-))
cheesy feet
Fish Aficionado
Ahh I love those...If I'm thinking of the right 1.
I have no money for fish, for my big tank too, which is why I haven't bothered with it - b-day 4th march though
...Googled and yeah, stunning plec.
I have no money for fish, for my big tank too, which is why I haven't bothered with it - b-day 4th march though
...Googled and yeah, stunning plec.
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dave_oddballs
ray and oddball keeper !!
yeah they are stunning plecs, the one i've seen is about 9 inch and its £140, i think im definitely going to get that but don't know when i'll have funds for the next big purchase after that!!!
its frustrating but i suppose if i had loads of money id spend it all on fish and still end up in the same position with no money lol, its a cruel world! haha
hopefully within a couple of weeks i will have that plec, so unless i get a bit camera happy in the meentime you'll have to wait until then for some more pictures! i will try and nick the girlfriends good camera again!
still can't find any female reticulatus though, getting stressed now!
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its frustrating but i suppose if i had loads of money id spend it all on fish and still end up in the same position with no money lol, its a cruel world! haha
hopefully within a couple of weeks i will have that plec, so unless i get a bit camera happy in the meentime you'll have to wait until then for some more pictures! i will try and nick the girlfriends good camera again!
still can't find any female reticulatus though, getting stressed now!
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cheesy feet
Fish Aficionado
Lmao.
It's a nice fish and all, but #140?!
If it were me I would go for a juvie, spend the rest on another beasty
Should raise some money throughout the summer breeding and selling 30-40 gecko babies...But I will stuggle to save it lol.
Lmao.
It's a nice fish and all, but #140?!
If it were me I would go for a juvie, spend the rest on another beasty
Should raise some money throughout feb-sept selling 30-40 gecko babies...But I will stuggle to save it lol.
Ugh I fail at editing...
It's a nice fish and all, but #140?!
If it were me I would go for a juvie, spend the rest on another beasty
Should raise some money throughout the summer breeding and selling 30-40 gecko babies...But I will stuggle to save it lol.
Lmao.
It's a nice fish and all, but #140?!
If it were me I would go for a juvie, spend the rest on another beasty
Should raise some money throughout feb-sept selling 30-40 gecko babies...But I will stuggle to save it lol.
Ugh I fail at editing...
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dave_oddballs
ray and oddball keeper !!
if i get a juvi it will be too small to go into my tank, you can't go throwing little fish into a tank with stingrays, arowana, bichirs and a big pink tailed chalceus!! expensive dinner!
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dave_oddballs
ray and oddball keeper !!
well.... we have some progress.
steve from essex aqutics rang me last night about the rays, he said he din't know how he got them mixed up. he said he can send me a female for free, in exchange for one of the males back, but now they have fattened up and settled nicely i don't want them to go so i might just buy another female and have 2 males and 2 females. hopefully this female will be more inclined to eat than the one i have, he said it will be a couple of weeks before the currier will be near me so im just waiting now.
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steve from essex aqutics rang me last night about the rays, he said he din't know how he got them mixed up. he said he can send me a female for free, in exchange for one of the males back, but now they have fattened up and settled nicely i don't want them to go so i might just buy another female and have 2 males and 2 females. hopefully this female will be more inclined to eat than the one i have, he said it will be a couple of weeks before the currier will be near me so im just waiting now.
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Liam50
Fish Herder
sounds like your their best customer. you should definetly haggle with them tho for the female as in" well i didn't really want to have two males but after YOUR mistake i'm thinking of getting another female."
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