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I’m rather worried about the presence of vittatus and anabas… these are rather destructive and extremely hardy fishes – in fact their presence can spell destruction for other blackwater species, IMHO.
That’s great news. We really need more people to be interested in these frail beauties. My email address is pjsalpha@gmail.com. Would greatly appreciate those pictures.
Durian is currently off-season, you’re safe… for now… 🙂Looking forward to your next visit here, too, Peter! You know what to bring. 😉
In return, you will get durian.Good to hear that, Christian. Perhaps if anyone wants to make a trip to West Malaysia, you can go collecting P.harveyi. Since the destruction a few years back, the population of fishes has shifted towards a more parosphremenus heavy pattern. B.livida and B.hipposideros can be found in very small amounts in the small tributaries feeding into the (now) river heading towards Sungai Besar.
i’ve tried contacting patrick of singapore but he’s really unresponsive. It’s sad that we have to go through the roundabout route to get licorice gouramies.
Hi there Peter, I wonder if you have managed to get an update on the location of P. tweediei from Christian Hinz.
Over here, we’re managed to find P. harveyi in relative abundance after the widening of the shallow creeks that used to be home to B. livida as well. Now, livida is almost nowhere to be seen while the entire length is populated by a (sparse) population of P. harveyi. Nature has a way of recovering if left well alone. The entire stretch of river flanking the road leading from Tanjung Malim to Sungai Besar looks nothing like it did 2 years ago when they cleared the forests nearby and widened/deepened the river. In fact, there is little to show of the devastation that occured 2 years ago.
This bodes well for the species.
Najib has his hands on a pair, which seem to be showing signs of spawning. C.way has his hands full at the moment, having finished his studies and is now hunting for a job. 🙂 anyone has a stay-at-home job for our young paros expert? 🙂Yes, fish like B.channoides, B.taeniata and B. enisae tend to die soon after I dose with MG. I don’t have that problem when i use Mardel Coppersafe and Nifurpirinol in combination.
Hi there Dezz, I’ve found that malachite green doesn’t work well with wild paros and bettas (in my personal experience only). Instead, I found that the combination of nifurpirinol and coppersafe, both at lower doses than suggested, help to eradicate ich and velvet within hours.
Hope this experience helps.
That certainly is good news Peter. How about the supposed change of Alfredi to Nagyi at the previous location we went to a couple of years back? I’ve been getting reports that no alfredi can be found.
Well, over here we’re really blessed by having softwater available from the tap. I know some who collect rainwater and sometimes when it’s dry, we just age the water for a couple of weeks.
It’s easy to add some peat. I can keep them alive for a long time, but i can’t breed them. I think my place is too warm.
