OK, what are you bringing in JUNE

[George]

This is our last auction for awhile and I have a few things to let go. I have three tanks that you would call 30 breeders. They are a great size and are actually about 33 gallons. One has a really nice homemade top. They are all drilled. Yes there are holes in them but they all hold water otherwise. I used the holes to set up a small system. I am wondering if I should patch the holes (this is a very easy thing to do but scares some people) or would my fellow club members like to experiment with drilled tanks. A little feed back would be good. I am thinking of patching them up because I have lots of silicone and glass patches. What do you think potential bidders? Want to experiment?

George

PS. I sold one last time like them an it was patched. I was still using these.

[Andrew]

Sell them open but include instructions on patching.

[davidhusker]

I think if you're not going to include any bulkhead sort of thing it might be better to seal the tanks. But the truth is, when people see a tank with a sealed hole in it, they're going to be weary of it's strength and ability to hold water, which will then take value out of it. So it's a catch 22. Personally, I'd say seal 2 and leave 1, or seal 1 and leave 2. I would rather have it sealed, and others probably would too, since a majority on here do not run central systems. I am over-stocked tank wise, so you may not classify me as a bidder though... but hey, you never know.

[davidhusker]

I will be bringing a sub-adult 2.5" Pseudotropheus sp. "Elongatus Ruarwe" MALE
AKA Elongatus Jewel Spot
Great fish for a Mbuna tank. I was going to start one, but went another direction.
stock photo
http://www.livefishdirect.com/images/fish/thumbs/pse-elongatusspot-hai2-800_final.jpg

[Tony]

Sell them open but include instructions on patching.

^^^^^^^ +1

I would say don't patch the tank, but if you have the glass, include a piece in the tank to patch if the buyer so pleases. I think everyone here has at least a half tube of silicone laying around the house and installing the glass patch certainly is not rocket science.

At least that's the way I'd like it if I were to get one... which I would probably bid on if the price was right. It's a great tank size that you don't see all too often. :)

[mrkillie]

I got some drilled tanks from That Fish Place several years ago at their tent sale. I have sealed mine with a bulkhead fitting and a plug-that way I can remove the plug if I want to use the hole again.

Joel

[Charlutz]

George, I won this tank at the last auction and have no space for it, so I was going to put it back in this month's auction.

[Tony]

What is the height on these tanks again? 36" x 18" x 12"?

hmmmmmmm............ ;)

[jrpatter]

Patch, I wont be there but patch anyway, it gives buyers the most options.

John

[chris_todd]

George, if you *don't* patch them, I'll bid on at least one (assuming they're not super scratched up). Like Tony said, it's a neat size you don't see that often, and I'd prefer drilled tanks for the fish room I'll eventually setup.

Question: are they single drilled, or double drilled? Holes in the bottom or on the back?

[George]

Sell them open but include instructions on patching.

If you were at our meetings you would know most, if not all our members do not need instructions.

OK, they aren't just drilled, the fittings are already there. That was why I suggested someone could play with these tanks as a sort of system. They are scratched up as much as a tank can be scratched up. They all spent decades in a wholesalers business. There is a fitting in the bottom and one in the side. One only has the hole in the bottom I think.

Anyone still want Altifrons? How about red shoulder Severum? BIG Archocentrus centrarcus? I probably spelled them all wrong.

George

[longstocking]

Not sure what to bring.... any requests for the auction?

But I will be bringing BOXES of fish from the DAVE order :)

[Spine]

You mean the winning box of fish:D

[minifoot77]

any interest in p nicholsi, l. brichardi pulcher, koi or marble angels?

[davidhusker]

caleb, i'd bid/buy the nicholsi if there were a bag of them

[Tony]

I'll be bringing a bunch of frozen food. :)

Any interest in the following?

1.75" Aulonocara maylandi (sulfur-headed peacocks - 6 left)
1.5" A. rubescens (ruby red peacocks)
1.5" A. baenschi (Benga peacocks)
1.25" A. caroli (swallowtail peacocks)
1.25" Pseudotropheus Sp. Acei white-tail - F1
1.5" Nimbochromis venustus
1.5" Labidochromis trewavasae

With the fish order coming in as well as the frozen food, there's going to be a lot going on so I'm not bringing fish unless someone specifically wants them. Shoot me a PM if interested.

