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funkyj · Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 1:38 pm Post subject: RIP

A tribute to all of the plecs I had and tried to save from the lfs.

clunkster · Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 1:54 pm Post subject:

What can i say apart from you have had some lovely catfish

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i dont keep fish i keep water that fish can live in what do you do ?

funkyj · Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 3:05 pm Post subject:

Some of them died from my lack of knowledge. Too many fish in a tank all at once and the ammonia spiked. Others just weren't destined to live no thanks to the crappy lfs I used to visit. The others I have no clue why they died. I treated them with everything I could think of and they still went.

MelonHead · Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:36 pm Post subject:

Bummer.

I hate losing fish. I get to be a big baby about the whole thing. Great pics though.

AnneRiceBowl · Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 11:32 pm Post subject: Re: RIP

funkyj wrote:

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What is this plec? There was one at PetCo that I tried to adpot because it was getting beaten up and was sick, and they wouldn't let me bring it home.

clunkster · Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 9:01 am Post subject:

Its one of the gold nuggets

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i dont keep fish i keep water that fish can live in what do you do ?

MelonHead · Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 2:15 pm Post subject:

Yep. Here's mine...

AWESOME fish! Buy it if you still can. They're gorgeous - and if it's the same species as mine it can get to 7"

funkyj · Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 2:44 pm Post subject: Re: RIP

AnneRiceBowl wrote:

funkyj wrote:

What is this plec? There was one at PetCo that I tried to adpot because it was getting beaten up and was sick, and they wouldn't let me bring it home.

This is L81. Distinguishable by the smaller and abundant spots. They are usually very dark or black. There is 3 different L#s associated with the glod nuggets- L81, L18 and L177. L81: lots of small spots. L18: bigger spots and fewer of them. L177: bigger spots than L18 and even less of them than L18. L81 is one of the hardest species to keep alive. They usually live 2 weeks and then they die.

funkyj · Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 2:45 pm Post subject:

MelonHead wrote:

Yep. Here's mine...

AWESOME fish! Buy it if you still can. They're gorgeous - and if it's the same species as mine it can get to 7"

Gorgeous fish melon.

AnneRiceBowl · Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 3:18 pm Post subject:

What species of Farlowella is in the last pic? It's too blurry for me to see it. I have a Farlowella acus.

funkyj · Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 3:20 pm Post subject:

That would be a Royal Farlowella.

AnneRiceBowl · Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 3:31 pm Post subject:

Thanks!

funkyj · Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 3:51 pm Post subject:

You're welcome.