If you are in Indonesia I can put you in touch with some people who might be able to help you accomplish this. I’m in the states and these were extremely difficult to get my hands on at the time.
I am currently continuing to put weight on the fish. Unfortunately things have stagnated and I’ve been far too busy to update this thread until something huge happens. I will note that the large confirmed female and one of the smaller possible males have been spending a lot of time together, always checking for eggs.
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was also nice enough to allow me to take some samples from his C. ornata to use as outgroups+ possibly used in some work revolving around introduced population of clown knives. I’m hoping to get the ball rolling again next month and see how things pan out. Everything is ready, just waiting on a few supplies
While I am in Indonesia, I'm not sure I'm ready to keep a fish that can grow 5ft. Maybe in the near future.
Hope you got a refund or credit on the two that died in transit. Would love to see a pic of your other fish as well
Unfortunately no, they survived transit and were doing okay for around two days or so but I think the stress ended up getting to them, it happens but still isn’t fun. I’ll try to post photos of the other fish more often
Do it, it will be money well spent, my female is around 18” currently. I’d need a closer look but at a glance this one looks like a male
