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    Any Sightings of Axelrodie "Blue" or Hexazonas?

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    Bros out there, please help if you have spotted these fishes in any LFS!

    Have been looking out for so long for them and still cannot find them.

    Let me know when you spotted them??

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    Biotope has Systomus hexazona (was there 2 weeks ago).. Call and ask them..

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    real hexazona or pentazona?
    why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
    hexazona · crumenatum · Galleria Botanica

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    You doubt me har?? Boo hoo hoo!!!

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    I'll make sure I call them. I heard these fishes can be really fragile and often diseased... Is it true?

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    the real hexazona can be easily suseptible to whitespots, yes.
    why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
    hexazona · crumenatum · Galleria Botanica

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    Quote Originally Posted by budak
    You doubt me har?? Boo hoo hoo!!!

    sayang the duck
    why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
    hexazona · crumenatum · Galleria Botanica

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    I bought some from the stock at Biotope. Very stable already. They are more sensitive than most barbs – a peat swamp fish preferring very acid water really. I suspect higher pH renders them prone to microbial attacks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by budak
    I suspect higher pH renders them prone to microbial attacks.
    That's an interesting thought. Anyway, apisto/betta hobbyists seems to find water with ketapang leaves (lowered pH) makes the fish less prone to diseases too.

    Cheers,
    I have dwarf cichlids in my tanks! Do you?

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    Actually, if I am not wrong, low pH lowers the possibility of whatever protozoans/parasites/bacterial that are available for causing diseases. Thus, the fish are naturally less prone to diseases and are therefore more susceptable in higher pH as they have lower immunity...

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    there are the RED axlerodi at bens.. i was just there 2 days ago and he brought in a whole bag of BIG red ones..

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    I'm still looking for green ones.
    why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
    hexazona · crumenatum · Galleria Botanica

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    Yup, saw the red ones at Ben's. Quite large sizes.

    Blue ones are a little more "beautiful" in the beholder's eyes?!

    But hey, I never seen any green ones before.

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    How big does hexazonas grow up to?

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    around 4cm.
    why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
    hexazona · crumenatum · Galleria Botanica

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    Quote Originally Posted by hwchoy
    around 4cm.
    seen them before.. nice fishes
    Nicholas

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    Just got mine today from Biotope. Cleared the entire tank man!

    I think I got pentazonas instead of hexazonas ler...

    When I was there, I didn't really see the dot at the dorsal. When I am back and got them acclimatised to my tank parameters... THE DOT appears!

    Seriously, just one dot, what's really the difference. They really look the same!!! (

    They do seem extremely healthy and active though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hjbyeo
    Seriously, just one dot, what's really the difference. They really look the same!!! (
    that's the difference
    why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
    hexazona · crumenatum · Galleria Botanica

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