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That's understandable, what a shame though well thanks anyways for checking for me Harold.

Excellent, thanks Harold! No worries about the first 2 species, as the Pygmy sunfish was my top pick! I have been searching for about 3 years for these little fellas, so fingers crossed!

Hey Harold, I was hoping you could help me source a few species I've been having troubles to find : Tateurndina ocellicauda, Elassoma Gilberti, Luciocephalus Aura. Please let me know if you're able to find any of these species, that would be greatly appreciated thank you

No worries : ) I will try to remember to do some updates, and if I have success in breeding them, I'll be sure and let you know!

http://s173.photobucket.com/user/kylecarnegie/library/Aquatica

I happened to get them at Gold Aquariums on 17th Ave. I purchased my big female there about 6 weeks ago, and after about 2 weeks with her, I knew I had to get more!! When I went back, there was only a male and female remaining(and oh so lucky I was as they had already formed their partnership) my apologies for the delay on photos, as they have proven to be one of the most elusive creatures to photograph! Successfully got a few good shots nonetheless, just the daunting task of transferring from camera to photobucket, to here! Lol thanks for your interest and photos are just around the corner

Actually, I don't, so it's about time for a few will post this evening

I'd recommend getting some belly crawler dwarf pike cichlids! Great South American predator, very interesting characteristics, hardy little fellows, and all in a compact little body I just purchased 2 F and 1 M and already the male has paired with one of the beautiful females! Separating the lone female as she has become aggressive and almost jeleous, and fingers crossed I have a successful breeding pair these are what I turned to after my eartheater phase lol

Drop a line to ckmullin, he should have what your looking for and without a doubt some helpful incite, all for a fraction of store pricing!

From my experience, this is called a "saddle", in other words congratulations, your shrimp is going to be a mommy! this is where the cull begin forming, and after a week or two, move there way below the abdomen and tail where she uses her pleopods (tiny rear legs) to fan the young as to keep circulation and oxygen available. If you watch very very closely, you can watch the yellow eggs form to almost white or transparent shrimp cull And once it begins, there will be many more to come!

Absolutely gorgeous!! Hats off to your time and dedication to the Chana family as these are ALL remarkable, healthy, and beautifil specimens!! Excellent work and thanks for sharing : D!

Some excellent points of view here, and absolutely pathetic decision making, once again, by the all mighty Government!! Sad that we all have to pay the price for lack of knowledge possessed by certain "appointed officials". Does anyone have any incite on a possible grandfather clause? We're owners who possessed any Chana before the new law was in affect expected to kill their own pets!? Lastly, what's the punishment for currently owning one? Thanks

Assassin snails!! They will not over populate your tank and will eventually diminish the ramshorn's existence in your tank. But, BEWARE if you have shrimp, as I have recently discovered that shrimp are also on the diet of assassin snail!

Same here, would love to own some of these guys if anyone knows anywhere in Canada????

Thanks for the great insight cjerrom!! I actually just realized the difference a clean glass lid will make, as a few mo tha ago I noticed the light in my 55G was gaining a slight green tinge to it, which was caused by some algea buildup on the glass. Since then, I've made sure to monitor this on all of my set ups. Interesting to know there is a locally made LED system that competes withT5, and I'm excited to hopefully hear more on this design thanks again for your thoughts and info, much appreciated!