Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 5:40 am
very nice pictures indeed!!!
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I FULLY agreed with what Emma had mentioned in the other thread.Emma Turner wrote: I've just been reliably informed by my supplier that the water conditions at the collection location are pretty soft and acidic (pH 6.0-6.5), so anyone lucky enough to purchase a group of these chaps (and please do make sure a group is purchased despite the high price tag) these are the sort of conditions you should be aiming to keep them in. It took the fisherman more than 3 days to collect these loaches from a very difficult location and it would be just terrible if fishkeepers were to purchase single specimens. I encourage people to do the right thing. The ones I have imported will not be sold in groups of less than 3.
Emma
Thank you very much Ben. I will of course let you have a copy of the article. Please supply me with your full name.amiidae wrote:Thanks for the nice comment on the pix guys.
TDO,
you may use those pix posted in LOL.
I don't have other details as the importer or most importer will kept them as "secret".
FYI, that specimen in the floating box is 5.5in TL.
do let me have a copy of the "sci" article (if possible) when done as i may learn more abt this loach sp.
thks
ben
Whoa, thats a lot of moneyThe.Dark.One wrote:amiidae wrote:Thanks for the nice comment on the pix guys.
TDO,
you may use those pix posted in LOL.
I don't have other details as the importer or most importer will kept them as "secret".
FYI, that specimen in the floating box is 5.5in TL.
do let me have a copy of the "sci" article (if possible) when done as i may learn more abt this loach sp.
thks
ben
Thank you very much Ben. I will of course let you have a copy of the article. Please supply me with your full name.
I went to BAS at Bolton yesterday. They had 50 large specimens at £50 each. I was told that the exporter only had 250 fish that he sent worldwide.
We had a customer ring us up about prices of these chaps the other day. As I said earlier, at M/A Peterborough we are not giving a price upfront for single specimens, only groups of 3. This particular customer had phoned BAS beforehand and was told the price of a single fish and that there was no deal price on buying a small group. This cannot be good. Needless to say, the customer (who is very into loaches) was not impressed with BAS.The.Dark.One wrote:I went to BAS at Bolton yesterday. They had 50 large specimens at £50 each. I was told that the exporter only had 250 fish that he sent worldwide.
I sure hope that the Emperors are not a selling tool for the shop! You know.....willing to lose a profit on these Emperors for sales in other area's.The.Dark.One wrote:I went to BAS at Bolton yesterday. They had 50 large specimens at £50 each. I was told that the exporter only had 250 fish that he sent worldwide.
I agree EmmaEmma Turner wrote:We had a customer ring us up about prices of these chaps the other day. As I said earlier, at M/A Peterborough we are not giving a price upfront for single specimens, only groups of 3. This particular customer had phoned BAS beforehand and was told the price of a single fish and that there was no deal price on buying a small group. This cannot be good. Needless to say, the customer (who is very into loaches) was not impressed with BAS.The.Dark.One wrote:I went to BAS at Bolton yesterday. They had 50 large specimens at £50 each. I was told that the exporter only had 250 fish that he sent worldwide.
My stock is going through a few rounds of Levamisole and I will ensure they are feeding well before putting my stock on sale.
These beautiful fish have already gone through such a lot to get to our shops, so the least we can do is give them the respect they deserve and keep them in groups that they are accustomed to.
Emma
amiidae that must have been a great sight. thanks so much for sharing your experiences. i dont think i will be able to have these fish, so reading and pictures will have to do. cheersNow…. I picked up another 2 - making the group of total 5… they just went “crazy” with a surge of boldness seemingly “taking over” the whole tank.