calvus vs hair grass

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Desi

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umm.. i dont get it; are the hair grass and calvus competing to see who can do the most boring trick? hehe

i've been thinking about putting calvus in my tank; they are african right? What do you have setup with your calvus in that tank?
 

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Nice pic.

I was in the a great petstore the other day, Fintastic in Charlotte, and they had those fish for like $30 a piece and they were all still relatively small. How big to they get?

Andrew
 

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DepthC- Ive yet to run across a LFS that keep calvus. However I went to my LFS last night to see what price she can get on them for me and it was $42 for a 2in fish! Dont know why retailers would be selling them so high, as I have seen online retailers sell for $5-6.

Really ticked me off. I didnt think they would be that expensive. Im gonna have to break down and spend a small fortune for some where ever I go looks like.

Hey steve, go on. You know you want too...:D
(plus Id like to see it)
 

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DepthC- Ive yet to run across a LFS that keep calvus. However I went to my LFS last night to see what price she can get on them for me and it was $42 for a 2in fish! Dont know why retailers would be selling them so high, as I have seen online retailers sell for $5-6.
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I got my calvus at my LFS.....one time deal. Havn't seen them before or since. I got them 1-2" at $25-30 each. With online it may be cheaper....not including the shipping yet ;). You may even be better off going online, getting a proven pair ($60+) on aquabid and then selling the fry to the LFS :p
 

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that calvus at 3/4" was $7.00 at my LFS. the compressiceps i got at 2.5" was $35.00(he lost a fight with my pseudo R.I.P).nice looking fish if they have more i have room for two.
Edit: as long as i have your permission.its photoshop tonight.
 

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PHOTOSHOP! PHOTOSHOP! PHOTOSHOP!
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Actualy I belive it was at bluechipaquatics a few months back they were offering a trio(calvus, chitika white!) 1M2F at 4-5in each for only $65. I was ready to jump all over that, but the boss couldnt see spending $65 for only three fish. Try as I might I just couldnt do it. We'll see what she thinks when 6 2in fish end up over 80 bucks. :D
Im getting antsy just thinking about it. I've wanted and looked and drove and called from hell to georgia and back again and just cant find any that I can get without having to havfe them shiped. Heh, Im ready to shell out the dough for them, just a matter of convincing my wife that shes ready too.

On a sidenote steve, how is the calvus getting along with the plants, other than the occasional hairgrass attack? Is it mainly the small ones that are getting uprooted?
 

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