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Becca
Feb 26, 2024
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All home bred - Hy. melanostichthos 6 for $40 Hy. amapaensis 6 for $30 L184, 1", $15 each Parosphromenus linkei pairs - $30 each F1 Dicrossus filamentosus - .75"-1.25" - 3 for $45. Must pick up in Damascus, MD. Message me if interested
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Becca
Apr 27, 2023
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I will not send these fish to anyone known for flipping. I need to move the rack these fish are on in order for inspectors to approve the wiring for our kitchen renovation. Apparently they must be able to stand directly in front of the breaker panel and looking at it from slightly to the left is just not acceptable. There are 20-30 fish in this colony, mostly female. They require soft water and a low pH to thrive. If you don't have RO available, these probably aren't for you. Fish typically retail for $25-35 each as unsexable juveniles. Finding females is nearly impossible. I don't want to give these guys up but I've nowhere to put them. Asking $150 for the colony. You must take all fish. They will come with a homemade air-driven mattenfilter cut for a 40 BR. I will not send these fish to anyone known for flipping. Photos viewable at https://www.capitalcichlids.org/forums/threads/colony-of-dicrossus-maculatus.45232/
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Becca
Jun 13, 2022
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F1 Sub-adults (about .75") just starting to show colors. Pick up in Damascus, MD. I'm letting a few groups go to hobbyists - the rest will go to retailers & wholesalers. 6 for $100 These guys are gorgeous in a planted tank - active and relatively tightly schooling. My photos do not do them justice because of how fast they are. Google for good images and keep in mind that they look even cooler in person.
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Becca
Jun 10, 2022
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Name Hyphessobrycon piorski Method of Reproduction - Egg Scatterer/ Number and Gender Distribution of Parents - Group of 10-12 Origin of Parents - Wild caught, purchased from Batfish Aquatics Approximate number of eggs or fry - 40 Date of Hatch or Birth*3/15/2022 Date of Free Swimming If Hatched 3/15/2022 Approx. Number of Fry at 30 Days: 40 Approx. Number of Fry at 60 Days: 40 Aquarium Conditions: pH 7 Average Temperature 82 Aquarium Size - 18x18x36 40 gallons Water Source - Tap & RO Water Changes - 50% every 2-3 weeks. Filtration System(s) - air driven sponges Décor (Please include all that apply): Live Plants Wood Leaves Caves or Similar Hiding Places Substrate - None Lighting Type and Timing - LED 12 hours/day Food Fed to Parents and How Often - flake or pellet every day or two Food Fed to Fry and How Often - flake or pellet every day or two These fry were rather large when I first noticed them (about a quarter of an inch).
Spawning report: Hyphessobrycon piorski content media
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Becca
Jun 10, 2022
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Hyphessobrycon negodagua Method of Reproduction: Egg Scatterer Number and Gender Distribution of Parents: Group Origin of Parents: Wild Caught Approximate number of eggs or fry - 60 Date of Hatch or Birth* (5/4/2022) Date of Free Swimming If Hatched (5/4/2022) Approx. Number of Fry at 30 Days - 60 Approx. Number of Fry at 60 Days - TBD Aquarium Conditions: pH 7 Average Temperature 82 Aquarium Size (24 X 13 X 13 and 15gallons) Water Source RO Water Changes 20% every few weeks Filtration System(s) - air driven sponges Décor (Please include all that apply): Live Plants Leaves Substrate - Sand Lighting Type and Timing - LED 12 hrs/day Food Fed to Parents and How Often - Flake, white worms, or grindal worms, daily. Food Fed to Fry and How Often: BBS, powdered fry foods, microworms - multiple times daily
Spawning Report: Hyphessobrycon negodagua content media
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Becca
May 28, 2022
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I'm letting 2 groups of 6 juveniles go to club members. All others will go to local fish stores. Current size is 1.25-1.5". Pick-up only in Damascus, MD. 6 for $100
FS: Geophagus sveni content media
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Becca
Mar 21, 2022
In Fish Mongers
Captive bred sub-adults. $25 each. Pick-up only, Damascus, MD.
