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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 9:52 pm
by angelfish83
I prefer a method that wouldn't be considered animal cruelty
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 9:57 pm
by Jim Powers
Amazing color on those histrionicas!!
I have never seen them that orange. I bet they will still be amazing in adulthood and won't get as silvery as many do.
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 10:15 pm
by angelfish83
As with all things TGTBT... I noticed the largest one is completely missing its right gill plate and the gill flesh is completely exposed.... Hooray....
I'll have to return him tommorow. He'll be fun to catch Im sure.
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 10:25 pm
by Martin Thoene
I could see a big red patch. I assumed it was juvenile see-through operculum. That ain't good. I'm sure Harold will switch it.
Martin.
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 10:26 pm
by Jim Powers
Bummer
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 10:32 pm
by angelfish83
Martin Thoene wrote:I could see a big red patch. I assumed it was juvenile see-through operculum. That ain't good. I'm sure Harold will switch it.
Martin.
Of course he will
I'm more concerned with having to catch one specific loach out of 11 loaches and 8 corys and 2 rams that are totally humanized and swim up to my hand on purpose... without tearing everything apart...
Not a fun time...
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 12:27 am
by mikev
Still, very nice fish. Hope you can replace the poor fellow quickly...
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 12:28 am
by angelfish83
mikev wrote:Still, very nice fish. Hope you can replace the poor fellow quickly...
Ill giterdone tommorow one way or another... huge and unecessary PITA which is nonetheless my fault for not having looked at them more closely...
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:56 am
by shari2
Shame about that gill plate. I've had a similar experience when I went to buy some especially nice angels. So busy looking at fins, and body shape that I totally missed the shortened gill plate on the 'nicest' looking one. Of course, in my case the lfs did not take back the fish...
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 3:30 pm
by angelfish83
GOTCHA!!!
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 3:30 pm
by angelfish83
Well the one I got in exchange wasn't very attractive... All the nice ones sold out I ended up with a runt... with TWO gill covers though
They all settled right in... Everyone moves in a big cloud... All 19 of em (excluding the plecos)... its hilarious. Like a motley crue of fish. They're happy together though...