ohhsweetness Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 hey guys just putting my rivulatus up for a looksy i got him a few months back from bloodzy....when he was just 3-4cms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briztoon Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Very nice looking Andinoacara aequinoctalis ohhsweetness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_s_h Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 WOW, never even hear dof these fish, soo gonna look into the now... great fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raff Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Very nice looking Andinoacara aequinoctalis ohhsweetness. Is that the scientific name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briztoon Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Hey raff, It would be alot easier for you to read this thread, Andinoacara Rivulatus, rather than have me go off on another rant about the whole rivulatus thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohhsweetness Posted January 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 thanks guys yea his tail is getting so red is a fluro orangey red its awesome hey is it only the aussie who call it a rivulatus ?? i dont see many americans using the term rivulatus they say green terror ....( imo rivulatus sounds way better then green terror gives it a more fancy cool name lol ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japes Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Australians all too commonly mislabel what was properly known as 'Aequidens' sp. "Gold Saum" (now Andinoacara aequinoctalis) as "Rivulatus", which is shorted common name for the old classification of a rare species in the hobby, the 'Aequidens' rivulatus, known to many as the true "Green Terror". In short, "Green Terror" is nothing more than an all too widespread common name. Not many people get it right. This thread: viewtopic.php?f=12&t=20116 has all the information you should need. Cliff notes: - As far as I and many others are aware, we do not have Andinoacara rivulatus in Australia, they're rare even in the states. - "Saums" (Andinoacara aequinoctalis - and formerly 'Aequidens' sp. "Gold/White Saum") are commonly labelled as "Green Terrors" and are a perfect example of why common names cause problems and should only be used as a last resort in conversation, Latin nomenclature really isn't that difficult. - Anything labelled as a 'Rivulatus' in stores, whether it's as a species or common name, is mislabled, and is no different to calling a Neon Tetra a Cardinal Tetra, for example. In regards to your fish and photos, nice shots, and I agree that it's a beautiful fish - good quality uniform scale patterning, very healthy in appearance and looks quite confident. Looks like he's in a nice setup as well. Also good to see you back on the forums oohsweetness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohhsweetness Posted January 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 thanks japes .... yea if only i could find a great female to go with him .... borntobreed hasnt gotten back to me when i can pick up a few little females yet its been a few days .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noyakfat Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Hi there, So how big is this guy now? I also got a little male a couple of weeks ago and I am interested in the growth rate. I know it is dependant on feeding and water quality etc etc, but I'd appreciate an estimate of his current size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohhsweetness Posted January 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 8 months old at 16 cms .... but thats in a 4 ft if yu have it in a bigger tank he will grow faster i have noticed with my other gts .. and if yu feed them quality food i just had him on hikari types and protein bits from aquarium beyond/red dragon aquatics same shop .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noyakfat Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 thanks mate, yeah mine is in an 8 x 2 x 2 with a few other young-uns.... convict, JD, festae and polleni, 2 x BN's and 7x big fat tiger barbs as dithers. I'm trying to grow them up a bit before I let my female jag into the picture so i can shut down my 6ft. She is prob getting close to 20cm overall length, so the others need to grow a bit before I try the introduction. thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohhsweetness Posted January 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2010 my lfs (exotic fish connections at rocklea) got a few wild caught... green terrors in from melbourne... got a nice female from them. First time I've seen a female with such a blue worming on her face heres a few pics of her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy Posted January 16, 2010 Report Share Posted January 16, 2010 they both have very bold colours dont they.. good luck with the breeding let me know if the ydo start to breed i would be interested in your process of raising them? also i think the darker substrate makes them look alot more colourful too.. i have miune over white sand and they dont look as vibrant as yours? speaking of substrate? what have you got? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohhsweetness Posted January 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2010 americans will try and blend in to there surrondings so if yu have dark gravel they will go dark it brings out there colours better as well my gravel is from darra its like 1mm i think great stuff ther white stuff in the rocks was put in my my little niece when i wasnt looking ....she wanted me to have some of "her" rocks lol ... but i would love to go smaller though i have taken him out of his tank and put him in another one so she can get use to the tank and make her own territory because he just kept chasing/nipping her .... she has got blue all the way through her fins she is just got amazing colour hopefully tonight or tomoz she will become dark with out him in the tank and i hope to show you her colours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy Posted January 16, 2010 Report Share Posted January 16, 2010 yeah that is very true.. i would love to change to a darker substrate but its a little expensive the stuff i like.. its like $10 for 1kg or something? but im sure i could find something cheaper? lol, gotta love little kids.. really, mine used to chase the female around to and grab hold of her fin for abit then let go and shake like hell.. but he stopped doing that pretty quickly cos she was smaller and could hide away from him.. really, cant wait to see the colours of her when she is fully coloured up for mating.. good luck with it mate, i hope she goes dark soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohhsweetness Posted January 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2010 darra has the dark gravel for $25 bucks for 20kgs one bag does a 3 ft i guess lol i bought a bag a week lol or two bags a week lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy Posted January 16, 2010 Report Share Posted January 16, 2010 where is that though? brissy? im abit far from there to buy it from there.. i was thinkin gof just getting some off the net would be easier i think.. but i got to find the money and time to completely empty my tank and do it again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohhsweetness Posted January 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2010 just go to your lfs if there is any and see if you can order some bags of gravel and pay them off 1 mm black gravel...?? i went to bundy and ddnt see much lol hervey bay had 2 pet shops nd one actually fish shop lol which had all africans practically my friend lives in bundy ... nice place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 its not a bad place to live aye.. but yeah you right there isnt anywhere near as much variety or product here then say brissy.. but they are starting to get abit more stuff in.. there are a few pet stores and a couple actually aquariums but nothing real special? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohhsweetness Posted January 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 or you could ring a aquarium down here and see if they can ship it to you ??? or go to your local land scape place.....and see if they have and river black sand or anything ??? just ask if its safe to use in an aquarium ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brockssracer Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 I could prob see if i can get a cheap rate on transport as my brother in law works for a transport company. how much would you be thinking of getting. 2x20kg bags. Although by time you ad postage would prob be no cheaper than sourcing it through your LFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohhsweetness Posted January 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 there s not much range in bundy jeff.... thats why were talkin bout shippin ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brockssracer Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 well ill ask the question and see what I can find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 yeah iv considered that too, but i dont know wether i want to buy something i havent seen up close. then find out its not what i want or i dont like it or something like that?? the funny thing is that even if i asked if its safe for aquariums they would proly have no idea and just say "ahh i dont see why not"?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohhsweetness Posted January 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 the landscape people would probably get asked alot because being not so many fish shops and they have some gravel there... BAD NEW S!!!!!! last night in the storm my dogs got really scared and bumped the tank that had my gts in and the tank broke .... i woke up this morning to a empty tank with my female dead and my male barely alive...they just started bonding last night too this sucks so bad !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