[mscichlid]

I'm bring small pieces of driftwood (bagged)
A bag of small air pumps, food, Nannacara. sp belem fry, a diamataous filter, couple small shop lights, a stack of 5 gallon buckets, and some other odds and ends.

[Spine]

[QUOTE

Anyone still want Altifrons? How about red shoulder Severum? BIG Archocentrus centrarcus?

George[/QUOTE]

Yes,Yes and Yes

[danger_chicken]

6-7" Pseudotropheus crabro

[dogofwar]

Anyone interested in a big pair of thoricthys maculapinnis? Male is like 7"...females smaller...

Matt

[chris_todd]

Anyone interested in a big pair of thoricthys maculapinnis? Male is like 7"...females smaller...

Matt
wow, cool fish, Matt! I just read the article about them on the cichlidae.com website, and if I had a 75 g tank setup and ready to go for them, I'd be all over that. But alas...

What size tank do you keep a pair in?

[dogofwar]

I keep them in a 2'x2'x1 33g... With a divider that blocks the make but allows the female to visit (or leave)...

I have some pics of the male from last time I moved him...

Matt

[Sonny Disposition]

I'm bringing some ruby reds, some JenWilliamsi, an aquaclear filter or two, a ten gallon glass aquarium cover or two, and a baby feral Florida jaguar.

[DiscusnAfricans]

and a baby feral Florida jaguar.
What's the starting bid?

[SubMariner]

I'm bringing some ruby reds, some JenWilliamsi, an aquaclear filter or two, a ten gallon glass aquarium cover or two, and a baby feral Florida jaguar.


Hey Bob, aren't those ruby reds RicoMendesi's??? LOL! Those are some very nice Red Ruby's you got there Bob, I'm sure the folks at the auction are going to go bonkers. Plus they are a good line of Rubys too.

JenWilliamsi??? Do we know her? LMAO! Sounds like some sort of Red headed Hybrid right? HA!

[toddnbecka]

I'll bring a few brown BN, always an abundance of those around, may bring along a red male too. I have close to 200 1" cutteri fry if anyone is interested in some. :lol:

[mscichlid]

mmmm fry!

[chris_todd]

mmmm fry!

If I'm able to make it, I'll have a bag of Hemichromis Guttatus fry for the auction (and the BAP points! yay).

Francine, you should consider using Jewels as a feeder fish breeding population. They're prolific, easy to keep and breed, and they're even quite attractive when in their breeding colors.

[fischfan13]

If I have enough time on the morning of the meeting I will be bagging some fish for the auction.

A group of pretty hard-to-find Cories.
A really hard to find Nannostomus and even a few Rummy Nose Tetras.
I need to free up another tank for some "other stuff".

[longstocking]

I'm going to bring in sp. kilesa.... please PROMISE you won't mangle the bag if you read this. Just take a mental note.... PLEASE. These fish do not travel well but I have tons of them and would like others to enjoy them as well. Plus I get BAP points :)

[davidhusker]

definitely mangling the bag :)

jk

[NYfan78]

Why is this the last auction for a while????

[fischfan13]

Why is this the last auction for a while????

There is no meeting in July and August.

[dSerk]

Are non-members allowed to buy fish at the auction? (looking for a male cutteri)

[dogofwar]

Yes - non members can Buy in the auction... Pm me if you'd like a male cutteri

Matt

[Travis]

Is anyone bringing any sand dwellers?

[toddnbecka]

I have a couple extra young male cutteri and a young pair tending their first spawn of free-swimming fry available, can bring to the meeting Saturday.

[Charlutz]

Boy, am I glad Mrs. Roberts wanted the bonus BAP points for auctioning off her kilesa! Thanks Sarah. Love the fish!

[fischfan13]

Boy, am I glad Mrs. Roberts wanted the bonus BAP points for auctioning off her kilesa! Thanks Sarah. Love the fish!


...and lucky that I was staying overnight in Baltimore, or you would have been in a bidding war.:p

[longstocking]

Boy, am I glad Mrs. Roberts wanted the bonus BAP points for auctioning off her kilesa! Thanks Sarah. Love the fish!


I'm glad you got them :) Since you already have a group ... they will be happier in a larger group.