Long Island Growers & Breeders Unite!

[gordonrichards]

Two of the larger aquarium stores on Long Island have closed.
Pets of New Hyde Park and Aquarium Adventure.

Because of this its hard to find certain plants or livestock.

The idea, is to provide a list to fellow Long Islanders here in the forum, letting them know what you grow in your tanks, and what types of fish you might be breeding.

Don't list anything for sale, this is not a for sale thread. That is for the SnS.

This thread is here to connect you to your neighbors.

If you're from another state, don't post here. This is for Long Islanders!

[gordonrichards]

I am currently breeding:
Red Cherry Shrimp
Sakura Shrimp
Red Crystal Shrimp
OEBT Shrimp
CPO
Yellow Tux x Wild Endler Hybrid

I am currently growing:
Fissidens Fontanus, Zipper Moss, Christmas Moss, Java Moss, Mini Pellia, Riccia, Mini Riccia, HM, Taiwan Moss, Singapore Moss, algae.
Rotala Rotundafolia, Rotala Macrandra, Colourata Rotala Pearl, Rotala Indica, Ammania Bonsai, Anubias Nana Petite, Nana, Nana Narrow, Barteri, Broadleaf Rhizomes, Crypts, Madagascar Lace, Crinium Calamistratum.
Belem, Manus, Erio Cinerium
Crypt Petchi, Balansae, Parva, Pontederiifolia, Wendtii Green, Wendtii Red, Mi Oya, Tropica, Willisii, Wendtii Brown, Lucens, nurii.
I have about 25-26 baby hybrid swords currently growing out in my 33 gallon tank.
Downoi, which hasn't done too well for me :^(
Blyxa Japonica, Green Water Algae (lol), Amazon Frogbits, Duckweed

[FDNY911]

Great idea! Would it be safe to say that if there happens to be any interest in anything being grown or bred that we should just PM each other, correct? Posting requests would probably get this flagged.

[gordonrichards]

Good idea too. I'll remove that

[FDNY911]

Cool, I'm Subscribed!

[gordonrichards]

Now be a part of the thread and let people know what you have in your tank bro. Lol!

[FDNY911]

Me? Ha. I got nothing yet. Hopefully soon a large colony of CRS, a lot of HC and DHG. That's it lol.

[Franzi]

I'm not a native Long Islander, but I work on the island. I was saddened to find that Aquarium Adventure is no more since it was a nice place to kill time during lunch sometimes.

I'm currently breeding assassin snails which I initially bought from Aquarium Adventure and have now spawned like crazy.

[Snuffelupagus]

I am currently breeding:
zebra (wild looking) angel fish

And growing
Floating:
Red root floater,Water lettuce, Amazon frogbit,Riccia,Tropical Hornwort and the floating pest known as Duckweed
Mosses:
Java,Christmas,Flame and Subwassertang
Stem:
Red Cabomba,Anacharis,Willow Hygro,Hygrophyla difformis,Sunset Hygrophila,Red and Green Watermilfoil,Rotala rotundifolia,Green rotala,Anubias Petite Nana,Alternanthera reineckii and some other stuff that I'm probably killing....aaahhh trying to grow

[bklyndrvr]

Plants:
Various stems that I don't remember the names
Micro Sword
Huge basketball sized Java Moss
Duckweed

Fish:
2 Breeding pairs of angels (one is a zebra / koi, the other is a zebra / sunset)

Shrimp:
RCS
CRS

[Wicket_lfe]

Man i would love to get some OEBT if you have some available in the future.

I'm still trying to get my tank sorted out, not even sure what I have thats still growing, but my Red Lotus grows pretty well and quickly, so that would be available at some point. My MM is also growing pretty well.

I live in queens but my family is on LI so I go out there a lot.

[darkoon]

i am in Brooklyn, and I currently have the following plants

Bacopa sp. 'Colorata'
Blyxa japonica
Cryptocoryne parva
Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Red'
Eleocharis parvula
Hemianthus micranthemoides
Hyptis lorentziana
Limnophila aromatica
Limnophila repens 'Mini'
Limnophila punctata 'Blume'
Lobelia cardinalis
Marsilea spp.
Murdannia sp. 'Red'
Nesaea triflora
Staurogyne sp. 'Porto Velho'
Staurogyne repens
tonina fluviatilis
syngonanthus 'manaus'
syngonanthus 'madeira'
ludwigia inclinata verticillata cuba
Rotala macrandra red
Rotala macrandra green
ROTALA SP. 'COLORATA'

[sr20kid]

Hi i live in Deer Park, Long island an i am growing :

Amazon Sword
Anubias hastifolia
Anubias nana

[Darth Toro]

Great idea!! I have all low-tech tanks and I am a newbie. I wouldn't be much help since I have slow growth but Ill list what I have anyway

Ceratapteris Thalictroides (water sprite)
Crypto Coryne Wendtii
Anubias Barteri "petite"nana
Bolbitis Heudelotii- Small form
Java fern
Java moss
Hygrophila Difformis
Hygrophila Augustifolia
Hornwort from aquarium adventure..... small piece came with a shrimp purchase and now I have more.
and others which Im not sure of the names


FYI...A pets warehouse is going into the location of aquarium adventure. Guess they are opening a second location to the one on sunrise highway in suffolk.

[gordonrichards]

Its actually their third location. Still, with only two places to purchase plants I think its useful finding locals that might have plants we all want!