FS: Dicrossus maculatus  content media
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Becca
Mar 04, 2022
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Geophagus sveni "Rio Parana" Sven's Eartheater Method of Reproduction: Substrate spawner, delayed mouth brooder Number and Gender Distribution of Parents: 2 males, 2 females, 1 unknown - Two pairs spawned same day Origin of Parents: Tank Raised Approximate number of eggs or fry: A few hundred each Date of Hatch or Birth: Eggs laid 2/27, hatched 3/1. Date of Free Swimming If Hatched (MM/DD/YYYY): TBD Approx. Number of Fry at 30 Days: over 50 Approx. Number of Fry at 60 Days: TBD Aquarium Conditions: pH (0 to 14) : 7.6 - 7.8 General Hardness (ppm): 225-249 Average Temperature (F): 84 Aquarium Size (L X W X H and Gallons): 7 feet Long, 30" high, 24" deep. About 260 gallons. Water Source: Tap Water Changes (how much and how often): Daily, every 3 hours or so - auto changes. 10-15% daily, plus 50-60% weekly. Filtration System(s): Seamless sump Décor (Please include all that apply): Live Plants Wood Rocks Caves or Similar Hiding Places Substrate (Gravel/Pea size gravel/Sand/None/Other; Please Specify): pool filter sand, pea gravel, rocks, other sand - very blended. Lighting Type and Timing: Cobalt C-Rays, about 12 hour day/night cycle. Food Fed to Parents and How Often: Flake & home-made - once a day for each Food Fed to Fry and How Often: Nothing yet. Just not online as often as I used to be so getting these started while I have a chance. Parents clean and prepare a rock, spawn on the rock. In both of my pairs, the male primarily guarded the rock. For one pair, I removed the rock from the tank and hatched the eggs artificially in a 2 gallon jar with methylene blue. I left one spawn in the tank and the male began to pick them off of the rock after about 2 days. The male is currently holding his mouth tightly shut and appears to be mouthbrooding them.
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Becca
Mar 04, 2022
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Pterophyllum scalare "Peruvian Altum" Peruvian Altum Angel Method of Reproduction: Lays eggs on smooth vertical surface. Number and Gender Distribution of Parents: Pair Origin of Parents: Wild caught Approximate number of eggs or fry: 200? A LOT. Date of Hatch or Birth: Eggs laid on 2/14, Hatched 2/17 Date of Free Swimming If Hatched: 2/21/2022 Approx. Number of Fry at 30 Days: 50+ Approx. Number of Fry at 60 Days: TBD Aquarium Conditions: pH (0 to 14): 7.6 General Hardness (ppm): Unsure Average Temperature (F): 84 Aquarium Size: 55 gallon Water Source: Tap Water Changes (how much and how often): 50-75% every 3-4 weeks Filtration System(s): Cobalt EXT Additives (Salt, iron, etc.): N/A Décor (Please include all that apply): Live Plants Wood Slate Leaves Substrate: Fluval stratum Lighting Type and Timing: LED, 12 hours a day Food Fed to Parents and How Often: Repashy, white worms, frozen, flake, pellet, etc. Daily. Food Fed to Fry and How Often: Baby brine shrimp, microworms, vinegar eels, decapsulated brine shrimp eggs.
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Becca
Mar 04, 2022
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Brilliant Bristlenose, L184, L107 Ancistrus sp. Method of Reproduction: Cave Spawner Number and Gender Distribution of Parents: Reverse Trio Origin of Parents: Unsure Approximate number of eggs or fry: 17 Date of Hatch or Birth: Eggs laid 1/23/2022, Hatched around 1/30/2022 Date of Free Swimming If Hatched: 2/5/2022 Approx. Number of Fry at 30 Days: 15 Approx. Number of Fry at 60 Days: 15 Aquarium Conditions: pH (0 to 14): 6.5-7 General Hardness (ppm): 110 Average Temperature (F): 82 Aquarium Size: 20 long Water Source: Tap & RO mix Water Changes: 25-30% every 2-3 weeks Filtration System: Mattenfilter Décor (Please include all that apply): Live Plants Wood Leaves Caves or Similar Hiding Places Substrate: None Lighting Type and Timing: LED about 12 hours a day Food Fed to Parents and How Often: Repashy, pellet, spirulina wafers, Extreme catfish wafers, vegetables, etc., every few days Food Fed to Fry and How Often - same as adults.
