I think these are actually Killies, look like the sailfin tetras, but more colorful
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Yes, they are African annuals, as all Nothobranchius are, and there are lots of them, a very speciose genus, most brilliantly colored. They don't visit for long but they sure liven things up while they are here.
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I love those, and have linked them before, as I'm a regular at Dan's, and he has gotten them in a few times, since I've been buying from him
Mr Limpet
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I’ve actually seen them for sale at Petco!
Is there a Petco in Brooklyn with a better-than-most fish department? Or are you referring to the flagship store on Union Square in Manhattan, which is the best Petco and Petco fish department I've ever been in.
I will never buy any life form, especially fish, from the Petco and Petsmart operations in my area. Unbelievably poorly maintained stores. And I have tried several of each. Burn me once, shame on you. Burn me twice…….
Mr Limpet
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The Union Square store, the only local Petco worth visiting. The last time I was there they had true Laetacara curviceps, which has become something of a rarity lately. 90% of the time the fish labeled as L. curviceps in shops are actually L. dorsigera.
There's a LFS in Halifax, NS, Canada that has had very nice Nothobranchius rubripinnis recently. They were not cheap the last time I was there, and my male killed the female (I could only afford one pair). Really, the best way to buy Nothos is via egg auctions on Aquabid, but that's harder for Americans as the best breeders offering eggs are European. Technically, you guys would need permits to import.
Unless the American Killifish Association has rediscovered the value of sharing, it can be difficult to find eggs there now. Attitudes have really changed over time.
Nothobranchius show up on lists from the Czechs, and a lot of good stores order from them. They're also increasingly on wholesale lists from Indonesia, but only the offbeat, niche farms. They come in at high prices.
Once it gets warm enough, I may spend some euros on a Nothobranchius species. I don't generally keep annual killies, but they can be an adventure.
Unless the American Killifish Association has rediscovered the value of sharing, it can be difficult to find eggs there now. Attitudes have really changed over time.
Nothobranchius show up on lists from the Czechs, and a lot of good stores order from them. They're also increasingly on wholesale lists from Indonesia, but only the offbeat, niche farms. They come in at high prices.
Once it gets warm enough, I may spend some euros on a Nothobranchius species. I don't generally keep annual killies, but they can be an adventure.
Wetspot routinely has Nothos on their list at prices comparable to aquabid and way cheaper than Dan's. The latter has a pair of not especially rare Nothos offered at an outrageous $55 and a pair of entirely common Blue Gularis, not an annual, for $120, which is...nuts.
Wet Spot has a $55 overnight shipping charge on small orders whereas Dan charges $39 for overnight delivery. Dan can still cost more.
Yes. But that pair of Blue Gularis at Wetspot will cost you $20 instead of $120. And there's a similar disparity with Nothos, neons, checker barbs, you name it. I'm not saying Wetspot is cheap, just that Dan's pricing is off the charts.
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I do buy a lot of fish from Dan's ... I've never had a fish from Dan's that actually needed quarantine... I do buy from quite a few shippers, as I have no where local, that I buy fish... I have a local "pet store" ( more a dog groomer, than a fish store ) I have to buy feeders, and they have a good supply of dry goods... I have bought fish there before, but. only with the consideration, that they require quarantine... while I buy from Dan's most often, I have a proven list of about 5 shippers I buy from...
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