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	spike-tailed paradisefish
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	Also called red-eye spiketail, or as they were labeled in the lfs 'spiketailed gourami', Pseudosphromenus cupanus. Hadn't seen these in stores until today so of course I couldn't pass on them From what I've read since coming home they're quite a peaceful paradise fish, temps 68-82, and grow to 2.5-3" Here are a quick couple pics I took while they're still acclimating: [/font][/font] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
terranova Fish Master Posts: 1984 Kudos: 1889 Votes: 229 Registered: 09-Jul-2003	oOo Theresa they are beatiful! I love that tail, never saw that kind of paradise fish before. Nice find. -Formerly known as the Ferretfish
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
aquatexan Banned Posts: 151 Votes: 1 Registered: 03-Aug-2004	I HATE YOU!!!!!!! I WANT YOUR LABRINTH fishes!!!!!!!!!!! you got the best fish. Are they goin in with the sparklin and croakers? and if so what size tank. Cause that would be AWSOME.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	I have them all together temporarily in a 6g, eventually moving to a new 10g. I found these at a fs closer to home, which also had Betta brownorum]http://]www.ibc-smp.org/species/brownorum.html[/link]. The long-drive fs had [link=Betta unimaculata. I'd have to do more research before I purchased either of those. It's so great to see some more unusual fish though [span class="edited"][Edited by Theresa_M 2004-09-05 13:58][/span] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
aquatexan Banned Posts: 151 Votes: 1 Registered: 03-Aug-2004	GRRRRRRRR.... I would make my spare 29 into a "rare" labrinth fish tank. It is gonna be heavily planted and filtered. I hope i can find some. And don't you think that 8 gourami type fish in a 10 gallon is overstockin it? I would definintly go up to a 20.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	The original plan was a new 10g but these new fish keep following me home Right now they're all so small they make the tank look absolutely huge...I have a bit of time to decide what I want to do. Still really want a licorice gourami, and they had them yesterday too ]:\| Ok, here's one of the spike-tails finally out of the bag: Theresa_M attached this image: [img]http://www.fishprofiles.net/attachments/427399.jpg"] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
aquatexan Banned Posts: 151 Votes: 1 Registered: 03-Aug-2004	Where is this LFS? State city name. Cause i would have gotten them all. I would have cleared my 29 and put them in there. I want some of those SOOOOOOO BAD. and they had LICORICE? YOU ARE SOOOO LUCKY. Sorry about the caps but you are the luckiest. Please keep me updated. And i would get a 20 long. and fill it with them. (if i were you) i would put them in my 29. Any way GREAT finds. -Matt
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	This is the fs I really, really like, the one that's an hour-drive. As far as gouramis, when I was there Saturday they had pearl, dwarf, honey, sparkling, licorice, and chocolate. They also had regular, black, and albino paradisefish. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
aquatexan Banned Posts: 151 Votes: 1 Registered: 03-Aug-2004	Ok thanks, i can't belive how awsome that store looks, (and by how you are so impressed) sounds. I hope to go there someday. Thanks.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48


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