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PCS & Stuart M. Grant - Cichlid Preservation Fund - Details here

Chris Perth

Member Since 21 Jun 2002
Offline Last Active May 17 2018 02:06 PM

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Been in & out of this Hobby/Business for almost 40 years got the first tank in 1976 but didn't get serious til about '79 ... sold up in 1987, dipped my hands in water again from 1996 to 2003 and now for the third time in 2016.
Like to keep in touch with old friends ... and keep an eye on the new stuff that's happening from time to time.

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#357234 Wtb Steatocranus Casuarius Blockhead Cichlid

Posted by Chris Perth on 30 November 2016 - 01:27 PM

Thanks everyone - Vebas do have a few, which I am picking up tomorrow.

Thanks again.

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#357226 Educated Guesses Required As To Id

Posted by Chris Perth on 30 November 2016 - 10:03 AM

Due to the bristlenose in the Australian
trade likely being the result of multiple Ancistrus species being hybridized, its normal to expect some variation in fry.

Unfortunately I think that is also the case with many cichlids as well. When I first started out almost 40 years ago, it was thought that our bn (in Australia) were A.temminikii, which was then later thought to be dolichopterus so I can well understand the confusion and the constant hybridisation (all be it accidental initially)

Anyway I like the look of this fellow, so will keep him in a tank where he can not breed.

Thanks for all the input people.

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#357215 Educated Guesses Required As To Id

Posted by Chris Perth on 30 November 2016 - 06:21 AM

I'm not seeing anything that suggests it's not a common bn other than a lack of pigment in the tail.
What's got you convinced it's something different?

No was not convinced that it was anything different, other than, was it a specific line bred variety, eg. Marbled, lemon, longfins etc as I had not seen this colouration (lack of pigment) in the tail before - almost like someone was trying to breed a black/brown and white bn. Bare in mind I have been out of fish for a number of years, and all these line bred varieties are new to me

Bit of a streatch John, but I like the analagy LOL

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#357109 Hybrids For Sale

Posted by Chris Perth on 25 November 2016 - 05:10 PM

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I have just seen this on Gumtree

http://www.gumtree.c...-jag/1130815876

I hope this clown is not a member of PCS or the Forums - if so he should be removed, and if he is a member he should know better, I am afraid I get a bit wound up about crosses - they are a disgrace to the hobby and trash our already diluted gene pool.

I sincerely hope no member of PCS or the Forums will consider dealing with this guy. The only thing in his favour is that he has declared them as crosses, and not trying to flog them as dovii etc.

My appologies for going off the handle.