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    Albino Congo Tetra

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    saw some at my LFS.. i must say for an albino fish.. they are really stunning. all the rainbow shades and white fin trims still present.. but at
    $4.50 a specimen. A little pricey.. but i plan to get a pair to join my 12 strong school of the Regular Congos.

    anyone else seen these albino congos elsewhere?
    i've seen pictures online but this is the first time i'm coming across them in the flesh.
    Last edited by CacaManiac; 18th Jun 2006 at 17:39.
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    ive seen a few shipments in the UK, they're coming over as medium sized fish not seen any small ones as yet,
    i still prefer normal coloured fish though were seeing too many albinos over here at the moment.
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    i'm not too big a fan of albino fish either... but these guys caught my eye.
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    hi..i have saw some at ECO..
    look nice to me also..

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    just got one this afternoon... he joined the school without hesitation.. looks really cool.. 1 albino among 12 normal congos. Sweet .. he looks like the leader of the pack.
    If I were a fish, I'd BREED all Day!

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    Hi,

    I believe i saw some at C328 for some time now, they are indeed quite stunning, but for congos, i still prefer the yellow fin ones.

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    Not too sure if my post here would be valid.

    But 2 days back, pop by C328 and got myself 6 albino rummy nose.

    Go check them out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CacaManiac
    just got one this afternoon... he joined the school without hesitation.. looks really cool.. 1 albino among 12 normal congos. Sweet .. he looks like the leader of the pack.
    I suppose it will be interesting to have a shoal of regular Congo Tetra and just one or two albino. Definitely a conversational starter. Perhaps something for me to consider later.

    Anyway, albino variant are naturally occuring, albeit in much smaller numbers than commercially farmed arrangements. At least they are not genetically modified or artificially dyed. I have seen a picture of a rare albino variant of Scleromystax barbatus and it was awesome!

    Cheers,
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    hey Benny my current set up has 4 adult congos, 5 much younger ones and 1 albino. definitely stunning dude.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CacaManiac
    hey Benny my current set up has 4 adult congos, 5 much younger ones and 1 albino. definitely stunning dude.

    my set up has around 47 congos. what other tankmates can they have??

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    i keep mine with X-ray tetras ans silver-tip tetras... no problems so far
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ssur
    Hi,

    I believe i saw some at C328 for some time now, they are indeed quite stunning, but for congos, i still prefer the yellow fin ones.
    I prefer the yellowfin variety as well; have 5pcs for 5 years now. This is the first time i've seen/heard of albino congos.

    From the picture here it seems to have more of a blue color on the top of the back rather than the orange seen traditionally?
    VERY NICE!
    Last edited by Justikanz; 28th Jul 2006 at 00:06.

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    I am still looking for that Yellowfin. Anyone care to shed light where I can lay my hands on them.
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    Saw some of these guys awhile back, but never bothered picking any up. Still sticking to my pack of yellow tail Congos. Snapped a couple pics of the ones that I saw (only 3 in the tank).



    Eric

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sleepy_lancs
    I am still looking for that Yellowfin. Anyone care to shed light where I can lay my hands on them.
    i have some normal congo tetras and will be happy to let go some to you. looking to let go 5 males and 5 females or 4 and 6 respectively. drop me a PM to discus.

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    Sorry. I just want some yellow tails. Normal congos I have them swimming in my tank. Thank you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sleepy_lancs
    Sorry. I just want some yellow tails. Normal congos I have them swimming in my tank. Thank you.
    i do see some 'yellow tail' congo tetras at eco culture recently.

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    Err... Do note that this is not a buy and see thread...
    Read me! :bigsmile: http://justikanz.blogspot.com/

    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!...

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    Wow, those pics of the yellow tail congos, really caught my eye.

    very very tempted to get some.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Justikanz
    Err... Do note that this is not a buy and see thread...
    yes i do know that. thanks for the reminder. if i was dead serious about letting them off., i'd post in the buy/sell. but if its just a few pcs he wants he can PM lor.
    Last edited by Justikanz; 15th Aug 2006 at 09:58.

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