The carpintis complex.

[dogofwar]

Next time there is a "new" carpintis (at least in name) on the market, perhaps they will supplant festae as the cool thing to keep and people will get excited about them again

Matt

I see. I've been looking around and I haven't seen any Vontehillos for sale for quite some time... have they just stopped using the name? I haven't seen Escondido's for sale (from reputable sources anyway) either though.

Do you have a hunch yourself Matt? You seem fairly versed on the topic...

 

[aclockworkorange]

Sent from my iPhone using MonsterAquariaNetwork app

 

[Jimmy Side eye]

Heres a pic of my old Carpinte ' Laguna Chairel' He was a whopping 10.5"!!!!!!!!

 

[freebyrd]

I really like carpintis I have kept a few trying to keep them in community setting with more aggressive fish and it didnt work out I'll dedicate a tank to them one day beautiful fish

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using MonsterAquariaNetwork App

 

[Azedenkae]

Heres a pic of my old Carpinte ' Laguna Chairel' He was a whopping 10.5"!!!!!!!!

Maybe it's just me but... that looks like a cyano rather than a carpintis?

 

[xEchOx]

Next time there is a "new" carpintis (at least in name) on the market, perhaps they will supplant festae as the cool thing to keep and people will get excited about them again

Matt

So do we just assume that these fish are wild caught from now on? I don't know about anyone else but this leaves a little left to be desired. I mean, Vontehillos... kind of a big gray area and a lot of questions. From emails and PM's it doesn't seem like anyone really wants to tackle this topic.

 

[xEchOx]

Maybe it's just me but... that looks like a cyano rather than a carpintis?

No, that's definitely a carpintis of some variety.

 

[xEchOx]

Heres a pic of my old Carpinte ' Laguna Chairel' He was a whopping 10.5"!!!!!!!!

Beautiful fish Jimmy, where did you get him?

 

[dogofwar]

Uh, just the opposite - the burden of proof as far as I'm concerned is with demonstrating provenance to the wild. Else every fish in a fish store would be "wild"

For me, anything that comes from Conkel is "a big gray area"

Other people place great faith in his veracity.

You can make up your own mind

Matt

So do we just assume that these fish are wild caught from now on? I don't know about anyone else but this leaves a little left to be desired. I mean, Vontehillos... kind of a big gray area and a lot of questions. From emails and PM's it doesn't seem like anyone really wants to tackle this topic.

 

[Jimmy Side eye]

Beautiful fish Jimmy, where did you get him?

Cheers mate, He came from Don Conkel.