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I haven't seen these for sale for a long time - if anyone sees any on your travels, especially in the south-east, please let me know. I'd like to obtain a pair.
Thanks
Martin

A month ago i bought 4 of them in a lfs in Belgium. They still go around i geuss.

Ruinemans still has them, maybe you should call/mail them and ask wich shops in your area they provide.

http://www.ruinemans.com/montfoort/new/ ... &mid=12&a=

Or you can plan a trip to the little country without governement.

Martin these do crop up now and again up here. I'll let you know if I find any. here's a nice male that was at the SVAS show (fed with colour food).

Bijn wrote:Ruinemans still has them, maybe you should call/mail them and ask wich shops in your area they provide.

http://www.ruinemans.com/montfoort/new/ ... &mid=12&a=

Or you can plan a trip to the little country without governement.

arthos wrote:A month ago i bought 4 of them in a lfs in Belgium. They still go around i geuss.

I have emailed them, thanks for the heads-up.

The.Dark.One wrote:Martin these do crop up now and again up here. I'll let you know if I find any. here's a nice male that was at the SVAS show (fed with colour food).

Thanks Steve - these seemed to be easily available many years back, but have not seen them for sale in a long time. I'm assuming they'll be OK to mix with the dunni?
Nice pic, can really see the colour food doing it's job!
Martin

Hi Martin

Yes I've seen a few for sale recently in fact a bucket of about 5 nice sized and excellent condition fish came up for sale at one of Castleford's auctions recently. I think it only went for about £10.

Yes, a bit different to how they can normally look!:
http://www.scotcat.com/thedarkone/auche ... ideus2.jpg

The.Dark.One wrote:Yes I've seen a few for sale recently in fact a bucket of about 5 nice sized and excellent condition fish came up for sale at one of Castleford's auctions recently. I think it only went for about £10.

They are never more than $5 in the US for juvis and even sub-adults. Plenty around even in chain stores.

Colored food? I have never heard of. Must be a marketing trick, analogous to color-enhancing koi feed. Is it safe? Is it frowned upon by knowledgeable hobbyists like you?

The.Dark.One wrote: in fact a bucket of about 5 nice sized and excellent condition fish came up for sale at one of Castleford's auctions recently. I think it only went for about £10.

They were a nice bucket of woodcats! Very healthy, lively specimens which show themselves a fair bit. I thank my 9 year old son for buying them - one of his better impulsive auction purchases!

There were four at MA @ Stratford some weeks back - Richard B should be able to check the numbers now (and £5 each, if memory serves), and they used to have some at MA @ Oxford (Wheatley) not so long ago.

I seem to remember seeing some recently closer to home - MA @ Bracknell perhaps?

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Mats

OK, thanks Mats. Maybe i'll give MA Bracknell a ring...

Martin S wrote:OK, thanks Mats. Maybe i'll give MA Bracknell a ring...

Bracknell says No...they said only starry driftwoods (Tatia galaxia, which are always Tatia intermedia). Have PM'd Richard to see if he can have a look next time he's at Stratford.
Martin

Viktor Jarikov wrote:
Colored food? I have never heard of. Must be a marketing trick, analogous to color-enhancing koi feed. Is it safe? Is it frowned upon by knowledgeable hobbyists like you?

It is a food similar to Tetra Prima and is used here by some (not me). Whether it is safe I do not know but I suspect it is.

I think that's what my pink Orinocodoras was fed. Tetra Prima doesn't seem to have the same effect.

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Mats

Hi Mats
No Tetra Prima doesn't but a similar food does.

Hi all,

It is a food similar to Tetra Prima and is used here by some (not me). Whether it is safe I do not know but I suspect it is.

They are safe, the colour enhancing foods have a carotenoid pigment in them, called "Astaxanthin". It originates in plants (particularly phytoplankton) and it is the compound that makes Cyclops, Shrimps, Flamingoes, Salmon etc pink.

Commercially it is quite a big business being sold as a colour enhancer and as a human dietary supplement. Comercially it is harvested from the a "Green Algae" Haematococcus pluvialis, grown in big culture ponds.

This algae also forms the red granules you get in the bottom of bird baths and other periodically dry shallow containers etc in the UK.

cheers Darrel

I have managed a source some - after a few phone calls, wildwoods came up trumps and have three being sent to me to arrive Wednesday morning. I've asked for a trio (1m/2f) and they have offered to try and sex them, but will let me know on Tuesday if they have, say, all one sex or can't tell the difference.
Will get some pictures when they arrive.
Thanks all for the suggestions
Martin

Hi Martin,
How did these work out ?
I am thinking of adding a few more to mine some time soon and Wildwoods seem to have some more at the moment.
alison

Hi Alison
Yes really well, I have I think a trio (1M/2F) and although they are quite active, I think they are probably getting too big for their current home - if you're interested, you are welcome to my three to get you started? As much as I like them I just don't have room for any more tanks and they have really filled out and I worry they are just getting too big. Let me know.
Martin

I've still got 5 males if anyone wants to swap or sees females for sale...

Jools