My Parrot & Odd-Ball Set-Up - Page 3

kennye86 · #21 08-19-2008, 01:02 PM

Well Said Peter... I agree 100%...

Milnerhome · #22 08-19-2008, 01:16 PM

Hi
I am glad you have made your opinion

Yes I hardly come on this forum as I mainly go on Cichlid forums and I keep wild Apistogramma and the like.
I also enjoy the Wild beauty of fish.
Please say what you mean about comparing my water to his water?
I have 14 tanks at the moment and am in the middle of building a fishroom which will hold about 55 tanks and I will be breeding wild discus, altum angels, L134 plec, Rare Dwarfs, corys, tetras, rasboras and catfish.
So if you want to question my ability there you go. I can understand why you ask though. I also keep Apistogramma Inridae which require a ph of 4.5.

Arn't you glad I said my mind rather than just say 'nice tank mate'

George

Fry Lover · #23 08-19-2008, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Milnerhome

Hi
I am going to be honest and speak my mind.
I just wondered how you can like such a fish which should not even be on this earth!

Parrotfish look horrible they are man made hybrids and not good for the hobby.
It seems you like hybrids rather a lot
Just imagine.... the fish's organs will be all mixed up and look at its body it looks like a crude operation!

I know people are going to come down on me like a tonne of bricks but I am afraid to say in my eyes I can not call you a true hobbiest especially when you are breeding hybrids.

Is no one on this forum bothered about the natural beauty of fish???

Its a shame if you promote this side of fishkeeping!

George

LOL Milner's back in town. Of course you are free to speak your mind, and i really dont mind! Love promoting this side of fish keeping, might go on a little promoting mission this week, got a few days off work

Fry Lover · #24 08-19-2008, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by kennye86

Loving the DAT!!!

Cheers it's a corker isn't it

PeterMC · #25 08-19-2008, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Milnerhome

Hi
I have 14 tanks at the moment and am in the middle of building a fishroom which will hold about 55 tanks and I will be breeding wild discus, altum angels, L134 plec, Rare Dwarfs, corys, tetras, rasboras and catfish.

George

George any pic's to share of these 14 tanks? I'd love to see them!

You mean you'll be "hoping to breed" the above. Your over confidence is about as endearing as your posts lol

Seriously, no bad blood mate. I want you to post more on here, sounds like you got some nice fish and some cool plans

But try more to discuss and debate and less to slag off and put down etc.

We're all mates on here, yeah we disagree a lot, but all about sharing knowledge and educating each other ok George

Milnerhome · #26 08-19-2008, 02:37 PM

Hi
Yeah I will get some pics up of them.
Also breed Betta edithae which is a wild mouthbrooding species of betta. The male spat out 90 fry yesterday.
I breed all the Fish I keep which is an aim I set myself.

I breed cardinals, black neons and Rummy noses, also breed a few killifish.
I have a dwarf called Nannacara adoteka, 25 of those and they retail at a outstanding price, really rare in the hobby.
Basically it is fair to say I breed a fair few fish

I have a problem with man-made hybrids I am sure you can understand why??

That is why I prefer wild caught fish in my tanks and nearly all my fish are wild caught or F1 or F2.

George

Milnerhome · #27 08-19-2008, 02:39 PM

Hi
Yeah, mainly breed rare Dwarf Cichlids, things like......

Congochromis Sabinae
Apistogramma inridae
Apistogramma bitaeniata
Pelvicachromis taeniatus 'bipindi'
And many more

George

grandad · #28 08-19-2008, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Fry Lover

Here is some clips taken tonight of my Rainbow's.

As usual the Parrots try to take all the attention!

The last clip shows the tank in full, it's a 5x2x2

getting back to frylovers thread , dont know anything at all about parrotfish ,but studied all your videos ,and every thing in your tanks looks extremely happy, and healthy to me .( dont think they look ugly either unusual yes, ugly , dont think so .

Fry Lover · #29 08-19-2008, 06:20 PM

Thanks Grandad

In fact, to be fair (in reference to Mil) there is a fair few Parrot hater's out there.

But they are full of character and i love them.

I know there are wider issues regarding hybrids etc, i just choose to ignore those issues, maybe one day i'll take a bigger / more vested interest in those issues, but until that time, i just gonna enjoy me fish like!

....and try and reduce my carbon foot-print... hybrid fish can wait!

Robert.Pope · #30 08-19-2008, 07:08 PM

Im not a lover of the old parrot fish. and i cant see myself ever keeping one.yet i woul;d not condem anyone who likes them for what they are.

Neither do I see the need to remove fish from the wild all the time. the F1's,2's and so forth. im sure they sell for a higher price to the breeder/dealer.