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Post by karen on May 28, 2006 10:10:33 GMT
Blue acaras what does everybody think of these? im thinking of getting some.
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mike
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Post by mike on May 28, 2006 12:27:51 GMT
I'd say go for it, beautiful fish, easy to care for,
not fussy eaters, and breed pretty easily.
buy 6 juvies and when you get a breeding pair
return the others.
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Post by pwalsh on May 28, 2006 16:35:47 GMT
What kinda price do the sell for in Ireland?
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Post by mandy on May 28, 2006 19:52:25 GMT
I hear their really nice fish, really easy to keep.
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mike
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Post by mike on May 28, 2006 23:30:45 GMT
What kinda price do the sell for in Ireland? Not very expensive, 4-5 pounds for young fish. |
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twylyghtz
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Post by twylyghtz on May 29, 2006 9:34:47 GMT
When buying Blue Acaras be very careful. A lot of LFS will mislable them and what you will get are Green Terrors. GT's are beautiful but, not very nice.
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Post by kelly on May 29, 2006 16:26:30 GMT
I have heard blue acaras are nasty fish when they get older.
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twylyghtz
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Post by twylyghtz on May 29, 2006 17:35:44 GMT
kelly, I know for a fact that GT get nasty with age. I 'm not sure aobut the BA but, it stands to reason that they would/could.
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Post by fnesr on May 30, 2006 7:10:39 GMT
They are fairly hardy and don't grow excessively large. That's fully true and pretty common, they can look similar as juvi's so some LFS'S mistake what they have and the two species can also be hybridized and BA x GT can be hard to pick when small. Acara's like many others can be aggressive when kept as a breeding pair and you can get the odd aggressive single specimen but as a whole they are more toward the bottom of the aggression scale when looking at the common New World cich's. They're a pretty cool fish  |
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Post by anthony on Jun 4, 2006 20:45:14 GMT
In my experience Blue Acaras are peaceful cichlids. I have kept them before. The are peaceful towards other cichlids but will eat Tetras and Mollys. They are well able to hold there own and can live in very dirty conditions.
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Post by karen on Jun 5, 2006 9:03:09 GMT
Well i ordered some blue acaras, so i should have them soon so i'll see how they go.
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twylyghtz
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Post by twylyghtz on Jun 5, 2006 9:09:48 GMT
You know we expect pix of those new water kids once you have them settled in??? lol
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Post by karen on Jun 5, 2006 14:47:11 GMT
Lol no problem  |
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Post by kelly on Jun 6, 2006 20:55:07 GMT
Cant wait |
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Post by anthony on Jun 11, 2006 9:50:49 GMT
What do you intend keeping with them Karen.
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