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Becca
Dec 21, 2021
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Dicrossus maculatus Spade-tailed checkerboard cichlid Method of Reproduction: Platform & mobile platform spawner (prefer leaves). Number and Gender Distribution of Parents: 1 male, 3 suspected females (biggest one turned out to be male). Origin of Parents: Wild caught Approximate number of eggs or fry: 200 Date of Hatch or Birth* (MM/DD/YYYY): I suspected spawns in early-mid November because 2 of the 3 females "disappeared" and only reappeared to chase off other fish in the tank. Unsure when exactly eggs hatched as I never actually saw eggs. Date of Free Swimming If Hatched (MM/DD/YYYY): First female presented free-swimming fry on 11/18. The 2nd had piled her wigglers under a branch the next day and they were free-swimming within another day. Approx. Number of Fry at 30 Days: 200 Approx. Number of Fry at 60 Days: TBD Aquarium Conditions: pH (0 to 14): 4.5-5.5 General Hardness (ppm): Less than 50. Average Temperature (F): 84-86 Aquarium Size (L X W X H and Gallons): 24x12x12 (15 gallon) Water Source: RO Water Changes (how much and how often): 10-30% every few weeks. Filtration System(s): Air driven sponges Additives (Salt, iron, etc.) Décor (Please include all that apply): Live Plants Wood Leaves Rocks Substrate: 1/4 inch of pool filter sand. Lighting Type and Timing: LED 12 hours/day. Food Fed to Parents and How Often: Prepared, frozen, white worms, blackworms every 1-2 days Food Fed to Fry and How Often: BBS, microworms, decapsulated BBS, powdered prepared foods. Identifying females of this fish isn't easy. They are harem spawners and a male will spawn with multiple females within a day or two. It's best to remove the male if you suspect a spawn because the females will kill him if he can't find a place to hide. Of course, catching the male without pissing the females off to the point that they eat their eggs is easier said than done.
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Becca
Dec 20, 2021
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Apistogramma Borelli "Bella Union" Umbrella Apisto Method of Reproduction: Cave Spawner Number and Gender Distribution of Parents: Pair Origin of Parents (Wild Caught/Tank Raised/Mixed): Unsure. Approximate number of eggs or fry: 50 Date of Hatch or Birth: First noticed Female guarding eggs on/around 9/21. Date of Free Swimming If Hatched (MM/DD/YYYY): 9/29/2021 Approx. Number of Fry at 30 Days*: 30 Approx. Number of Fry at 60 Days: 25 Aquarium Conditions: pH (0 to 14): 7.0-7.4 Average Temperature (F): 70-75 Aquarium Size (L X W X H and Gallons): 12x20x12 (10 gallon). Water Source: Tap, occasional RO Water Changes (how much and how often): 50% every few weeks. Filtration System(s): Air driven sponge Additives (Salt, iron, etc.) Décor (Please include all that apply): Live Plants Leaves Caves or Similar Hiding Places Substrate (Gravel/Pea size gravel/Sand/None/Other; Please Specify): handful of sand, a few pebbles. Lighting Type and Timing: LED 12 hours/day Food Fed to Parents and How Often: various prepared, occasional frozen, occasional blackworms Food Fed to Fry and How Often: BBS, decapsulated BBS eggs, powdered prepared.
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Becca
Dec 20, 2021
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Microglanis iheringi South American Bumblebee Catfish Method of Reproduction: Egg Scatterer Sex Distribution: 2 males, 3 females Wild Caught. Approximate number of eggs or fry: 100+ eggs Date of Hatch or Birth: Hatched 10/26 (laid 10/25). Date of Free Swimming If Hatched 10/28/21 Approx. Number of Fry at 30 Days:50 Approx. Number of Fry at 60 Days: 25 (we're at almost 60 days). Aquarium Conditions: pH (0 to 14): 7.2-7.6 Average Temperature (F): 78-82 Salinity (if brackish or marine) Average Nitrate (ppm) Aquarium Size (L X W X H and Gallons): 24x13x16 (20 gallon high) Water Source: Tap Water Changes (how much and how often): 50% every 1-2 weeks. Filtration System(s): Air-driven sponge Additives (Salt, iron, etc.) Décor (Please include all that apply): Live Plants Wood Rocks Marbles False bottom made of egg crate and plastic canvas. Substrate (Gravel/Pea size gravel/Sand/None/Other; Please Specify)? Marbles on a false bottom. Lighting Type and Timing: LED, 12 hours Food Fed to Parents and How Often: North Fin Community Pellets every 1-2 days, occasional frozen. Food Fed to Fry and How Often: BBS, decapsulated BBS eggs, microworms, small/powdered prepared foods, frozen cyclops. 1-3 times daily. My understanding from some of the speakers from this year's Catfish Cataclysm is that I'm the first person to have raised fry from these fish AND documented the spawn. Some people have found a smaller fish in a tank here or there, and one witnessed and wrote about spawning for TFH in 1997, but no one has actually seen the fish lay eggs and hatched the eggs. I'm a little surprised by this, but here we are... In 2022, I'll have an article in TFH about my experience. Should you wish to try your hand at spawning these, make sure you have rockpiles, a way to prevent egg predation, and rear the fish like tetras. The eggs hatch in 18-24 hours and, if I'm being generous, about 50% are fertile. This is the third time I've hatched eggs and the first time I've been successful rearing fry. Photos coming soon.
