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Posted	paddle fish
20-01-2007 13:34 by Linda Chenapa	Saw 2 of these yesterday, only about 6 to 7 inches, in an aquarium. Guy in the shop said that in a tank they would only grow to 2 foot but in the wild, 10 foot. Don't think that lfs should sell fish that get that large. He said you could put them in a pond. Price was £79 for the pair.
20-01-2007 13:35 by Linda Chenapa	Paddle fish
20-01-2007 14:00 by saz	It looks a nice fish but i agree fish like that dont belong in the home aquarium
20-01-2007 18:36 by Bogwoodbruce	No leave it, if it can get to 10 in the wild it will probably get a bit bigger than 2 foot anyway.
20-01-2007 19:11 by tony	im sure i read up on these years ago and they are very fussy feeders .
20-01-2007 19:27 by paul stevens	What like my pangs... From this.
20-01-2007 19:28 by paul stevens	To this...
20-01-2007 19:29 by jonie	id leave it
20-01-2007 19:33 by Linda Chenapa	we wer'nt going to buy , we think they should'nt be alowed to stock or sell fish like these.
20-01-2007 20:26 by Red hook	like pauls belly before and now lol
20-01-2007 21:25 by jonie	lol red hook
21-01-2007 08:11 by topman	butt ugly or what! looks like my mother in law
21-01-2007 10:18 by Nick G	Hey, were related!!!!! I must have married your mother in law Whats the chances of that happenning!!!!!!!!:o
21-01-2007 15:05 by karl connolly	hi linda what shop was selling the paddle fish.cheers
21-01-2007 16:12 by Linda Chenapa	Flying fish, Maidstone. A249
22-01-2007 08:41 by PaddyD	As a general warning be careful when buying coldwater fish like these. As they many need a Licence to keep them. Paddlefish will require the shop to have a licence to keep them. Regarding the customer - they may be covered by a general licence, or you may have to apply for a licence from Defra - Check it out beforehand. Regarding length -I have never seen a really big one - but 3 foot or so is quite common and they are big fat fish, needing lots of swimming space - they rarely survive for long in captivity as the need cool temps and they are filterfeeders, so they need lots of daphnia and similar food.
22-01-2007 09:03 by Alan	Seriously email practical fishkeeping give them a tip off they might name and shame the shop or at least include in the new imports they do in each mag and highlight the stupidity in keeping such fish. They are challenging to feed because they are filter feeders just imagine the mamount of brine shrimp you would have to feed it.
07-03-2007 15:22 by stevey boy	linda what shops u got ot in kent that u know of that are good for angels fish if u can help

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