An Old Blue Eye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NeoCult · Post by **NeoCult** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 1:33 am

is there a few of these for sale? after everyone else is finished id maybe be interested in a couple

nesolb · Post by **nesolb** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 12:58 pm

Yes we were.

How are your Zebby's? Did you manage to sell those two we were talking about?

Damian

AndyAps.com · Post by **AndyAps.com** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 1:06 pm

hi damian
no i didnt end up selling them, i am gonna try concentrating my efforst on breeding them when i get back of my holidays
im off to the LFS soon to try and see the blue eyes.
see you soon

nesolb · Post by **nesolb** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 1:16 pm

Nevermind, more zebby's for you.

Let us know how you get on at the lfs. I'm keen to see a blue eye in person so I wouldn't mind visiting it myself.

Cheers
Damian

AndyAps.com · Post by **AndyAps.com** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 8:22 pm

hi all
sorry it took so long everyone but these are the best pics i could get.
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pic 1 of old blue eye.

AndyAps.com · Post by **AndyAps.com** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 8:26 pm

oops sorry
here are pics 2 3 and 4

whats everyone think????
any ideas rob??
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NeoCult · Post by **NeoCult** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 8:28 pm

im not sure

but im seeing golden nugget plecs

and a nice L134 also..

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 8:34 pm

Hi ANdy

Not too sure , but I would say these are the fish currently being imported as Blue eyed pink panaque.

Unfortunately I'm pretty sure it's not the BLue Eyed Panaque. The overall body colour seems alittle too brown.

Are the eyes actually a blue colour, or more brown.

Rob

AndyAps.com · Post by **AndyAps.com** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 8:35 pm

yeah neo there are lots of golden nugget plecs in the same tank but which fish are you refering to as L134?

NeoCult · Post by **NeoCult** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 8:37 pm

in your last pic, the fish to the right of the heater on the back glass of the tank

AndyAps.com · Post by **AndyAps.com** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 8:39 pm

hi rob,
the eye is a bluey colour but i agree about the overall brown colour.
they are on sale at £40 as blue eyed cochliodon.
maybe i will go buy buy 1 for the sake of it so i can get some decent pics
there are 4 for sale which would be a total of £160 to buy. i could always buy all four and get a positive id after.
How much are the pink ones your talkin about retailing at?

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 10:07 pm

HI ANdy

I think they are retailing at about £35 - £40 so it sounds about right. I am confused however, as they ones I am talking about tend to have slightly brwon eyes.

I'll have a look through the Planet catfish catelog, and get back to you.

cheers
rob

Tom2600 · Post by **Tom2600** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 1:34 am

Hi

Not sure about the possible blue-eye as pics too blurred.

Which shop is this, I am heading near to Sheffield this Thurs and can pop in to try and ID them for you.

Cheers

Tom

Tom2600 · Post by **Tom2600** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 12:58 am

I visited Viscum today and sure enough there was this blue eyed plec in question. The chap I asked said the fish was a blue eyed cochliodon (as was marked on the tank) but to me the fish looked too brown? Its only 3" in length, do these fish go darker as they get larger/older?

I could only see one of these fish today so has Andy taken the plunge?

The L134 is a lovely fish, I was very tempted apart from it is £30!

Tom

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 1:40 am

Hi Tom,

The one that I saw years ago was indeed more of a deep golden brown colour than black. Apparently their colours can vary between brown to an almost inky black, perhaps this is some sort of regional variation. Was the body shape that of a panaque?

Adam

An Old Blue Eye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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