Weekend Sale 25% Off* November 19th-21st

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Weekend Sale 25% Off*
November 19th-21st, 2010

*Except Sale & New Stock Items

Current Stock List:

L Plecos:

Silvertip Bristlenose: $10.00 each
Long Finned Albino Bristlenose: $10.00 each
Long Finned Calico Bristlenose: $30.00 each
L104 Panaque Maccus: $25.00 each
L204 Flash: $50.00 each
L52 Butterfly: $25.00 each
L106 Orange Seam: $30.00 each
L66 King Tiger: $30.00 each
L418 Green Panaque: $60.00 each

Bred By Kirk:

Apistio Borrelli: $15.00 each
Nanochromis Transvestitus: $15.00 each
Moscow Blue Guppies: Available January 1st, 2010
White Dwarf Balloon Parrot Cichlid: $6.00 each
Red Wag Platy: Special $2.00 each
Gold Molly: $2.00
Smokey, Gold, Albino & Marble Medium to Large Size Angels: Special $5.00 each
Fundulopanchax Gardneri Nigerianus Lafia: $20.00/ trio
Fundulopanchax Gartneri Mamfensis Ossing: $20.00/ Trio
Neon Swordtails: $3.00 each
Pineapple Swordtails: $3.00 each

Shrimp & Snails:

Assassin Snails: $4.00 each
Zebra Shrimp: $2.50 each
Amano Shrimp: $2.50 each
Rudolf Shrimp: $3.00 each
Cherry Shrimp: $1.50 each
Pearl Blue Shrimp: Available January 1st, 2010
Crystal Red Shrimp: $5.00 each
Yellow Shrimp: $5.00 each
Mountain Fan Shrimp: $10.00 each

Cray Fish:

Electric Blue: Special $1.00 each
Electric Blue Australian Red Claw: Coming Soon...pre-order now

Imported Tropicals:

Cobalt Blue Discus: $25.00 each
Red Turquoise Discus: $30.00 each
Blue Diamond Discus: $30.00 each
Bleeding Heart Tetras: $4.00 each
Panda Discus: $36.00 each
Emerald Blue Discus: $32.00 each
Yellow Pigeon Blood Discus: $25.00 each
Green Turquoise Discus: $30.00 each
Silver Hatchet Fish: $4.00 each
Long Finned Red Rosy Barbs: $2.00 each
Corydora Leucomeias: $4.00 each
Panda Cory: $5.00 each
German Rams: $5.00 each
Rainbow Snakehead: $25.00 each
White Dwarf Parrot Cichlid: $6.00 each
German Blue Ram: $ 10.00 each
Electric Blue Ram: $25.00
MacCullochi Rainbows: $10.00 each
Turquoise Rainbows: $10.00 each
Dwarf Neon Rainbows: $5.00 each
Lrg. Australian Rainbow: $10.00
Lrg. Bosami Rainbow: $10.00 each
Lrg. Red Iran Rainbow: $10.00 each
Bolivian Rams: $8.00 each
Apisto Inka 50: $15.00 each
Apisto Cacatuoides Wild Caught: $15.00 each
African Butterfly Fish: $15.00 each
Large Dennisioni Barbs: School of 6: $150.00
Jumping Characin: $3.00 each
Clown Loaches: $10.00 each
Blue Emperor Tetras: $3.00 each
Yellow Meeki: $12.00 each
Moenkausia Agnesae: $6.00 each
Keyhole Cichlids - Mated Pair: $25.00 Pair
Siamese Algae Eater: $3.00 each
Rummynose Tetras: $2.50
Rasbroa Espeii: $2.50 each
Croaking Gourami: $2.50
Asian Stone Cat: $5.00 each
Pygmy Cories: $2.00 each
African Butterfly Fish: $15.00 each
Chili Rasboras: $2.00 each
Cardinal Tetra: $2.50 each
Skunk Cory: $5.00
Panda Cory: $5.00 each
Skunk Botia: $6.00 each
False Jaguar Catfish: $25.00 each
Congo Tetra: $10.00 each
Green Tiger Barb: $3.00 each

New Stock:

L104 Panaque Maccus: $25.00 each



Introduction:

Panaque maccus is a lovely creature that often is confused with Peckoltia vittata. Peckoltia vittata has a more regular pattern, especially around the head where P. maccus has a patterns of broken lines and dots. The colours of the two fish have similarities. The base colour of P. maccus is dark brown, with thin, light stripes and spots. Peckoltia vittata has a light base colour with dark, wide lines. A source of this confusion may be explained by the fact that both species are sold under the common name of Clown Pleco. The pattern of the individual fish varies, depending on the environment and the mood of the fish.

In nature, the fish is reported from Rio Caroni and Rio Orinoco in Venezuela. It is fairly wide-spread in Venezuela and Colombia. The fish lives amongs roots and driftwood snags along the riverbanks, where it's dark based stripy pattern makes a perfect camouflage. Panaque (pan-ah-kay) is the common name of most plecos in Venezuela.

Panaque maccus, in the Loricariidae family, was scientifically described by Schaefer and D.J Steward in 1993. This species has several L-numbers: L-104, L-162 and LDA-22. Like so often, the L-number has stayed in use even though the fish has been described. It is easier to just say L-104 than it is to say Panaque maccus. What is the correct and what is less correct is something that there are differing opinions on? Personally, I think the genus Panaque should be split into: Panaque and Panaqolus (like there was an attempt to do some time ago). The larger species such as Panaque nigrolineatus and Panaque suttoni are a different genus from the smaller species of for example Panaque maccus and Panaque changae.



