LFS Fish Finds

I worked for a petshop, and yes they are definitely Spotted Silver Dollars... I've seen real Pirhana as well and there are some subtle differences... The front of the face going down to the mouth is a different shape... Pacu and Pirhana have a very rounded head in comparison to the Silver Dollars...

These guys really colour up nicely once they have settled down and are eating properly... Very pretty little fish...

 

They are stunnin ... I had a pacu that looks identical ...guess I was fooled lol,I bort it privately so cnt blame any1,I shudv done research,js glad I didn't overpay... Now why don't the lfs in CT get them lol, I js bort me 5 silver dollars,normal ones without knowing these even exist

 

Think all the related species in this group are easily confused and difficult to ID. To me these are not Pacu's as some have red markings higher up on their bodies, behind the gills. The juvenile Pacu's seem to have more of a red belly only.

Here is a very good read about 'Piranas'. Never knew how many there were.

http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/content.php?sid=5179

 

Galaxie Rasaboras @ dorry pets and Fork tail blue eyes as a stowaway in my packet of Sterbas I got there.

 

Freshwater Moray Eel at Benoni Aquariums.

 

@DCWarHound, that archerfish at Pet Masters is one of the bigger species, I suspect it is the Largescale Archerfish. It is unfortunately a brackish water fish.




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Awww,sorry bud.

 

African Butterfly Fish at PetStop in Rietfontein. They also have Horseface loaches and Ancistrus if anyone is interested.

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Hi There.
Here is a pic of mine that died two days ago, I bought it last Saturday morning at Wazeers Aquariums for R150-00. We had a power failure on Tuesday/ Wednesday (+-20 Hours long). I lost three fish in total. SAD but Escom/City Power said it was a "Cable Fault" ...........Ya my Foot ........... ScumBags. I now in the process in buying a 5.5kW key start generator and mod it to do autostart.

 

Don't know how much on a rare find this is. But LFS off Blouberg road in tableview has stunning leopard plecos (looked like) from R35. I intend to go get one tomorrow.


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Saw this at my LFS today

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Ok lets try this again

 

Got some of these yesterday too at the same LFS

 

What are they, pic very unclear on my phone.

 

I dont know if they are legal, but I saw some fresh water lobster/crayfish at a petshop last week in Lydenburg. Pretty mean looking things, each one in it's own corner claws waving at anything that comes close. I wouldn't want them in my aquarium.

 

Yes it is! But I don't think I'm qualified to have a puffer yet haha.

 

Lobsters are highly invasive and illegal to keep.

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Hey @HeinrichLourens. How much were those Green Phantom plecos going for? They are awesome!