20 Oct 08: Poecilocharax weitzmani sighted @ C328

**antitrust** · 24th Oct 2008, 22:58

i went to c328 today, only 2-3 left if i'm not wrong..

**Wackytpt** · 24th Oct 2008, 23:00

No more P weitzmani left at Midori. =p

**genes** · 24th Oct 2008, 23:10

Alot at C328 mah. I saw more then 10pcs in the same tank with the corydoras pygmeaus and juvenile L205.

**illumnae** · 25th Oct 2008, 00:06

as of 10+pm only a few pieces left from what i could tell. i didn't go disturb the tank though, so maybe all hiding?

**ZANE** · 25th Oct 2008, 00:59

Man, hiding in that 3 inch by 3 inch "tank"? Well I guess they could behind the sponge filter... the ones at midori certainly did that well now that I think about it. Speaking of which, I got a bad survival ratio from mine. 1/3 died even after 3 hours of slow water adjustment to a tank with ph of 6. Anybody else experience this or otherwise with these fish? Possibly wild caught, since they appear so fragile IMO.

**RHX** · 27th Oct 2008, 10:39

Got 20 died 2, but could not get them to eat. Once released into my planted tank, it hides. Seldom see them coming out.

**genes** · 27th Oct 2008, 11:16

Try feeding bbs. They should be receptive towards moving food. I remembered seeing their shy nature in Wackytpt's tank. Always hiding, only coming out once in a while.

**Wackytpt** · 27th Oct 2008, 11:23

As what gene has said, these fishes are very shy. But once you see the full grown male specimen. You will be drooling.

Live bbs is best for them.

**Ah_ZhaN** · 27th Oct 2008, 13:43

Are they cool with malayan shrimps??? I've got a neglected tank full of malayan shrimps ... trying to find some fish to add in as well.

**Wackytpt** · 27th Oct 2008, 14:10

Should be fine with shirmps. haha...

**Orion** · 27th Oct 2008, 14:17

Originally Posted by RHX

Got 20 died 2, but could not get them to eat. Once released into my planted tank, it hides. Seldom see them coming out.

What fishes are you keeping them with? Does the tank have some shady places for them to hide?

The last time I kept them, I fed them JBL tetra bits I crushed to slightly smaller pieces. Then I oriented the water flow such that the food flows from one side to the fishes at the other side. Vertically dropped (parachuted) food don't appeal to them. Feed them like they are marine fishes eating planktons.

**RHX** · 28th Oct 2008, 00:43

They are in my planted community, with lots of shade & hiding place & other small fishes. I hardy see them, & I don't even know if they are still alive. I presume they are as i've only found 2 dead bodies.

Have completely no luck in having them to feed dry food. I don't even know if they have ever eaten. Now i'm trying to start a "shrimp farm" in my planted tank so i can be depend on shrimplets to feed those critters.

**SP.Aquaculture.Club** · 28th Oct 2008, 01:34

Small shrimps size of below 1cm wont live to feel adulthood with weitzmani around promise

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**CK Yeo** · 30th Oct 2008, 22:07

P. wastemoney sighted today at TB Ben too. Slightly cheaper.

ck

**Tony** · 1st Nov 2008, 01:29

A batch of about 50 came in Midori on Thursday evening. Some with nice coloration already. I bought some the moment it arrived; but I encountered high casuality rate