saw this whilst looking on the pleco planet forums and figured i would share, no denying what it is , thought it was pretty cool
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Edited by zacy boy, 20 November 2013 - 11:55 AM.
Posted 20 November 2013 - 11:50 AM
saw this whilst looking on the pleco planet forums and figured i would share, no denying what it is , thought it was pretty cool
Edited by zacy boy, 20 November 2013 - 11:55 AM.
Posted 20 November 2013 - 12:35 PM
well that would be a matter of opinion, the individual who actually uploaded the photo said the fish was quite ill when they first got it, probably evident in the first picture but has been trying to nurse it back to good health. how have they turned it into an "abomination"?
Posted 20 November 2013 - 01:02 PM
actually pretty cool.
i have a peppermint with 3-4 small extensions on the end of his tail, hoping he has the genes
Posted 20 November 2013 - 08:31 PM
it looks like it had some finrot, you can see the regenerated areas on its dorsal fin.(semi transparent patches.) unfortunately longfin varieties are prone to it. The fins are also pretty messed up.
Edited by Just Drive, 20 November 2013 - 08:34 PM.
Posted 20 November 2013 - 09:45 PM
Looks like it was collected at lake Fukushima.
Posted 21 November 2013 - 01:02 AM
had this conversation with a few people... that have seen the fish in the flesh... and although they didnt want to tell the owner it is a common longfin that is what they believe it is... just a very dark one with lighter spots/markings....
the guy that sold it to the current lady owner reckoned its 5 generations of line breeding.... cough cough.... there is only one fish and that is it... when line breeding you get fish with inbetween length fins through the development stage...
my only deduction is it is a common longfin...... or..... someone has used hormones and induced a cross breed from pep and common longfin and its prob infertile as he couldnt breed from her and he decided to make as much money as he could from it before it died...
a one off fish that appears to be what it is said to be....
Posted 21 November 2013 - 06:16 AM
Posted 24 November 2013 - 02:26 PM
The first I saw of this fish was when she was trying to sell it due to ill health (owners, not the fish) but instead kept it.
However due to the plan of selling it she kept it in a shared tank and during all the ruckus it actually crossbred with a L144, below are pictures of the offspring that she posted on facebook today.
Posted 25 November 2013 - 01:23 AM
hmmm just checked her facebook page and didnt see any fry... or on any of the facebook pleco groups....
the fry look to be common b/n... it isnt possible for a peppermint to breed with an L144 which is simply a leucistic albino b/n as there is only one genuine L144 known to exist... all other fish that have been given the tag of L144 are not the real deal... so back to the orignal argument - common longfin b/n can breed with the L144 bristlenose we have in oz... so really all it confirms is its not a longfin peppermint...
Posted 25 November 2013 - 11:30 AM
Posted 18 January 2014 - 06:57 PM
She's trying to sell it again, latest pics don't make it look that pretty (looks alot more like a common now). Apparently it was bought from previous owner for $1100
Posted 18 January 2014 - 07:25 PM
Posted 19 January 2014 - 01:16 PM
This brought a smile to my face.
Posted 19 January 2014 - 11:54 PM
it only proves what i said now wheres the knockers ???
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