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[Fox]

Woken up again early, So why not go for a rant on GT....

 

If those are the adults and not a google image, Some stunning fish....

https://www.gumtree....fish/1156104953

 

https://www.gumtree....rium/1155715701

 

1.5 - 2cm  COME ON!!!!  Maybe I'm just too old skool, but what happened to growing the fish out a bit. If it's not a dwarf species, it should be at least 3-4cm before its ready for sale. Some people shouldn't keep fish.
https://www.gumtree....ies-/1155440453

 

Annnnnnnd this is why we have crap quality Aulonocara in Oz....
"Fry got mixed up so come see which ones you like."
https://www.gumtree....lids/1155314010

 

Pretty cool for the fish room

https://www.gumtree....51cm/1151129825

 

And lastly for today:

https://www.gumtree....bler/1090774691

 

These would have to be the worst invention ever.... Ive seen so many deformed fish come out of these things, bent mouths bent heads etc. Terrible things.
Don't buy them, let the female hold naturally. And if you cant wait and have to strip them, let them hold for a week before you do.
Some will say "My female wont hold at all so I have to tumble them"  No you don't, try, try and try again. If you don't succeed, maybe try another female. Or maybe its something in the tank that is causing her to spit. Move her to another tank, away from other fish and people walking past the tank...
Nobody likes a spitter

 

 

Rant over for today, The kids will awake soon and time to get ready for school..

[Delapool]

Wow - pretty cool fossil. Kind of tempting.

[Leichardti]

Leichardti or Jardini?

Looks more like a lei to me, not sure how someone would have gotten a juvie Jardini anytime recently anyway? 

 

https://www.gumtree....day-/1156776621

[Jules]

Ill tell yous on Saturday.....

 

apparently was purchased 8 months ago as 5cm fish and was sold as a jar, I to am very skeptical and studying frantically the differences but being small still I'm struggling, some jardinis where available last season, so it is possible, but I think in person itll he the final call.

Edited by Jules, 14 August 2017 - 04:36 PM.

[Leichardti]

Good luck, look for gill plate and fin patterns + white outlines on the tail, anal and dorsal fins.. I'm starting to think it's a Leichardti due to the seemingly straight back but it could be the size. Hope it's a Jardini -  didn't know there were any available last season, cool! 

[Jules]

I'm reading the barbell length and positon, outwards vs downwards, leis have red spots on the scales and jars more cresents on the edges.

Yesterday I rang a couple stores and a couple of them said they where available but sold out quick - with a couple getting some in (2 where chain pet stores surprisingly!)

 

Rest assured a few of the stores have said to me this year they will actively source jardinis with some already chatting to potential collectors, as they are not bred in ponds like the leichatdti

[Peckoltia]

If it looks like a leichardti and smells like a leichardti, chances are it's a... 

[Gav79]

Can someone please save this stingray. Not much room to move about. Don't keep rays personally but for some reason think it would be best suited to a larger environment. Am I the only one?!

https://www.gumtree....gray/1156935504

https://www.gumtree....rium/1156935550

[malawiman85]

2nd ad, pic 9. Poor bugger!

[Fox]

Terrible how some people keep their fish.

[Rodders02]

I'd grab him but not at that price. Sad how some people treat their fish :/, and then when it gets to the point where they need to sell, they ask a ridiculous price.

Edited by Rodders02, 20 August 2017 - 05:25 PM.

[Rodders02]

https://www.gumtree....sale/1157377295

1. Oscar is tropical, goldfish cold water
2. Surprised oscar hasn't killed goldfish in that size tank
3. The fish is 2 years old and 15cm.... wtf

[Rodders02]

https://www.gumtree....tank/1157523151

Cheap

[Fox]

Back in Perth and ready for another round of finding things on Gumtree....

 

First up.. What a BARGAIN!!!!

https://www.gumtree....ale-/1157478784

"All photo is from goggle image and that is the closest of what my green Terror look like"
If you cant take the time to take a couple of shots of your GTs then dont expect to get $700.. Dreaming!

 

Ummm WHAT THE!!

https://www.gumtree....fish/1157277841

 

Jewel cichlid

https://www.gumtree....lid-/1157405093

 

Why would you
https://www.gumtree....deco/1156842046

 

https://www.gumtree....-up-/1156445068

[jakefoster]

my god i just collected some rcs from a gumtree seller and she had goldfish, angels and a discus together in one tank


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[Westie]

Yep I've seen some crazy fish combos. Discus are dirt cheap now, so I wouldn't be surprised seeing them in a goldfish tank

[Peckoltia]

I once kept juvenile C.moori and N. Brichardi with discus for quite a few months without any issues. 

 

Goldfish and discus are a different set of issues though.

[malawiman85]

African Pleco....

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/o-connor/fish/african-pleco-s/1159197401 

[Jules]

I read that as African pike and nearly had a heart attack!!! damn.

[Rodders02]

https://www.gumtree....-200/1159728844

One word, bargain.