View Full Version : BOULENGERELLA LUCIA
channarox
10-19-2008, 4:08 AM
anyone have info on these guys?
growth rate,maz size etc.
the lfs brought in some and im thinking of getting one.
however,if its a slow growing fish im not going to get one because it costs a pretty penny and i dont want it outgrown and eaten.
it looks exactly like this:
reddragon343
10-19-2008, 8:50 AM
man...no help here. looks like nothing i've ever seen....damn....
killerfish
10-19-2008, 12:32 PM
Very little info is avalible on that specis of Boulengerella
Bump for info on a rare fish
channarox
10-19-2008, 4:22 PM
any info at all?
max size?
i cant find any info on fishbase.
and the aquarium wiki states them as the same fish as cuvieri.
and i can see why from the tail.
killerfish
10-19-2008, 9:09 PM
Still looking only the Spotted and Striped pike characin are popular the other Boulengerella are pretty hard to find
Z Trip
10-19-2008, 9:30 PM
Still looking only the Spotted and Striped pike characin are popular the other Boulengerella are pretty hard to find
Yeah, I here that. Ain't knowbody around here carry them.
channarox
10-20-2008, 3:18 AM
Still looking only the Spotted and Striped pike characin are popular the other Boulengerella are pretty hard to find
lucky me.
i got the last one from the lfs just.:naughty:
apparently,lucia is just a synonym for cuvieri.
meaning that it could turn out to be cuvieri.:naughty::naughty::naughty:
i think there are three species,cuvieri,xyrekes and lucius,which look pretty much like each other.
and cuvieri is the one with the spot at the base of the caudal fin.
which this gut that i bought has.
however,im not sure if this is the permanent color or if it will start changing later on.
i just have to grow it up i guess.
channarox
10-20-2008, 5:52 AM
apparently....
its actually a ctenolucius beani. :D
channarox
10-22-2008, 4:53 PM
well....
its dead.
refused to eat anything.
lost more than half my savings... :cry::cry::cry:
chonhzilla
10-22-2008, 4:55 PM
well....
its dead.
refused to eat anything.
lost more than half my savings... :cry::cry::cry:
aw man that sucks.
channarox
10-22-2008, 4:57 PM
aw man that sucks.
yea really does.
and seichi's pics made me like him even more.:irked:
and he was the last one in the shop.:cry:
killerfish
10-22-2008, 5:20 PM
Bummer it couldn't of died because it wouldn't eat it had only been what 2 days ? must have been somethin else check your water params also check and see if your LFS has a warrintey on there fish
channarox
10-23-2008, 2:56 AM
Bummer it couldn't of died because it wouldn't eat it had only been what 2 days ? must have been somethin else check your water params also check and see if your LFS has a warrintey on there fish
dont think its the water.
they arent very delicate and even my baby pbass are fine.
every other fish is fine and the tests showed that the water was fine.
and no,they dont have warranty. :irked:
Tigriuns™
10-23-2008, 10:08 AM
fish can go hungry for a week also will not die. 100% is your water. Your Pbs is ok as it is consider very hardy type. Also it is used to your current water condition. I saw it that day got 2...also my 1st time seen it. rare i guess....there is also 1 more type new fish that...
channarox
10-23-2008, 6:49 PM
fish can go hungry for a week also will not die. 100% is your water. Your Pbs is ok as it is consider very hardy type. Also it is used to your current water condition. I saw it that day got 2...also my 1st time seen it. rare i guess....there is also 1 more type new fish that...
i know they can.
maybe it was the stress from the shipping and moving and such.
pike characins are known to not sip well.
baby pbass are not hardy at all by any means.
and definitely not as hardy as a pike characin.
Tigriuns™
10-23-2008, 8:39 PM
well too bad if you still want to think that way...
1 thing for sure they dun die easily if they dun eat for a few days.
You know why I say it is the water...cos it like you put in the new fish and it try to live
in the new tank water, and it try it best but still cant so die...or your Pbs bully it.
channarox
10-24-2008, 7:10 AM
well too bad if you still want to think that way...
1 thing for sure they dun die easily if they dun eat for a few days.
You know why I say it is the water...cos it like you put in the new fish and it try to live
in the new tank water, and it try it best but still cant so die...or your Pbs bully it.
i know that it could be because it couldnt adapt to the water.
but thats why i acclimatise fish before adding them.
and the pbass couldnt have killed it because they were on another side of the divider.