I like these a lot too!!! You can get them at $1 to $1.50 sometimes at LFS
Hi guys,
This is my 3000th post and I shall highlight a fish that I like very much since I started keeping fishes 3 years ago.
Also known as the three stripe pencilfish, these neat characins are fairly affordable at about S$2.50 to S$4.50 a piece. They are excellent additions to any planted tanks and also make great dither fishes for dwarf cichlid setups.
Do take note that there are quite a few variants in the market and my favorite ones are these with red spots on all their fins.
Cheers,
I have dwarf cichlids in my tanks! Do you?
I like these a lot too!!! You can get them at $1 to $1.50 sometimes at LFS
benny,
what are you doing up at this time?
have you been contemplating what to post for the 3000th post?
happy and properous... plus many exotic fishes CNY!
celticfish
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Hmm... Didn't noticed my 3-lined has so many red dots...
Joe, $1-$1.50? Where to find? These 3-lineds are very expensive leh where I see them leh... That cheap, I can get a few to accompany my lone fella...
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I'm crypt collecting... Starting cheap, now have Cryptocoryne beckettii, C.beckettii var petchii, C.crispatula var.balansae, C.griffithii(Melted! ), C.nurii, C.parva, C.pygmaea(Melted! ), C.tonkinensis(Melted! ), C.walkeri, C.wendtii 'Brown', C.wendtii 'Green', C.wendtii 'Green Gecko', C.wendtii 'Tropica' and Cryptocoryne x willisii
Oh, juggling is hard work, man!...
No... those costing from S$0.50 to S$1.50 are Nannostomus beckfordi. A totally different species, but no less attractive.Originally Posted by joe
Here's another picture of them. I just love the electric blue coloration at their ventral and anal fins.
What is of interest is that when it's at rest, it changes it coloration to blend in with it's natural surroundings in the wild.
This coloration allows the fishes to hid amongs the long and tall plants by the river banks during the night.
Cheers,
Last edited by benny; 29th Jan 2006 at 17:53.
I have dwarf cichlids in my tanks! Do you?
Sweet! If I hang around you more often, I'm going to end up with your kind of fish collection soon!
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I like the blue sheen...
The night colouration is common of all pencils... There actually is a species of pencil that has the night coloration as body pattern/ Stunning! And stunning price too lah...
The N. beckfordi is the golden pencil?
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I'm crypt collecting... Starting cheap, now have Cryptocoryne beckettii, C.beckettii var petchii, C.crispatula var.balansae, C.griffithii(Melted! ), C.nurii, C.parva, C.pygmaea(Melted! ), C.tonkinensis(Melted! ), C.walkeri, C.wendtii 'Brown', C.wendtii 'Green', C.wendtii 'Green Gecko', C.wendtii 'Tropica' and Cryptocoryne x willisii
Oh, juggling is hard work, man!...
benny,
this just might be the replacement for the red corals i'm drooling about!
thomas,
don't you ever sleep?!!
celticfish
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ditto!
benny... do these fish shoal?
You can if you dare to fail - Stan Chung
i dont think they shoal.. not in my tanks anyway.. When the males get in the mood to mate they get territorial.. chasing the same species away his area..
looks very nice...great pics too...
may consider for the office. some red good for feng shui...
You can if you dare to fail - Stan Chung
benny,
i think i just got this fish from c328 yesterday. unfortunately they have one left only. got the small solo feller for $3.
had to squint my eyes this morning to see the blue sheen on the fin.
btw how did you get the fella to change colour to the verticle striping?
oh, any idea how to tell the males from the females?
celticfish
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nice catch celticfish! ... did not know these guys are in already
joe,
i was coming out from the back area where they had the shrimps when i caught the little guy's movement in those plastic tanks arranged vertically. where the plecos normally are.
would be better if i had a half to a dozen of them.
sightings from anyone?!?
celticfish
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My necks are growing long waiting for them to be back. Biotope used to carry some very nice ones.
Yah... Looking for them too... Anyone who spot them maybe can let us know...
YES!! its a VERY VERY special technique that only certain people know... it has been passed down from a long time ago and now only a select few know how to make them change.. how can so easily let you know....Originally Posted by celticfish
switch off the lights.
ranmasatome don't be lousy tell the man. haha.
it's easy when you look at the back-ground .
mick
wah peh! work stress. reservist stress. fish keeping hobby also stress!
hahaha... i take it they turn colour when the lights are out?
but the picture that benny took still has the blue sheen.
generally when the lights are out the fishies go pale and the blue sheen go out.
kinda like neon or cardinals when you turn off the lights.
comments anyone?
Originally Posted by ranmasatome
celticfish
It is a good day to die!!!
I finally uploaded an avatar and Cupid is dead!!!
not meant to stress you out lah... just poking some fun at you..hahaha.. relax bro.. turn off the lights then use a flash...
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