Whew!

Margolis wrote:

don't "donate" fish to the lfs. Trade them in for store credit. It
is much more worthwhile ;o)

I was so grateful that they were willing to take them off my hands that
I didn't want to quibble.

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Eric Schreiber
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"Eric Schreiber" eric at ericschreiber dot com wrote in message
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Vicki PS wrote:

What about some neon rainbows (M. praecox)? Pretty as all get out,
and only grow to 6cm. And they'd love a heavily planted tank.

Thanks, I'll research them today. My LFS is one of those
hole-in-the-wall Petland stores, but their fish department is one of
the best in the Chicago area, and they usually have a really good
assortment of rainbows.

If you haven't already done so, have a look at Adrian Tappin's definitive
"Home of the Rainbowfish" page. His info on neon rainbows is he
http://members.optushome.com.au/chel...lanotaenia.htm

(You would probably already have noticed that rainbows in the pet store can
look dull and unexciting, and don't show their true colours until they're in
optimal conditions).

Vicki PS

"Vicki S" wrote in message
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I am thinking along the same lines. Threadfin's (may be the same fish)
stay very small and are quite lovely.

Threadfins are a different species (Iriatherina werneri), as I just found
out. I haven't seen them before -- very pretty.

Vicki PS

Vicki PS wrote:

If you haven't already done so, have a look at Adrian Tappin's
definitive "Home of the Rainbowfish" page. His info on neon rainbows
is he http://members.optushome.com.au/chel...lanotaenia.htm

Thanks for the excellent link. Now I'll be drooling not only over the
fish, but the photography as well


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Eric Schreiber wrote:
Vicki PS wrote:


What about some neon rainbows (M. praecox)? Pretty as all get out,
and only grow to 6cm. And they'd love a heavily planted tank.


Thanks, I'll research them today. My LFS is one of those
hole-in-the-wall Petland stores, but their fish department is one of
the best in the Chicago area, and they usually have a really good
assortment of rainbows.


Ewww I'm in Chicago and I saw the petland in Chicago Ridge.. Poor fish.
You must live north? Nice petstores north. Very few Southwest. I know a
guy who breeds all kinds of Rainbows, I do the website for the
Greenwater Aquarist Society of the Chicagoland Area (The Club turns 50
in Jan.) I just redid the site and the President of the club breeds
Rainbow fish, what kind I am not sure, but I saw these real preety blue
ones, ones I have never saw before.

here is the link,


http://www.gwasoc.crosswinds.net/

Kay

Kay wrote:

Ewww I'm in Chicago and I saw the petland in Chicago Ridge.. Poor
fish. You must live north? Nice petstores north. Very few Southwest.

This one is indeed Southwest. Just south of Naperville / Fox Valley
Shopping Horror on Rt 59. The store has the same crowded, too many
loose ferrets feel that all PetLands have, but the fish department is
stellar.

here is the link,
http://www.gwasoc.crosswinds.net/

I'll give it a look-see, thanks.

--
Eric Schreiber
www.ericschreiber.com

Eric Schreiber wrote:
Kay wrote:


Ewww I'm in Chicago and I saw the petland in Chicago Ridge.. Poor
fish. You must live north? Nice petstores north. Very few Southwest.


This one is indeed Southwest. Just south of Naperville / Fox Valley
Shopping Horror on Rt 59. The store has the same crowded, too many
loose ferrets feel that all PetLands have, but the fish department is
stellar.


here is the link,
http://www.gwasoc.crosswinds.net/


I'll give it a look-see, thanks.


Well thats good! The one in Chicago Ridge does not have ferrets. BTW I
just inherited a Ferret. And I have no clue about them. but am looking
stuff up. I'm kinda scared of Molly and she does bite me but not my husband.

If you check out the site, keep in mind the Fish swaps and auctions. I
just went to my first fish swap in November and I can't believe what was
there for sale! And the prices. Its by Midway airport, but way worth the
trip. Some bags of fish go for a doller! All the breeders from
Chicagoland and IN go there.

I sold apple snail's 20 to a bag for 2.00. all kinds of colors and I
came home with tanks, More Endlers, Guppies, Tons of java moss they were
selling huge clumps (2 cups and compacted) for 2.00. Contorted vals.
Swords. I would have bought more but I had a table! I have not been to
an Auction yet, there is one at the end of Jan.

Kay

Eric Schreiber wrote:

Looks like you now have room for more fish.

That's what I'm thinking, too. The question is, what kind? It's a
heavily planted 20 gallon community tank.

Something that occurred to me is that I often see (in my LFS)
Pelvicachromis taeniatus or Pelvicachromis pulcher cichlids in the
community tanks, and both are mentioned as being ok for community tanks
on various web sites. Thoughts, anyone? Because of their coloration,
these have long been on my "fish wish list".


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Eric Schreiber
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