Where to get rare fishes??

[adman76]

Hi Guys!
I am starting a planted tank soon but am looking for rare fishes.
More specifically, I am looking for licorice gouramis (Parosphromenus Harveyi), Ctenopoma ansorgii, Purple Pencilfish, Tiger Oto, Crystal Red Shrimpetc etc.
I know Choong Sua at beauty world has got some rare fishes, but is there anymore places where I can find these fishes?
Thanks!

[hwchoy]

Biotope has various rare licorice gouramies, new shipment coming in tomorrow. call before going down, he opens rather late, after 1200. Also many rarer southeast Asian cyprinids (barbs, rasbora, etc).

I would suggest you not mix fishes around from very different region, kind of odd once you know more about their origins and start considering their natural environment. I mean you will not find rasbora swimming in the stream with tetra.

[adman76]

OK,
Here's what I intend to do.
I intend to put Badis Badis, Crystal Red Shrimps, Rocket shrimp, Bee Shrimp, Licorice Gouramis, and otcinclus.
Please tell me is this is ok.
Thanks!

[hwchoy]

not bad I guess, be aware than Badis badis may require live food and is a predator so may go after any shrimp fries should you have any. Similarly licorice gourami has got very small mouths so either your tank has the capacity to produce infusoria (micro-organisms) or you need to feed baby brine shrimps and daphnia.

I would recommend staying away from boisterous barbs and rasboras as these dash for food and are insatiable so your badis and gouramies will possibly starve. If you want some peaceful non-predators try the Boraras group.

[theodore]

Qn : What's a "Purple Pencilfish"?

[hwchoy]

variant of the coral red pencilfish, N. mortenthaleri.

[bclee]

Wah.. we can collect the whole range of colour-pencil fishes.

BC

[theodore]

Ah ... Thanks for the info! []

[hwchoy]

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On 6/27/2003 12:01:42 PM

Wah.. we can collect the whole range of colour-pencil fishes.

BC
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DON'T EVER suggest that to my daughters!!

[adman76]

But I am getting the red Badis not the bigger blue ones. They seem peaceful to me leh.

[LATSPRIME]

I seen some Tiger Oto at AQUANATURAL at Eunos Cresent. Choon Sua also has.

[cupric]

eh sorry guyz.. but i tink u all haf oredi said this b4... but can i ask.. where in the world exactly is CHOON SUA? cos i went to bukit timah today..
den.. haiz.. dunoe where to start lookin.. at beauty world.. the security guard say there no aquarium.. so where issit!?
pls enlighten mi can? thx...

[Simon]

cupric, check the lfs list for address