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Becca
Dec 20, 2021
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Crenicichla sp. "Orinoco Dwarf" Method of Reproduction: Cave spawner Number and Gender Distribution of Parents: Pair Origin of Parents: Wild caught Approximate number of eggs or fry: Initially many eggs (maybe hundreds?) were laid, however the female was a little too excited about fanning them and kept knocking them out of the cave. I managed to salvage a little over a dozen. Date of Hatch or Birth: Eggs laid on 9/11, hatched about a week later. Date of Free Swimming If Hatched: 5-7 days after hatch. Approx. Number of Fry at 30 Days 12 Approx. Number of Fry at 60 Days 10 Aquarium Conditions: pH (0 to 14): 6.5-7.2 Average Temperature (F) 80-82 Aquarium Size (L X W X H and Gallons): 36x18x18 (40 breeder) Water Source: Tap and RO mix Water Changes (how much and how often)25-50% every few weeks. Filtration System(s): Air driven sponge Décor (Please include all that apply): wood, leaves, plants, tube caves Substrate (Gravel/Pea size gravel/Sand/None/Other; Please Specify): Sprinkle of sand and leaves. Lighting Type and Timing: LED, 12 hours per day Food Fed to Parents and How Often: Every 1-2 days. Mix of prepared, frozen, and home-grown live Food Fed to Fry and How Often: BBS, microworms, decapsulated BBS eggs, powdered flake, etc. Adding photos soon. Eggs were hatched and fry initially raised in a 6" German breeding ring. Parents had just come inside from an outdoor tub that day. They've spawned many times since and I've been hoping to get them to raise their own fry, but so far, no luck. The female will guard eggs for a day, but usually no longer than that. There are very few spawning reports for this fish globally.
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Becca
Oct 30, 2021
In Fish Mongers
Captive bred juveniles of rare Hypancistrus sp. L174. $80 each or 2 for $150. These are about 1" and very healthy. Adult fish grow to about 2.5" with tails. Hatched during the last week of August (2 months old). They take variety of prepared foods and especially like Tropical carnivore tabs. Pick-up in Damascus MD. Will also consider trades for similarly sized L046.
