About Boraras brigittae

[hwchoy]

Nonn, your urophthalmoides is TOO BEAUTIFUL I will have to come and scoop 500 pieces :wink: They don't show such coloration in the aquarium at all man.

[hwchoy]

BTW, the Encarta I am referring to is the Microsoft Encarta Reference Library and the feature is the Encarta Interactive Atlas.

[TS168]

Nonn, your urophthalmoides is TOO BEAUTIFUL I will have to come and scoop 500 pieces :wink: They don't show such coloration in the aquarium at all man.

Yes they are very nice and beautiful. So if put into tank it will not be so colorful? Hmm.

Choy can allocate afew to me if you happen to scoop some? Thanks.


Or anyone organising a trip up?

[Nonn]

Be my guest, but I will not let you take 500 from MY pond

[TS168]

Be my guest, but I will not let you take 500 from MY pond

HI Nonn, have you been to singapore? Not sure what will atttract you to come to singapre? Don't think there is an unique fish or plant here.

As compare to Thailand, with So many exotic/nice plant and fishes.

Choy do not take the 500, left some for breeding.
You can breed them in your pond? hehe
Cheers.

[timebomb]

As compare to Thailand, with So many erotic/nice plant and fishes.

Erotic??

I didn't see anything erotic about the plants when I was in Bangkok but maybe Nonn wasn't bringing me to the correct places

Loh K L

[TS168]

Haha. Sorry. I sincerely Apologise for the mistake without doing a proper check.
I have done an amendment to the word. Thanks for pointing it out.

Did you went down to the LFS(AMK) yesterday? I happen to walk pass the shop and got a hint that you are coming down. Waited until around 5pm.

Not sure if you did finally came? Else could buy you a drink(coffee). Hehe

Cheers

[hwchoy]

Choy do not take the 500, left some for breeding.
You can breed them in your pond? hehe
Cheers.

don't worry TS, Nonn has a VERY huge pond (by our standards) and if you use a bigger net, ONE scoop will net you 200

[TS168]

don't worry TS, Nonn has a VERY huge pond (by our standards) and if you use a bigger net, ONE scoop will net you 200

Hmmm, it must be nice to have a huge pond. Wonder if it has 50meter by 20meter?
I did have about 3 ponds of such size while i was a kid. Have another 2 smaller ponds of 10meter by10meter.

Choy you make me think back of my childhood day. Have to go dig out my old photo to view those ponds again.

[timebomb]

Did you went down to the LFS(AMK) yesterday? I happen to walk pass the shop and got a hint that you are coming down. Waited until around 5pm.

Teck Song, I was there yesterday evening with Budak. I thought about buying the $150 piece of driftwood with Taiwan Moss but the price was too much too bear. I already have Tawian Moss in my tanks but I wanted that driftwood so I can take its picture. The shop owner was interested in Downois and rare aquatic plants so I offered a trade but he wasn't interested. I would have happily given him 5 to 6 stalks of Downoi, many fronds of Erect Moss and some genuine Willow Moss for that piece of driftwood but he said he doesn't do trades.

He was generous though and offered to let me take the picture of the driftwood if I bring my camera to his shop. I thought it was a good idea but on second thoughts, I changed my mind. If I take the pic when the drfitwood belongs to him, I will always have to give him credit for the picture. I would very much prefer that the driftwood belongs to me when the picture is taken.

Anyway, it's not a big deal. I'm patient. I have the Taiwan Moss on a piece of driftwood and sooner or later, I will have my own picture.

Loh K L

[TS168]

Teck Song, I was there yesterday evening with Budak. I thought about buying the $150 piece of driftwood with Taiwan Moss but the price was too much too bear. I already have Tawian Moss in my tanks but I wanted that driftwood so I can take its picture. The shop owner was interested in Downois and rare aquatic plants so I offered a trade but he wasn't interested. I would have happily given him 5 to 6 stalks of Downoi, many fronds of Erect Moss and some genuine Willow Moss for that piece of driftwood but he said he doesn't do trades.

He was generous though and offered to let me take the picture of the driftwood if I bring my camera to his shop. I thought it was a good idea but on second thoughts, I changed my mind. If I take the pic when the drfitwood belongs to him, I will always have to give him credit for the picture. I would very much prefer that the driftwood belongs to me when the picture is taken.

Anyway, it's not a big deal. I'm patient. I have the Taiwan Moss on a piece of driftwood and sooner or later, I will have my own picture.

Loh K L

What a waste, else i could have meet 2 planted experts which i have been hoping to meet and pinch Budak cheek. Just joking to Budak. Hehe.

Believe that there is a table outside the shop and some plant book on the rack. Not sure if you have taken a look on those book? I find them interesting especially the taiwan book show the plant in different month.

If you happen to drop by again, please give me a call.

[hwchoy]

…which i have been hoping to meet and pinch Budak cheek. Just joking to Budak. Hehe.

when you actually meet him you may not be able to resist… pinching

[TS168]

haha. choy i want to see your pond.

[wks]

KL, where is the AMK lfs where you last saw the taiwan moss on the driftwood? I 'm interested to go and take a look.

Jason Wong

[budak]

…which i have been hoping to meet and pinch Budak cheek. Just joking to Budak. Hehe.

when you actually meet him you may not be able to resist… pinching

*Bites piece out of choy and feeds it to school of voracious einthoveniis*

[Nonn]

Hi,

The pond is really big, but these little guy only stay in the shallow densely vegetation part which is rather small

$150 for a piece of drift wood? Come to Thailand you will get enough to fill your bedroom with drift wood with those money!!!!!!

[timebomb]

Jason, here's the address:

Mermaid World
Block 443 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10
#01-1233
Singapore 560443
Tel: 9793 9733 & 9003 8383

The owner is a young man named Melvin Lim. The shop's opening hours are rather irregular so its best you call before you visit them. Even if you don't intend to buy anything, the shop is worth a visit as they have many species of aquatic plants for sale.

Loh K L

[timebomb]

$150 for a piece of drift wood? Come to Thailand you will get enough to fill your bedroom with drift wood with those money!!!!!!

That may be true, my friend :smile: but it wasn't an ordinary piece of driftwood. It has Taiwan Moss growing on it and its very beautiful. The price may seem a bit ridiculous but it's quite normal for local fish shop owners to charge a bomb when they are selling something's that very rare.

I would say its fair. Monopoly gives the seller the right to charge exhorbitant prices. If you don't believe me, ask Bill Gates :smile: I would also say, that what is worst, is when they refuse to sell. I have many such experiences with fish shop owners. For some silly reasons, they quite often refuse to sell their products. Perhaps its because they believe they can control the market. Before this forum came into existence, fish shops usually don't sell the females of killifish too.

If I have capsuled Java Moss, I think I may sell it to the professor for a thousand dollars. And he would probably pay up happily .

Loh K L

[TS168]

It very common to see people sell moss on driftwood on higher price range of atleast $20 onward. I do said that if i am a serious Hobbist i will pay $150 for that Taiwan Moss as it a very nicely grown. But i have not reach that state yet.

I believe that we will be willing to pay slightly higher price for a good product.

As i have pay $1.8 for the Boraras brigittae. To some it so expensive. but it always out of stock.

[Nonn]

Well...I'm guilty of paying $1.8 for the B. brigittae in Singapore as well....Loh saw me did that.....