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[ant86]

How's this for a tankbuster?
 

Free willy^^^^^ can't tell by his fin

[bigjohnnofish]

i wouldnt mind a tiger shovel nose 

 

 

 

[bigjohnnofish]

or a tigirinis - zebra shovelnose 

 

 

[bigjohnnofish]

how fat is this redtail catfish..... 

 

mind you this is the sort of image fisheries and daff see and then want to put the fish on the noxious list...

once you have had a redtail you understand it isnt a killing machine like a mangrove jack but more like a pet dog but in water.... no offence to jack owners but they would be more devastating let loose in a waterway (that it isnt already in)... redtail definitely not a verocious predator but merely a hungry fish.... 

 

Edited by bigjohnnofish, 06 January 2014 - 12:28 AM.

[bigjohnnofish]

but one of these electric blue arrows would be cool too... although i couldnt afford their price tag

 

 

[Jules]

any gar or pike cichlid (crenchicla sp.) is also a dream fish......

[jeffblack]

_{Was quite happy with the stock I had in my tank, until I saw L046's, wow very nice. Are they relatively hard to come by?}

 

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Edited by jeffblack, 06 January 2014 - 09:37 AM.

[Bombshocked]

Not Hard To Come By If You Got A Spare 1200-1600$ For A Pair Of Juvies

 

I Want A RedTailed Cat More Then Anything In The Woooorld But Id Have To Get Some Kind Of Pond   To That Idea

Edited by Sir_Anubias, 06 January 2014 - 03:37 PM.

[Jules]

don't need a pond, just a 10' x 4' aquarium should be fine <drool>

[Fox]

Have wanted one for years. I was lucky enough to see one here in WA a few years back, it was AMAZING!
I believe these are allowed here unlike the Tigers.

Very expensive fish but very very sensational looking species, I would have to say it would be on my top ten list.

[jeffblack]

Not Hard To Come By If You Got A Spare 1200-1600$ For A Pair Of Juvies

 

I Want A RedTailed Cat More Then Anything In The Woooorld But Id Have To Get Some Kind Of Pond   To That Idea

They would want to crap pink diamonds for that price, they endangered?

[bigjohnnofish]

i think the 046's were indeed put on the endangered list as proposed damming in the amazon would wipe out their natural habitat and whether or not they adapt or die no-one really knows...

 

they are expensive purely because they breed small numbers and dont breed very often... males take 4-5 years to mature - females 2-3 years.... and fry take between 6-12 mths to get to selling size... and the fact they look sensational makes them sought after aquarium fish... also they need a well maintained aquarium with high DO levels... males rarely get over 10cm and females 8cm... they dont compete well with other fish for food so pretty much need their own tank.... some specific dither fish are ok...as long as they arent aggressive feeders and want to share 046's cave/hangouts....price starts from about $700 for a single fry around 3cm and goes up with size...

so there you go... and i can assure you they dont crap pink diamonds - just normal turds like other fish

 

tigirinis

Have wanted one for years. I was lucky enough to see one here in WA a few years back, it was AMAZING!
I believe these are allowed here unlike the Tigers.

Very expensive fish but very very sensational looking species, I would have to say it would be on my top ten list.

 

thats right az... tsn has found its way onto noxious list... but the tigirinis hasnt... im not sure its even made the grey list ?

 

seen the redtail tsn crosses ???

Edited by bigjohnnofish, 07 January 2014 - 12:05 AM.

[Fox]

seen the redtail tsn crosses ???

Yea.. Bloody horrible

[Peckoltia]

Basically anything I haven't kept.

 

Top 3 would be; Arapaima gigas, Goonch and Goliath Tiger fish.

 

Any cool variants would also be cool. I love anything in platinum or gold including barramundi.

[Jules]

I wonder if where the last lot of platinum/gold barras went?

I thought a few came in from seaview about 18-24 months ago?

Edited by Jules, 07 January 2014 - 03:03 PM.

[Peckoltia]

Who knows. I like the idea of them. Keysborough aquariums often have them 3-6k depending on quality.

[Fox]

Goonch FOR SURE!!!! I'd forgotten all about those.. Awesome looking fish.

[MrLeifBeaver]

_{Was quite happy with the stock I had in my tank, until I saw L046's, wow very nice. Are they relatively hard to come by?}

 

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All good mate I am reading it fine

[Androo]

I googled Goonch, I love how half the pictures are of the same guy at different times

[Fox]

There was one here in oz a few years ago. I never got to see it. I heard it died a couple of months after it got put in a tank unfortunately