arafura file snakes.

[Magpie]

Yeah, pretty much any fish are all right. Don't know if they will take dead fish, I think they may have to be alive but that's about the only condition.

[africancichlidau]

If anyone is after feeders I currently have for sale a breeding colony of Tropheus Moori Brabant for a mere 2.5 grand or if you think thats too much like caviar then I have Blue neon head colony for 500 or Yellow labs at 300 so take ya pick guys

[Morelia_man]

i will take ten of each.

junglesrus how much you paying for two fileys and where abouts do you live, what are you keeping them in

[junglesrus]

I live in the St. george area of Sydney.
The tank is 5ft L x 2ft W x 20inches H around 470 litres.

I was advised yesterday not to run any substrate on the tank floor that is sharp or has edges as they do cutting themselves in which infection sets in quick.
Also to do weeky half tank water changes as priorly posted.

Ph levels to be kept around 6.5 to 7

And as stange as it sounds to me they are escape artists.

[junglesrus]

Well I picked them up yesterday.
Ended up getting 4 for $200 each captive breed.

So far the basic set up is drift would x 3 twisted branches,2 x 300 watt water heaters ,filter pump with not much current.

In 470 litre tank i am still adding what would be a total of 1 kilo of salt.

Have large lilis coming in friday and a few other plants.

The are awesome to watch.

Darin,
Any chance of taking a few pics of the tank set-up and snakes?
Also what is the kilo of salt for?

[Gregory]

Seeing as how the African fella brought up the subject of fish (sort of). Does anyone want to buy any Bristle Nose Catfish? Got heaps of them at the moment.The breeding pair just keep having batch after batch of the little buggers.

[junglesrus]

Hi John,
the kilo of salt is to make the water Brackish.
i placed some feeder gold fish in last night,buy this morning they had eaten 6.

the 3 males are around 40cm and the 2 females around 60cm.

Regards

Darin

[Morelia_man]

jungle, do you buy all of your own goldfish??
or breed them??

[junglesrus]

I buy them at Strickly Aquariums.
The have feeder gold fish at 15 for $10.
These fish are health they have blemishes such as not the right colour, or fins that have been bitten,just cosmedic things that they don't think the public will buy.

I find that easier than the cost of breeding or maintaining another aquarium.

[python_guy44]

Yes alex count me in for the letter to npws
file snakes are mad

[africancichlidau]

Hey Gregory, how did you go flogging your Ancistrus? I just sold my whole colony yesterday