General:

Panaque maccus is not a particularly difficult fish to keep. It rarely grows bigger than 10 cm (4"), which is a good thing for aquarium fish. It also not very particular about the water quality, and is happy in water that ranges from pH 6.5 to 7.5, and a temperature from 24 to 28 °C. The fish eats mainly vegetables, and is not really an algae eater. It is recommended to have a piece of wood in the tank, as the fish likes to gnaw on wood.

The substrate should be a small-grained, fine gravel or sand. The current in the tank doesn't have to be very strong, but like most Loricariidae, they do like a bit of water movement. To make the fish feel happy, it is important to have many hiding places and shady areas. This can be done by having roots, plants and caves.



Other fish that goes well as tank mates are tetras and small cichlids, other small catfish species are also fine. P. maccus is a territorial fish, but it doesn't require a very large territory, which makes it possible to have a group in the tank.

Breeding:

Sexing the fish is made easy by the fact that the male has heavy odontodes on the back of the body and the gill-covers. The male is also smaller than the female. A gravid female is full and round. My males are almost always in the cave, and it is often a good sign of a dominant male. The male will dig around the cave so that a small hole in the substrate at the entrance of the cave. The female lays quite a few, relatively large eggs. Around 20 to 25 eggs, but it is hard to say, as the male blocks the cave very well. My female takes one to two days to lay her eggs. Like many other species it is the male that watches the eggs, and he is a good father. The eggs hatch after five to six days, but the fry stays in the cave until they are 20-25 days old.

Panaque maccus spawn regularly and quite intensely. Feed the fry with the same types of food as the adults, In addition feed them occasionally with artemia. They eat what they are given with good appetite. The fry grows to about 3.5 cm in the first four months. At that size, they start to get really nice colouration; they have a nice dark base colour, with thin orange stripes. As they mature the colour changes and the adults are more grey and dull, but as a young fish, they are really attractive.

Uaru Cichlids
(3 - 4+ Inches) $14.00 Each



General:

Uaru amphiacanthoides, whose common name is the Uaru, is one of the medium to large New World Cichlids. There are actually two species of Uaru, Uaru amphiacanthoides and the Uaru imperialis, both rarely exported. This article will concentrate on the former and the more common. Although the Uaru can attain sizes up to 12 inches or so, it is rare to see one over 10 inches. The coloration of the adult Uaru is rather bland. They are greenish brown with a little black along their sides. But when spawning time comes along they color up magnificently. The whole sides of their bodies turn black leaving just a little brown around the edges and their eyes brighten to a coppery red color as if someone turned on a light inside their heads. Their young are a beautifully mottled version of their parents but lose this coloration around the 3-4 inch size.

Habitat:

They are a very abundant fish along the Amazon River basin and have long been a favorite of native cichlid lovers er, eaters as a source of food. Because of this, they aren’t exported as readily as other South American Cichlids.

Care:

Their natural environment is the soft acid waters of the Amazon river, but they tolerate just about any ph well. I know people who have spawned them successfully in ph’s ranging from 5.5 to 7.4. They do however like a warmer water temperature range of 75 degrees to 85 degrees with 81-84 degrees optimum.



Feeding

The Uaru will eat just about anything. They will eat flake foods, pellets, worms, or any type of vegetable matter that you have around. They love aquarium plants and will eat them down to the roots. Baby Uarus, when newly hatched, will eat the slime from their parents sides. After about two weeks they will eat a finely granulated flake or newly hatched brine shrimp or anything else they can it into their mouths. They are incredibly fast growers. The fry pictured with their parents are four weeks old. The parents are about 8 inches to compare size.

Note: You can pull the eggs before hatching without fear of losing the fry. The young don’t seem to be as dependent on their parents slime as the Discus.

Breeding:



Uarus have always had the rap as being extremely difficult to breed. They certainly aren’t like convicts but most aquarists can accomplish the mission at hand. You know what they say about patience being a virtue. The best way to sex them is to let them pair off on their own. Keep about six or eight in a large tank and they will do the rest. Remove the other fish and you have a pair. Uarus’ are substrate spawners and will lay from 100 to 800 eggs at a time, maybe more. They will spawn on the floor of a tank, on a piece of slate or in a large flowerpot. They, like most South American cichlids, will tend to their young if in a separate tank from other fish. If you keep the fry in too long, they will disappear. If they spawn in a community tank, you will have a hard time separating the fry from the parents. If they spawn in a community tank, siphon the wrigglers out using airline tubing.[/CENTER]

[Brisch]

you have german rams on the list twice with two different prices.

[kirkdgxp]

One is a german blue $10.00 and the other a german $4.00

[Chronick]

sucks, i couldn't make it this weekend

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Remembrance Day Sale
30% Off
11/10-14/2010

[pisces]

too bad ! i always want go there, but little far away! i will try go there 1 day!
good price !

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Hi Fellow Members:

I will be at the VAHC Auction this Saturday.....any member in need of stock please PM me as the 30% off sale will be extended to all Members for the Auction.....

Here is a link to the VAHC for info

VAHC - Vancouver Aquatic Hobbyist Club

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Weekend Sale 25% Off*
November 19th-21st, 2010