FS: Leopard Zebra Plecos content media
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Becca
Aug 28, 2021
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Black Tiger Badis, Pajama Dario Dario sp. "Myanmar" Method of Reproduction: Egg/Mop Spawner Number and Gender Distribution of Parents: suspected Trio Origin of Parents: Wild Caught Approximate number of eggs or fry 12+ Date of Hatch or Birth: Likely June/July Date of Free Swimming If Hatched: Likely July Approx. Number of Fry at 30 Days: 12+ Approx. Number of Fry at 60 Days: TBD Aquarium Conditions: Outdoor tub - 30 gallons Temps ranged from low 40's to high 80's Water Changes (how much and how often): top offs only Filtration System(s): fountain pump in filter box Décor (Please include all that apply): Live Plants Wood Leaves Substrate: None/decaying leaves Lighting Type and Timing - sunlight Food Fed to Parents and How Often: tub seeded with scuds & blackworms. Mosquito larvae, other stuff. Fed rarely. Food Fed to Fry and How Often: nothing while outdoors. Microworms, decapsulated brine shrimp eggs, fry foods upon bringing indoors
Spawning report: Black Tiger Badis content media
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Becca
Aug 24, 2021
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Hobby/Common name: "Leopard Zebra Pleco" or L174 Scientific Name of Fish* Hypancistrus sp. L174 Method of Reproduction: Cave Spawner Number and Gender Distribution of Parents: Group of 2m 2f Origin of Parents: Wild caught Approximate number of eggs or fry: 10-12 eggs as far as I can tell (difficult to see) first spotted on 8/21/2021. Date of Hatch or Birth: 8/24/2021 Date of Free Swimming If Hatched: Pending Approx. Number of Fry at 30 Days: TBD Approx. Number of Fry at 60 Days: TBD Aquarium Conditions: pH (0 to 14): 7.0 General Hardness (ppm): 5-15ppm Average Temperature (F): 84 degrees F Average Nitrate (ppm): 0 Aquarium Size (L X W X H and Gallons): 18x18x36/ 40 breeder Water Source: RO Water Changes (how much and how often): 50-70% once or twice a week. Filtration System(s): Hamburg mattenfilter with 2 home-made jetlifters and a Maxi-Jet 1200 driving it. Additives (Salt, iron, etc.): None Décor (Please include all that apply): large, smooth rocks & pleco caves of various shapes Live Plants: A little bit of subwassertang. Caves or Similar Hiding Places: Caves Substrate: Sand Lighting Type and Timing: None. Food Fed to Parents and How Often: Tropical sinking carnivore pellets, frozen cyclops, frozen brine shrimp, frozen bloodworms. Fed once daily. Food Fed to Fry and How Often*: Pending This is my 2nd spawn from these fish. From the first spawn, I raised 3 fry of 9 hatchings. The young are EXTREMELY susceptible to bacterial infections and need to be kept very clean (no uneaten food, no stuff growing biofilms). Adults seem to prefer caves that are "semi-circle" shaped and are maybe 1-1.5" wide. Caves should be placed in the corner opposite the source of water flow at about a 30 degree angle so that current hits the end of the tank and rebounds across the mouth of the cave, rather than flowing into it. My water flow comes from the top half of the right side of the tank, the caves are stacked in the back left corner. When a male is trying to attract a mate he'll vibrate his paired fins at a very fast pace, in intermittent bursts. Right now my 2nd male has a female trapped in a cave and he's still "buzzing" his fins at her. I'm not sure what triggers spawns in these fish. While this spawn was a few days after a large (75% by accident) water change with cool (76 Degree) RO water, the last one was at least a week from the water change at a time when I'd been a bit neglectful. Also noteworthy, looking for fanning fins is not a reliable way to tell if a male is sitting on eggs. They seem to fan/clean the eggs using their mouths to create water movement and really only fan fins to kick excrement out of the caves. I've seen males fanning fins in response to a flashlight, but never when they were on eggs. This group is housed with the L134s that also recently spawned.
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Becca
Aug 01, 2021
In Breeder's Award Program
Haven't had a chance to put together formal spawning reports, but I've got Hyphessobrycon heterohabdus fry and Microglanis sp. (aff. iheringi) growing out.
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Becca
Jul 18, 2021
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First spawn out of these, purchased as juveniles from Eric Bodrock two CatCons ago (2016?). Method of Reproduction (Egg Scatterer/Livebearer/Mouth Brooder/Mop Spawner/Nest Builder/Pelvic Brooder/Substrate Spawner) Number and Gender Distribution of Parents (Pair/Trio (1 male and 2 females)/Reverse Trio (1 female and 2 males)/Group) Origin of Parents (Wild Caught/Tank Raised/Mixed) Approximate number of eggs or fry: 11 hatched Date of Hatch or Birth: about 7/18/2021 Date of Free Swimming If Hatched: 7/21/2021 Approx. Number of Fry at 30 Days: 9-10 Approx. Number of Fry at 60 Days: TBD Aquarium Conditions: pH (0 to 14): 7.0 General Hardness (ppm): 5-15 Average Temperature (F): 84 Average Nitrate (ppm): 0 Aquarium Size (L X W X H and Gallons): 18x18x36 (40 breeder) Water Source: RO Water Changes (how much and how often): 50-60% 1-2x per week Filtration System(s): Air & Powerhead driven Hamburg mattenfilter Additives (Salt, iron, etc.): None Décor (Please include all that apply): