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danumber1stunnar
Joined: 14 Apr 2007
Location: louisiana
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 Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 2:45 pm Post subject: the hunt for the red bulus |
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| anybody here know where to buy petrochromis bulu point fry? |
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geoff_tropheus
Joined: 13 Feb 2003
Location: Pasadena, Texas
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| Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 2:59 pm Post subject: |
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Ask this again in about 2 years.
There's only 3 people I know that have males and females, and only one of them has a colony.
Very difficult to breed, highly agressive.
I'm sorry but most likely you'll not find any.
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danumber1stunnar
Joined: 14 Apr 2007
Location: louisiana
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| Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 4:16 pm Post subject: |
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| yeah i figured that i will order me some wild caughts eventually |
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NorthShore
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Joined: 02 Feb 2006
Location: St Norbert, Canada
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dar
Joined: 16 Mar 2005
Location: Houston
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| Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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| yup , they are consider "rare" right now let alone --- might be put in the endangered species list. |
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geoff_tropheus
Joined: 13 Feb 2003
Location: Pasadena, Texas
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| Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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They can still be had. You got to find a personal diver to go and collect them.
They are solitaire animals and in deep water very expensive to go and collect. This endeavor requires lots of time and lots of patience that most do not have anymore.
Their true locations are a mystery, and highly rumored to be in Tanzanian Wildlife parks that are very protected or in locations that require serious bribe money to travel near or enter.
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tank
Joined: 20 Dec 2002
Location: kentucky
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| Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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I was going to sell some of my fry but my big male went nuts and killed my females  . Now I have to start all over.
If you are interested bluechip will have some more longola petro fry soon  . |
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dar
Joined: 16 Mar 2005
Location: Houston
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| Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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| i wish i could get myhand on some red bulus , but i know a the store that has a colony of them ... it's great and eletrifying just to see them eat and swim. They are so energetic!! their vibrant red color is amazing too. I'm waiting for the fry's but it's going to be a very long wait and a costly one too. |
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geoff_tropheus
Joined: 13 Feb 2003
Location: Pasadena, Texas
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| Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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Tank how are your REd Fins? Still making fry?
Did you actually get your Bulu's to have fry?
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300G Petrochromis Orthognathus Tri-Color & Tropheus Kambwimba
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IrkedCitizen
Joined: 26 Apr 2007
Location: Centennial, Colorado.
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tank
Joined: 20 Dec 2002
Location: kentucky
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| Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 5:08 pm Post subject: |
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| geoff_tropheus wrote: | Tank how are your REd Fins? Still making fry?
Did you actually get your Bulu's to have fry? |
My longola are doing great. And yes they put out plenty of fry.
Yes the Bulu's did spawn and I have fry. But they are not for sale. |
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dar
Joined: 16 Mar 2005
Location: Houston
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| Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 5:08 pm Post subject: |
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| whoa, you got a bulu . You're one of the lucky few |
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geoff_tropheus
Joined: 13 Feb 2003
Location: Pasadena, Texas
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| Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 5:14 pm Post subject: |
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What tank size did you have them in when they spawned?
The colony here in Houston, is in a 240 gallon 8-footer and they hold eggs but have never produced viable fry yet.
Glad to hear more than one person is having luck at getting them to breed.
Did I understand correctly when you said your male went crazy and killed the females? Or were you talking about your Longolas?
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300G Petrochromis Orthognathus Tri-Color & Tropheus Kambwimba
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150G brichardi Ujiji
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flynn
Joined: 19 Dec 2005
Location: Ste-Julienne, Canada
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| Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 5:35 am Post subject: |
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If I may ask this uneducated question... if they spawn but just don't hold to term, and they are so rare, worth so much and are so hard to find... why don't you just strip them after a few days and tumble the eggs ??? 
I know that's what they have to do with some of the Frontosas blue variants...
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geoff_tropheus
Joined: 13 Feb 2003
Location: Pasadena, Texas
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| Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 7:14 am Post subject: |
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My thoughts exactly.
I am not sure why he does what he does, I do know that the person with the Colony is a busy guy, and believe me more than one person has suggested to him that same thing. Not an uneducated statement whatsoever.
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300G Petrochromis Orthognathus Tri-Color & Tropheus Kambwimba
180G Karilani Island Duboisi & Rutunga & Katoto
180G Ikola
150G mpimbwe Red Cheek
150G brichardi Ujiji
115G annectens Kekese |
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