Title: What NOT to buy
LaBella - August 5, 2007 04:07 AM (GMT)
Do not buy deformed fish.
http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/auc...ashm&1186591205
This fish is a borderline X factor, or extreme rose tail, aka feather tail. He is being advertised as a one of the kind fish, and yes he is, because no one should be deliberately breeding for such a monstrosity.
The fact that he is a short bodied fish makes things worse.
He would have a lot of trouble breeding if someone did buy him.
His list of faults, aside from the short body include that horrible tail, and those VERY asymmetrical "wing fins".
The buyer of this fish will likely regret it.
http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/auc...ashm&1186591205
This fish is a borderline X factor, or extreme rose tail, aka feather tail. He is being advertised as a one of the kind fish, and yes he is, because no one should be deliberately breeding for such a monstrosity.
The fact that he is a short bodied fish makes things worse.
He would have a lot of trouble breeding if someone did buy him.
His list of faults, aside from the short body include that horrible tail, and those VERY asymmetrical "wing fins".
The buyer of this fish will likely regret it.
LaBella - August 5, 2007 04:28 AM (GMT)
Do not buy fish when the seller posts two pictures supposedly of the same fish... but they are actually different fish.
http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/auc...ashm&1186334380
Now, these are both very nice fish..
However, it is clear to me, that they are not the same fish. Yes, they are looking in different directions, and a fish may have black scaling on one side and not the other, however.. It is not likely that the fish would change hues from one side to the other.
Granted, that may be from slightly different lighting, but I have found to me glaring proof that these are not the same fish.
L fish, thin body, R fish, thicker body.
L fish, short ray dorsal base, but straight all the way through. R fish, straight dorsal at base, but shortened at the top.
L fish, full vents, R fish, VERY broad and full vents
L fish, trapezoidal anal fin, R fish, the rear of the anal fin wants to come forward
L fish, some combing on the anal fin, R fish, MORE combing on the anal fin
L fish, clean 6-8 ray branching, L fish, tail fold in the branching right below the middle line, and MINIMUM 8 ray branching.
Again, these are both very nice fish, and I think this may well be an honest mistake, and they are probably spawnmates, but they have different things going on with their finnage, and which fish would you end up with?
Oh, and neither of these fish are over half moons.
So I have to put this in my Not To Buy File.
http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/auc...ashm&1186334380
Now, these are both very nice fish..
However, it is clear to me, that they are not the same fish. Yes, they are looking in different directions, and a fish may have black scaling on one side and not the other, however.. It is not likely that the fish would change hues from one side to the other.
Granted, that may be from slightly different lighting, but I have found to me glaring proof that these are not the same fish.
L fish, thin body, R fish, thicker body.
L fish, short ray dorsal base, but straight all the way through. R fish, straight dorsal at base, but shortened at the top.
L fish, full vents, R fish, VERY broad and full vents
L fish, trapezoidal anal fin, R fish, the rear of the anal fin wants to come forward
L fish, some combing on the anal fin, R fish, MORE combing on the anal fin
L fish, clean 6-8 ray branching, L fish, tail fold in the branching right below the middle line, and MINIMUM 8 ray branching.
Again, these are both very nice fish, and I think this may well be an honest mistake, and they are probably spawnmates, but they have different things going on with their finnage, and which fish would you end up with?
Oh, and neither of these fish are over half moons.
So I have to put this in my Not To Buy File.
JenniferL - August 10, 2007 05:48 AM (GMT)
OMG on the first one! And that slimebag was starting it out at $50. I could tell who listed it by the pictures, but I clicked the link to make sure, and I was right. It was one of his 50 screen names. What a jerk. Always out to take someone's money any way that he can. :(