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Jim Powers
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More Walmart hillstreams.

Post by Jim Powers » Thu May 10, 2007 3:10 pm

I stopped into a Walmart today and, to my surprise found two small (1" and 1.25") Pseudogastromyzon fangi. They looked healthy and were grazing on algae in the tank. When I talked to the fish dept. guy, I was surprised to find out that they had these fish since February and I had been in the store several times since then and hadn't noticed. I am going to be putting them in the Q tank for an extended period and will probably give them a round of Maracyn 2 before they go into my Sewellia tank.
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Post by Graeme Robson » Thu May 10, 2007 4:00 pm

Congratulation Jim! You'll love these chaps! :wink: Mine are always visible.
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Post by Mad Duff » Thu May 10, 2007 5:30 pm

Congrats Jim, I think I know whats next on my shopping list after the Sewelia's :)
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Post by Jim Powers » Thu May 10, 2007 5:43 pm

You know, now that I have these guys home in better light, I'm not exactly sure what they are. :oops:
They may, in fact be chenis. The markings are kind of intermediate between chenis and fangi, so I need to get a good look at the dorsal fin.
The problem is that they are small and the lighting at Walmart wasn't the best so I will have to let them color up and check out the dorsal to be sure. :?
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Post by Jim Powers » Sun May 13, 2007 9:15 pm

One of the Walmart hillstreams unfortunately died, but the other, larger one is doing very well. I have finally gotten a look at the dorsal fin, and it is definately not a fangi. :(
However, the markings are very different than any cheni I have ever seen. Upon measuring according to the info in the species index, it appears that this fish could very well be a P. myersi. :)
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Post by Martin Thoene » Sun May 13, 2007 9:28 pm

So....good and bad news then :?

I wish my local Wally would come up with something interesting.

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Post by Jim Powers » Sun May 13, 2007 9:32 pm

Yes, I would say good news and bad news.
I think, for the most part, finding hillstreams at Walmart in the future may be more difficult. I was under the assumption (having been told by a guy in the Walmart pet dept.) that some Walmarts would be getting hillstreams as "Fish of the Month" in May. However, all the ones I have visited have "blue lobsters" as FOTM. :(
I think Feb. was hillstream month and all I was able to get were the survivors.
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