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Posted: **Sun Jan 14, 2007 6:47 pm**

I was browsing on a dutch "for sale" site when i bumped into an ad that said: aquarium for sale including 2 L46 4-6 cm. fish also separate for sale.
Well i tought let's give it a bid, so i bid 75 euro's per fish.
Got an e-mail right away: i could pick em up.
Felt kind a strange but went over there.
When i came there a 80 year old woman and her 50 year old son welcomed me and started telling that the fish were of the husband of the woman who died over a year ago, and the woman couldn't take care of the aquarium anymore.
Well getting suspicious here i asked how long the fish allready were in the aquarium, she said: at least 4,5 years.
I was getting exited now and i was asked to catch the fish myself.
Could hardly believe what i caught in this aquarium.
There was a full grown wildcaught couple! male 9cm. and female 8cm.
Sometimes you get lucky......

Posted: **Sun Jan 14, 2007 6:49 pm**

congratz!

wish i would get lucky and find a female soon!

Posted: **Sun Jan 14, 2007 7:42 pm**

That's fantastic news

Well done...

Posted: **Sun Jan 14, 2007 10:39 pm**

Nice find but how do you know they were wild caught?

Posted: **Mon Jan 15, 2007 4:35 am**

This lady told me:they were bought in a shop in holland in 2002 at pinkfinger size, the first spawning in an aquarium here in holland took place in 2004.
So i am completely sure they were wildcaught.

Posted: **Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:29 am**

killer find!!!!

i keep finding zebra plecos but they end up being something else and mislabeled.

Posted: **Sat Jan 20, 2007 9:02 pm**

The male is 6 days in my tank now and is sitting on golden pearls

Posted: **Sat Jan 20, 2007 9:42 pm**

how lucky are you.!!!!!!!! congrats john

Posted: **Sat Jan 20, 2007 11:03 pm**

blimey - PICS!

Posted: **Sun Jan 21, 2007 5:22 am**

smithrc wrote:blimey - PICS!

sorry smithrc, can't do, i've got a ixus v that won't do that job (or i am a fool with cameras

)
all tips on using this camera are welcome (i allready know macro)

Posted: **Sun Jan 21, 2007 10:08 am**

John

Well done and good luck with the eggs

Posted: **Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:29 pm**

I am totally confused now.
Just checked my tank and the male was not in place (his cave was completely empty), he was in another cave on the other side of the tank and scarred on one side.
I found 3 eggs/wigglers (they just hatched) in the tank.
Were those eggs/wigglers his? then this means he spawned with one of my females within 36 hours after introducing him to the tank

Any ideas?

Posted: **Sun Jan 21, 2007 4:43 pm**

John
It may be the males first spawn and he's not sure what ihe should be doing, and still has to learn to look after the eggs properly.

I've had two batches of unfertilized/fungused eggs from the same male and i think he will need another couple of attempts before he hopefully gets it right.

How are the wrigglers doing ?

Posted: **Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:30 pm**

either that or somone has forcibly ejected him from his cave and eated the eggs...

Still It's a good sign that they are happy

Posted: **Wed Jan 24, 2007 6:58 am**

Andrew C wrote:How are the wrigglers doing ?

Only got 1 survivor left at the moment, 2 died