Welcome to the ever growing group of tank bred Granny owners.I would have seen it first when he/she was little more than 3cm long, and it was cute then,it will just get more handsome as he/she grows. My own fish,which was one of the first to be released by the breeder,is well settled in now, and the...

Hi RichardB, I have been browsing through this thread and have read your earlier input about Lisamadorus Oncinus. I hadn't realised Gavin was interested in breeding them,but guess who has them on their stocklist at the moment.I declined to order any as they were labelled as"Customers risk"...

Hi all, I don't know what kind of success has been had by anyone looking to get the papers on this work,but they can be ordered now.Anyone interested should visit http://www.stevensimpsonbooks.com from where these papers can be ordered.Cost is £8.65 +P&P. For those who don't know of this shop it...

Hi Lee and all, I have in my own hamfisted way been trying to get more info over the internet.I found very little more,but to re-iterate what Lee says, that there is very little likelihood they will release a PDF soon.What is more, I understand that if anyone who has a copy, releases it on the inter...

Hi, I`m really not up to speed yet with the Syno revision,but could this be the Sp"Goldeneye"?If it is, then it is a Cuckoo spawner,and at a very good price.That also maxes out at about 3"S.L.and has finnage colours like the "Multiops" or whatever the name now is. Help me ou...

Thankyou for taking the time and trouble sending the copy to me Heok Hee,it really is appreciated.

Many thanks,

Grahams

Hi Silurus

Any chance of fitting me in to.It would be hugely appreciated

Many Thanks

I also use the book recommended by Racoll and rate it as good value.Another book I like is Handbook Of Fish Diseases
by Dieter Untergasser,I found my copy on Amazon and it wasn`t expensive.It`s a little old now but still worth having in your collection.

L 016 perhaps ?

Hi Deb, Looking at the photographs it is difficult to be sure of what the problem is,but as the range of medication you have tried hasn`t cleared it,I am wondering if the problem is viral,in which case you could be wasting your money treating the fish at all.The cocktail of medication he has been ge...

Your point about setting up a rogues gallery Richard had quite an airing back in August when Lee Finley started a thread about Syno Hybrids that had recieved some coverage in Aqualog News.Sid made the suggestion of including hybrids photographs on P.C. back then, but nothing further has happened.I a...

I agree with Sid on this,forget Ctenochromis for the reasons he has given,although in the lake they are probably the most common host along with Simochromis.The most successful breeder I know used Cyrtacara Moorii (Blue Dolphin)which is a far more peaceful option,and if the tank is big enough can be...

Would you believe it?I know David the manager very well and was talking to him only yesterday at M.A. Harlestone Heath.He is splitting his time between sorting things there and managing Wheatley.To add salt to the very sore wounds ,my son was in the Wheatley store last Saturday and never said a word...

Wow how lucky can you get?I have been trying to get Robertsi for months.Please tell me the supplier has more and who he is. Seriously, I really hope you have success with them,and it gives me some hope that I might be able to get some one day. Those big eyes make them look so cute. Am I allowed to b...

Hi Richard,

Sorry mate,missed that one.Just wanted to make sure the point was covered.
Regards
Graham

Hi Richard, Just a point on the price of the Granulosus.I think we need to be a little careful with the price as we are not certain if the price from the breeder will stay the same.It is of course dependant on supply and demand and the reaction they receive from the trade.I have no commercial intere...

To clear up a few points with regards to certain postings mentioned above,and the authenticity of the fish.I would like to point out one or two things that may have been missed,but were mentioned by me in earlier postings. a)I stated in my posting elsewhere (11-8-06)I first saw these babies at a siz...

Hi Richard,my baby Granny is the same size and from the same spawn,it is probably down to my estimation of their size being a slight over estimation, but when yours and mine were seen together, they are just about identical.When Chris and I first saw them they would have been 1"-1.5"was my...

Hi Marc, I was just browsing and came across your questions. I have 2 of them and have found them to be very good, but they do have one problem that they have had since they were first introduced and that is the plastic pins that fit on the sides of the canister are too weak.This has been a recuurin...

Hi Lee,regarding your post ,yes we did have permission.Frank actually provided 6 jpegs at the URL in my posting ,specifically for us to download.The Aqualog free unprintable copy of the article can of course be read by anyone.All Frank asked,as I stated in the posting was that he be credited for the...

Oh dear, if it means so much to you to claim your the first to spawn Granulosus then so be it.I know the truth which I gave some time ago,and it would appear you are now effectively calling me a liar.The truth is how I have given it and I couldn`t care less if you believe it or not.I saw the young f...

I know certain members of the forum refused to accept when I posted earlier that "Grannys" had actually been bred in an aquarium,even stating I had been the subject of a hoax.Believe me it was certainly not a hoax, I now have one of the products of that spawn swimming around in one of my a...

At the beginning of this subject Lee Finley made reference to an article in Aqualog News regarding the coverage of hybrids in this journal.Lee asked if anyone new frank Schafer to ask his permission to perhaps use the photographs, on this website, as a warning against hybrid `Syno`s and to illustrat...

Hi Richard,I can give you the name and address of the dealer but will post it in your private message file.Thanks for the info on the Anaspidoglanis that is very reassuring.I have had the species before but never with Synos`.I am always very careful with medication and don`t ever remember having to ...

Hi Richard, If you don`t feel the fish are right you have done exactly the right thing.Just follow your insticnts.Did the dealer give any idea how long he has had the fish?Clearly from your descrition the male was the older fish as Females are usually slightly larger than males, and it sounds as if ...

I do agree with most points you have made.I prefer my fish as how they are in nature, but each is entitled to their opinion."Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"the saying goes.The difficulties I have with line/inbreeding is in the long term the fish become weaker and the bad characterist...

Thankyou for your response caught1,I agree with your sentiments completely.Who knows what goes on in peoples fish houses around the world.Just because something hasn`t been recorded in print doesn`t mean it hasn`t happened.I, and my colleague who was with me, remain convinced that what we have seen ...

I really don`t understand what is the issue here.I agree with almost 100% of what you have said and the others who have posted their views, and have said as much in earlier postings, but I am entitled to my opinion that line breeding can be just as bad, and I use the various strains of goldfish as a...

Hi Mats, I think we are all saying very much the same thing really,why do we need to interfere with nature,It is rare to find a hybrid that is more beautiful than the ones that were created by nature. My reasoning for saying that I view line breeding as the same thing is that it is still human inter...

The point you have just made Sid is a very good one.I have seen it happen quite regularly with C Frontosa and around this area it has become known as Frontosa Float.I suppose its` like a bad case of indegestion for fish.It`s usually wise I think,if you are going to feed Koi pellets or sticks to pre-...