zebra plecs L46

[JoKeR]

How much were they?

they were




















LOTS
dixon

No seriously, In US currency

 

[DiXoN]

How much were they?

they were




















LOTS
dixon

No seriously, In US currency

they were up for £140 usd each but i got them for £130 usd each and i bought 4 i only have another 4 to get.
dixon

 

[wuvmybetta]

heh heh, I love pricey fish

They're gorgeous,Dixon.Worth every penny,IMO

 

[DiXoN]

heh heh, I love pricey fish

They're gorgeous,Dixon.Worth every penny,IMO

i love pricey fish also but my g/f does not.
anyway here is some pics of the set up.
first the breeding tubes which 2 males have already taken up residence.

and now the tank its a 20 us gal 24lx12wx15h.

dixon

 

[freshmike]

They are beautiful

 

[silver]

You said it FM, they ARE beautiful!!

Man, those are the MOST beautiful plecos I think I've ever seeeeeeeen!!!!



What does, "They will be going cties"...mean

 

[DiXoN]

You said it FM, they ARE beautiful!!

Man, those are the MOST beautiful plecos I think I've ever seeeeeeeen!!!!



What does, "They will be going cties"...mean

did i spell it wrong sorry it should read cites.
i have heard a romour that the zebra plec L46/L98 may be added to the cites list of endangered specie due too the deforestation in the area on the rio xingu the fish are from.
what will probably happen is brazil will remove them from the so called 'good list'.
this is a list of fish that brazil deem ok for export as ornamental fish.
this will make these fish extremely hard to get as they will be illegal for anyone to ship them out of brazil.
there is only a few fish listed on the cites list asian arowanas being one of them and only a few others

here is the list

CLASS ACTINOPTERYGII
(FISH)
ACIPENSERIFORMES Paddlefish, sturgeons
ACIPENSERIFORMES spp. (Except the species included in Appendix I)
Acipenseridae Sturgeons
Acipenser brevirostrum
Acipenser sturio
OSTEOGLOSSIFORMES
Osteoglossidae Arapaima, bonytongue
Arapaima gigas
Scleropages formosus
CYPRINIFORMES
Cyprinidae Blind carps, plaeesok
Caecobarbus geertsi
Probarbus jullieni
Catostomidae Cui-ui
Chasmistes cujus
SILURIFORMES
Pangasiidae Pangasid catfish
Pangasianodon gigas
SYNGNATHIFORMES
Syngnathidae Pipefishes, seahorses
Hippocampus spp. (Enters into effect on 15 May 2004)
PERCIFORMES
Sciaenidae Totoaba
Totoaba macdonaldi

the link to the site is here

http/www.cites.org/eng/append/appendices.shtml

here is a link to info on the good list from brazil.

http/www.ornamental-fish-int.org/data-ar...=11419&gid=4838

if anybody wants to see the good list here is a link. this info is from frank magalenes he was sent this by labbish chao who runs project piaba in brazil and you will see him mentioned on the link to OFI.

http/www.piranha-fury.com/forum/pfury/in...showtopic=12097

anybody who likes brazillian fish should read these.

sorry for the long post.
dixon

 

[silver]

Wow....that's interesting...... Don't know a whole lot about that kind of stuff.
Thanks for sharing!

 

[buggyboutbettas]

woe....


you lucky little.........




er nevermind.

 

[DiXoN]

Wow....that's interesting...... Don't know a whole lot about that kind of stuff.
Thanks for sharing!

it is intesresting silver i like reading up on things like this as you can tell.
i just like to keep up with whats going on in the fish world.
dixon

 

[smithrc]

Wow....that's interesting...... Don't know a whole lot about that kind of stuff.
Thanks for sharing!

it is intesresting silver i like reading up on things like this as you can tell.
i just like to keep up with whats going on in the fish world.
dixon

Hi dixon...

My girlfriend and i did 250 miles today in the hope of finding some of these little buggers .

we got to the store - they had sold the last six they can get

Like you we're looking to bread them.

as you say they are pricey though and we've actually got to save up to get the 3/4 we want

I've PM'd you...

 

[Arashi]

Wow! Those are beautiful! I've seen pictures of zebra plecos around the net, and I've always thought they were simply gorgeous! If it wasn't for the price, I'd definitely get some.