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    in General Reefkeeping_

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    NO wild caught fishes are parasites free!! It ain't matter how well fishes are conditioned, if the water parameters in our tanks doesn't meet minimum requirements of marine life, it's of NO use buying them from super renowned LFS.. In addition, by conditioning these fishes enables sellers to fetch steep profits? We have to be REALISTIC! I've started reefing since Ocean Planet & Reborn days. They don't need high profits to generate good sales, it's the true & genuine sellers that keeps reefing alive.

    Main topic aside. I agree that no wild caught fishes are parasites free but purchasing from shop that takes good care of their livestock such as quarantining and acclimitizing it before hand reduces most if not some of the parasites. This will at least gives the fish a fighting chance as it allows the immune system of the fish to slowly recover as all fishes that arrives at LFS suffer from long flight journey, are stressed up and thus their immune system will be at the lowest. With proper acclimitation, the fish will not be further stressed upon in its new environment and thus will have a higher chance to feed. A feeding fish usually is a thriving fish. Comparing to a shop that do not acclimitize or handle their fishes properly and adding them into tank with poor water quality exposing them to more alien parasites I believe I will pay slightly more for better quality fishes. I may end up with a fish that thrives for years compared to having a multiple that will just waste away should I get them from LFSes that do not condition their livestocks.

    I believe this is especially true for touchy fishes eg. Achilles Tang where i witness on many occasions reefers will paying alot more for a established and feeding fish compared to rushing down LFSes to chance upon a newly arrvied. If you speak to reefers enough, you will know that there are certain LFSes "specialise" in such finicky fishes such as Regal angels, Achilles Tang, Moorish Idols and the hit rate of getting a healthy and thriving fish with them is rather high.

    Additional point to note is that getting a fish from LFS with improper husbandary may end up with one biggest regret as the new livestock may bring along foreign parasites with it and you end up infecting your whole tank and killing all your established and precious fishes in a short time frame. The name would be very familiar to most reefers , "Marine Velvet".

    Thus I believe in terms of pricings, its always a willing buyer, willing seller and I am one who is abit more KIASU and will fork more to get a healthy livestock at a LFS with better husbandary not renowed as some renowed LFS have pretty poor husbandary. To know how good is the husbandary, you just need to look at how the lfs personnels handle the livestock when new shipment arrives.

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    WEEKLY SHIPMENT UPDATES - 26 Nov to 2 Dec 2012

    in Weekly LFS Stocks Report / LFS Info Centre

    Posted

    Egypt /Caribbean livestock just arrived at Fish Channel as follows :

    Queen angel (Holacanthus ciliaris) 6-12cm

    French angel (Pomacanthus paru Caribbean) 8-10cm

    Royal Gramma (Gramma loreto) 5-6cm

    Passer/King angel (Holacanthus passer) 6-10cm

    Garibaldi damsel ( Hypsypops rubicunda) SM (juv)5-6cm

    Others:

    Purple moon/yellow blotch angel (Pomacanthus maculosus Eygpt) 10cm

    Red sea raccoon butterflyfish (Chaetodon fasciatus Eygpt) 6-9cm

    Purple Tang (Zebrasoma xanthurum Eygpt) XL

    Blue stripe angel (Chaetodontoplus septentrionis Taiwan) 6-8cm

    Maze angel ( Chaetodontoplus cephalareticulatus) 7-8cm, 13-14cm (RARE!)

    The royal gramma at fish channel are in amazing conditions with excellent finnage & colouration. Interested party, pls head down.

    WTS: Skimmer and fish

    in Sell off/Pasar Malam Shop

    Posted

    Have the below item for sale

    1)H&S 150-F2000- $150, in working condition and was running for my tank before I change a new skimmer today (should be this model - rated up to 800L)

    2)Picasso Clown- $100, selling the smaller one (2inches) in the picture, raised it from a tiny fellow

    Please sms me @ 9139 1438 to deal and collection at Potong Pasir. Thanks!

    PS: I have added photos for the above mentioned item. WYSIWYG

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    My life

    in Members Tank & Specs

    Posted

    Awesome ! Guess it must be one of your dream fish to know the fish haha !

    Bingo but actually I was looking for the opercularis instead although theres not much different between the 2 fishes.

    Mind pm me where you bought this fish from?

    BB Reef tank

    in Members Tank & Specs

    Posted

    Bro, can advise how to successfully pair up helfrichi? Thanks.

    It just takes abit of patience actually. During shipment when all the helfrich are placed together, spent about abt 45mins to 1 hr to observe the fishes behavior. Usually the possible pair or the ones that are comfy with with each other will stick together and just grab those 2 and you will have a higher chance of getting 2 that is tolerant of each other. Its not a fool proof method because I have 2 that kill each other before but you just have a greater chance.

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