Re: [Killietalk] help with Aplocheilus Panchax

["Ron @ CCK" <ronwill at starhub_net.sg>]

> From: "unclescott" <unclescott at prodigy_net>

Hiya Scott,
Thanks for the heads up. I'm no IT bloke and still grasping with these 
pages.  Just having fun while on the learning curve and ought to master 
it by the time I hit 'geezer' status... ;o)

> Did the panchax and Badis grow up ok together. I've had a
> chequered record with co-culturing fry.
These did fine initially as both were similarly sized.  The Badis were 
painfully slow in growing-out and took some hits.  That said, the 
panchax's growth rate is on par with the australes.

'Chequered' would be an understatement when out-growing Simp constanciae 
and Spotted BlueEye (Pseudomugil gertrudae) together.  The simp grew 
really fast and snacked on the blueeyes! :o(

> Did you pick up panchax in a shop or are they collectable locally?
While some panchax and half-beaks are native and can still be found, 
these species are being displaced/replaced by 'estate development' and 
indiscriminate dumping of introduced fishes.

Those featured in the essay are from Madan, a fellow Killies.com forumer 
from India and were hand carried to Singapore, together with the Blue 
Badis, Goa Killies and a few species of medakas.

I did a brief page on the Blue Badis at;
http://www.angelfire.com/journal2/fishz/BlueBadis/Wild_Blue_Badis_Badis.html

and Goa Killies (Aplochelius Kirchmayeri) at;
http://www.angelfire.com/journal2/fishz/AplocheliusKirchmayeri/Aplochelius_Kirchmayeri.htm

Incidentally, although the 'Blue' and 'Scarlet' are both badis species, 
the juveniles looked very different, that I thought I found otocinclus 
affinis fry;
http://www.angelfire.com/journal2/fishz/BlueBadis/BlueBadisFry031128-1e.JPG
http://www.angelfire.com/journal2/fishz/badis_or_what_2.JPG

> I know that seems an odd comment for a city/ state the size of
> Singapore.
Sorry Scott, but I don't get the drift.  Can you expand on that?

Warm regards,
Ronnie Lee
Singapore



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