Blue Acara Questions.

The first fish I ever got for my (29 gal) tank were 2 Blue Acaras and I
still have one of them (6 years later). When they grew big, one began to
attack the other (I never knew what gender they were) and I was afraid it
would become serious so I traded one to a LFS. I still have the other, along
with a large Festivum and a large Firemouth, 3 Tiger Barbs and 2 Pictus
Cats, and all are doing fine. The old Blue Acara went through a very bad
case of Ick a few years ago, lost much finnage from it (which of course grew
back) and the eyes got really cloudy and he (she?) had to be treated with
antibiotics in a quarantine tank for a week (for a skin infection brought on
by the Ick) but he made it. Since I gave the other one away (about 3 years
ago) he's become somewhat timid (at times, but sometimes not). Sometimes I
wish I still had both, mostly for that reason, but at the time it seemed the
other one wanted to kill and I didn't dare keep them together. That's my
experience with them. Maybe they were both males or something...

Jody

"Mariachi" wrote in message
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Hi, I was wondering if anyone can help me out with a few questions
regarding Blue Acara's.

I am looking at getting a 3 foot tank in the next couple of months and
as thinking of getting a pair of blue acaras.

I was just wondering if the tank I am getting will be ok for 2 Blue
acaras or should I just get 1? And also what kind of fish can i keep
with them? I was thinking along the lines of some Tiger barbs and Dwarf
Gourami (maybe too small? so regular sized gourmi?)

Also are they hard to get in australia? I don't want to get my heart
set on them and find I can't get them or they are really hard to find.

Finially how do you tell them apart from Green Terror's? I have been
reading around this group/the internet and it appears that sometimes
Green Terrors are sold as Blue Acaras?

Thanks so much! Mariachi

Do LFS accept baby Blue Acaras...say if my tank got a little crowded?
Not for exchange or money or whatever..just to unload thm?

"Mariachi" wrote in message
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Do LFS accept baby Blue Acaras...say if my tank got a little crowded?
Not for exchange or money or whatever..just to unload thm?


This really varies by store. Some have a policy against it. Most of
them will, but you might need to speak to someone in authority. Call
around. If they can take them, they usually need a little time to
prepare a tank for them. Instead of giving them away, ask if you can
have some fish food or supplies in trade (store credits). They are more
likely to give you 50 cents per fish (as an example) in store credits as
it really only costs them 25 cents (because of their mark-up when you
spend the money).

Mark, thanks for the link, bookmarked. It's remarkable how small and
vulnerable looking the creeks these fish came from are.
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