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gremlin
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 Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 10:22 pm Post subject: Re: The one fish you want, but can't get |
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The one i would love to buy ! ... Apolemichthys xanthopunctatus or gold Flake Angel
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I had a nice looking goldflake angel, he would eat out of my hand, but he started to pick on my expensive acans so he had to go. I would love to have a moorish idol, but I dont think I have time to take care of them. |
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Shankar
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| Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 10:40 pm Post subject: Re: The one fish you want, but can't get |
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| S. paradoxus, a type of ghost pipe. Always wanted to have. Never saw one in flesh either. Most of them are real fun to keep. |
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Matt
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| Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 11:26 pm Post subject: Re: The one fish you want, but can't get |
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Good fish, these are expensive in the US, Liveaquaria.com had them listed in their tang section for $129 each.
or they did earlier today. mSupply and demand.
I just wish I could have a tank large enough for several blonde naso tangs and a vlamingii. \then I'd be happy (but probably homeless!) |
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Matt
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| Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 11:29 pm Post subject: Re: The one fish you want, but can't get |
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Hi Gremlin, Good call, the MI!!!!
My all time favourite most Iconic marine fish.
When I retire and I get 'that tank' I will be sure to try to maintian one of these. Have you checked out the RC threads on these? Amazing.
Will be in touch soon. Hope the tank is going well?
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sid
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| Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 12:12 pm Post subject: Re: The one fish you want, but can't get |
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| gremlin wrote (View Post):
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[quote]I would love to have a moorish idol, but I dont think I have time to take care of them.
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Hi Gremlin, in what sense would you say that? |
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gremlin
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| Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 6:12 pm Post subject: Re: The one fish you want, but can't get |
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@ MAtt: The tank is doing good, I have been little busy lately to do wc and its showing signs that it needs one pretty soon. I have collected few corals that I need to place in the tank. I got a Archohelia Rediviva after waiting for almost a year, but its worth the wait.
@Sid; MI have small mouth and have to be fed small portions often. They eat sponges in the wild and that diet cannot be supplies in the aquarium. If I come across one in any LFS I might try it, BUt I am not an instinctive buyes of fish (corals is another story). It took me 3 years to try a CBB, that too I got it from a fellow hobbyist and not from the LFS. |
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asak
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| Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 11:05 pm Post subject: Re: The one fish you want, but can't get |
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| I have seen MIs in Kolathur quite frequently. Pretty fish but doomed to die in most cases, unfortunately. I think this thread is going to give people here lots of ill conceived ideas. |
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gremlin
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| Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 11:44 pm Post subject: Re: The one fish you want, but can't get |
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I think this thread is going to give people here lots of ill conceived ideas.
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Why is that?
From what I have seen in this thread is many aquarist are giving reasons why they cannot keep a fish they want so much. I think a novice should take note of the fact that many experienced aquarist refrain from buying livestock which they cannot properly care for.
MI, CBB and mandarin are not expensive or rare but these are hard to keep because we cannot provide them proper envoirment. People want MI because they saw it in Finding Nemo. They all want a dori, nemo and MI(dont know his name) in a 29g and many irresponsible LFS sell them too. |
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asak
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| Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 8:44 am Post subject: Re: The one fish you want, but can't get |
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| I think that is the whole point. LFSs in India are not paticularly responsible or ethical and neither are the people who buy the stuff. I think the main proble is the legality issues regarding the hobby. Untill the laws change marine aquarium keeping will be a very primitive hobby in India. It's fine to discuss what one would like to keep but all I am saying is that you will still find people buying these fish that have been mentioned just because someone in some thread mentioned it. I am not criticising anyone but just stating the way things are here. |
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| Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 10:34 pm Post subject: Re: The one fish you want, but can't get |
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| Would love to have a pair/harem of Centropyge Multifasciatus!!! |
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Matt
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| Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 1:39 pm Post subject: Re: The one fish you want, but can't get |
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Hi Asak.
I don't think it will come to that.
But when you can't even get a damsel in Delhi, there is little danger of these fish becoming available, and if they did, somehow turn up, only serious hobbyists would take them on; the price tag would put people off. Ultimately, it is just a bit of fun, nothing wrong with thinking about what if....
Gives us something to do in this heat.
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nash81
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| Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 2:43 pm Post subject: Re: The one fish you want, but can't get |
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| asak wrote (View Post):
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I have seen MIs in Kolathur quite frequently. Pretty fish but doomed to die in most cases, unfortunately. I think this thread is going to give people here lots of ill conceived ideas.
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I dont think its ill conceived, if the hobbyist here take things positively and i guess that is one of the reasons they would have joined IAH, that is to learn the rightway of fish keeping, this thread will tell them the pro / cons of buying a fish and probably they will make a wise decision before they buy it.
Warm Regards
Nirav Shah
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Gulls
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| Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 5:05 pm Post subject: Re: The one fish you want, but can't get |
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YEah well taken
Wish this thread was there and read before I chose MI as my second fish. It was there for just a week
before my Haddini gobbled it. LFS non-instruction cost me dear.
When I read threads like these, I wonder why experts like gremlin are concerned to own fishes like MI and CBB.
Wouldn't dare to buy one now.. atleast I have that level of knowledge and confidence.
Well I would love of own an achilles tang. Just a dream as my tank is not big enough to accomodate one right now. |
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