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04-02-2001, 04:17 AM
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| Administrator  Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sunny Southern California
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|  american flagfish anyone know anything about these fish? i heard they're great hair algae eaters. was thinking of getting one. btw..anyone know where i can get one in the Los Angeles area? I called everywhere and nobody has it. thanks. |
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04-02-2001, 04:16 PM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Deepest Darkest Dorset UK
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| Re: american flagfish American flagfish are indeed algae eaters but prefer a temperature of 70f maximum. Description from "The Freshwater Aquarium" by Hans Frey.Densely planted,likes algae and plenty of light,soft sand substrate.Live and dried food,plant matter. 8)
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04-03-2001, 11:31 AM
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| Re: american flagfish IME, the american flagfish is great at keeping the thread algae down... it helped me take control of the algae in my 10g... and now its working on my 6g. another thing i notice is that it reduces the amount of surface scum greatly... the fish tends to skim the surface of the water.. this would allow more light to be penetrated into the water.
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04-03-2001, 12:05 PM
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| Medium Fish Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: southern Ohio
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| Re: american flagfish There are 2 pairs of Florida Flagfish up for bid on Aquabid.com right now!!
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04-03-2001, 12:23 PM
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| Re: american flagfish thanks. looked on aquabid. it's going for 6 dollars rite now. but that's for four fishes. alot more than i was thinking. and shipping is a grip. but maybe. hehe. if i can't find any today or next...thanks! segadojo, how many flagfish do you have? i was thinking of getting some for my 29gallon. also, i read that they can eat some plants. i'm more concerned about my glossostigmas. do they eat those? |
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04-03-2001, 05:59 PM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Oct 2002
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| Re: american flagfish In Aquarium Atlas it says "about 68 f" for temp but for breeding in a densly planted tank, 72 to 77 f, so I suppose a higher temp isnt too bad?
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04-05-2001, 12:01 PM
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| Little Fish Join Date: Oct 2002
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| Re: american flagfish I only have one flagfish.. i would get one more, but i have a small tank.. and the flagfish is meant just for maintenance. Be aware a the pair may get aggressive if they choose to spawn. it seems that the temperament, and whether or not it tears up the plants tends to vary from fish to fish. I've kept one that is very aggressive toward my fishes and nibbled on my polysperma, but the current one is quite timid and I haven't witnessed her nibbling on any of my plants.
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