my LFS got sidthimunki's in !

fusQer · Post by **fusQer** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 3:21 am

i picked up 3, to make my total 4. just if they would breed. they were $10 each. then later at another store i found some roseline sharks for $30. i could only afford one. but man they look so good in a planted tank

Emma Turner · Post by **Emma Turner** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:00 am

Excellent news re: finding the sids!
I take it from the description 'Roseline Shark' that you mean Puntius denisonii? If so, do you have more than one? It is just that they are a shoaling fish, and like loaches, should be kept in groups.

Emma

Graeme Robson · Post by **Graeme Robson** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:14 am

Congrats!

fusQer · Post by **fusQer** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 12:44 pm

yes , puntius denisonii. the store had 3 of them, two had tails that looked like they had been bitten off or fungussed off, so i wasnt about to drop $60 on some imperfect fish like that. so yes i only have one, but i have 5 SAE's and 1 flying fox and they all think they are the same fish =\

NancyD · Post by **NancyD** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 5:01 pm

Congrats! I love my sids. Very different personalities in the 6 I have now than the 2 I had many years ago. Diminutive darlings or tiny terrors? ( a stab? a pack? I believe Mark & Jim said) Maybe I'm starting to see some of that behavior but mine don't have any other fish to harass. The old ones never bothered anyone ever.
Nancy

Jim Powers · Post by **Jim Powers** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 5:36 pm

mine aren't really mean, they're just fiesty.

Mark in Vancouver · Post by **Mark in Vancouver** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 7:26 pm

Congratulations on your patience (essential) and the price! I've seen them for as much as $29.99 CAD. At $10, you can afford the number you should keep together.

Mine are not aggressive - it may be a matter of tank mates.

Graeme Robson · Post by **Graeme Robson** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 7:36 pm

Never aggressive, just curious and active.

fusQer · Post by **fusQer** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 4:51 am

all of mine are going crazy playing in the current and doing loop d loops. they are in a 20G tank (4) sids and 3 kubotais and nothing else.

speaking of kubotai's, i was at Petsmart today and they had some kubotais, about 2" for $20! hah! i got mine for 4 or 5$

NancyD · Post by **NancyD** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 8:49 am

Thanks for the reassurances, I think it was on petfrd I read sids often were aggressive with corys & maybe others, i.e. split fins. Made me think of others in their new genus with skunks, modestas etc. Mine a still quite small ,1" TL, but have started to establish a hierarchy. One owns the "good" cave that others can't swim past & there was some head to tail flipping with graying- out I hadn't seen before. I've been debating about possible tank mates or keeping the species only. Any suggestions? It's only a 20L. (Guess I won't risk corys, although I had no problems before)
Nancy

CKfish · Post by **CKfish** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:20 pm

Must be sid season! I just picked up six of them myself.

fusQer · Post by **fusQer** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 1:32 pm

its definently sid season, i found another store with them too. how much were yours?

CKfish · Post by **CKfish** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 1:48 pm

Picked them up for $13 each. Not the cheapest fish, but I've seen them selling for more.

fusQer · Post by **fusQer** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 1:51 pm

ic, i got mine at my super cheap store for $9.98, and then another store had them for $12.98. How big are yours? mine are extremely tiny

CKfish · Post by **CKfish** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 2:28 pm

Every time I've seen them in the store they have been around 1". I picked up a pair last year (all I could get), and then six more a week ago. They were all around the same size at purchase.

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