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Post by Bumblebee on Apr 26, 2006 13:12:15 GMT 10
some more : either someone dropped a licorice strap in my tank or this is a BGK! these thinks will gobble you out of house and home in no time.  my reluctant male BN , he has had his fat wife chasing him around the tank for 2 weeks but still no bubs!  |
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Post by sassybees on Apr 26, 2006 18:05:45 GMT 10
Bumblebee I am totally jealous!!! I LOVE BGK they are awesome fish...How hard are they to keep?
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Post by Bumblebee on Apr 27, 2006 23:51:28 GMT 10
Hard to get settled but hardy once they get used to your water and tank. They seem to stress quite badly when moved although I had no trouble with mine. They need a big tank as they can get around 50cm eventually. My little fella was handfeeding the day after I got it. It likes following my hand around the tank when I am moving things. they are like slimy little puppies.
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Post by Bumblebee on May 2, 2006 15:43:52 GMT 10
The newest baby: How could anyone go past those big froggy eyes! the poor mans zebra (clown pleco)  looking a little cranky while he waits out the 1 hour acclimatisation. |
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Post by sassybees on May 2, 2006 18:22:54 GMT 10
Congratulations Mummy...ignorant question...how are they born?
And Hey, great news about the miners being alive!!! Its awesome news
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Post by Bumblebee on May 2, 2006 19:22:25 GMT 10
Just got the little guy Id'd as it didnt look like the clown plec (L162) pictures. Turns out it is a butterfly Plec instead (L168).
A much nicer little guy as it stays the lovely black and white colour. These will set you back around $45-$60
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Post by sammigold on May 3, 2006 11:29:15 GMT 10
Ooh he is lovely....
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Post by dillen on May 3, 2006 13:06:28 GMT 10
Nice little L168. I couldn’t go past these guys either but mine are L052. I've got 8 of them. They are between 8 and 13cm in length.  |
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Post by Bumblebee on May 3, 2006 17:38:01 GMT 10
Gorgeous fish. Do you have any tips for their care? I can find little if any info. My little guy is already out and exploring and eating. There was a female at the lps that I am seriously thinking about buying too. From looking around the net I suspect mine may be L052 as well.  the feisty little monster trying to eat my gibby. I think he is biting off more than he can chew!  |
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Post by dillen on May 4, 2006 10:51:36 GMT 10
From your second pic it looks like you have a L168. The L168 are more yellow were the L052 are white. The L052 change colour a lot, they go to the fright pattern very quickly ( top pic of mine) and that has given them the common name of a camelian peckultia. I’ve noticed that they are not that keen on algae cleaning like other plecos are. They like dimly lit, soft water with timber and I had a lot of trouble getting them to eat initially but they went nuts over brine shrimp flake and haven’t looked back since.
Breeding is the same as for normal BN.
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Post by Bumblebee on May 4, 2006 19:20:11 GMT 10
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Post by scarface104n on Jul 20, 2006 6:32:46 GMT 10
wow those gobies are nice how big do they get
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Post by Bumblebee on Jul 20, 2006 15:05:39 GMT 10
not sure if there are any goby photos in this thread. which fish was it?
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