Stiphodon sp. finally!

ingg · Post by **ingg** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 6:04 pm

16 isn't a bad price at all, best I've ever seen is 10-12 even from the online based importers, then you gotta ship 'em...

Very cool fish and yes worth every penny!

scientist0724 · Post by **scientist0724** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 7:20 pm

These guys have colored up rather nicely. They are actually showing the colors from the photo. And they have been making quick work of the large algae patches of my tank. They are eating a lot!

Arlene

Hurley · Post by **Hurley** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 10:14 pm

Thats a beautiful fish! Has anyone seen any around the Baltimore area?

Bgssamson · Post by **Bgssamson** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 10:08 am

Arlene,

I was there lastnight and couldn't find it! do you know what area is it?

Thank you,

-Brian

halak · Post by **halak** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 12:46 pm

She may have bought them all.

Bgssamson · Post by **Bgssamson** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 12:53 pm

That's what i figured since she posted that lovely fish to just tease us!

-Brian

ddavila06 · Post by **ddavila06** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 1:19 pm

Bgssamson wrote:That's what i figured since she posted that lovely fish to just tease us!

-Brian

they tend to place different fishes (as in not the common tetras and stuff) in the section close to the saltwater, last row closer to the feeders.

Arlene, what algea are they "taking care of"

scientist0724 · Post by **scientist0724** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 7:32 pm

I think I took the last two. They were in the back, 2nd row from the right.

You guys are right though. I would have bought them all if they had more!

But they only had two. I made the employee search the entire tank.

So far I see them eating the green algae and green thread algae. I haven't seen them attack the black brush algae yet, but they are still small. They are supposed to like cyanobacteria and the brown algae from diatoms too. However, I saw Viktor's ripping out clumps of it in his tanks. His are bigger and they are blue neon gobies.

Arlene

DelawareJim · Post by **DelawareJim** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:59 am

Anyone interested in more on them, there's a guy from Japan that raises them that has a rather extensive thread happening here:

http://forums.loaches.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=15686

Apparently he does well enough they breed fairly regularly for him.

Cheers.
Jim

DelawareJim · Post by **DelawareJim** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 9:09 pm

Is there more than one Super Pets in Annandale? One the way home from the March meeting, Marlene and I stopped in the one at 4415 John Marr Drive and asked about Stiphodons and Oryzias. We spoke with a woman who was introduced as the owner and she said she hasn't had either in stock and never heard of either fish before.

Cheers.
Jim

Stiphodon sp. finally!

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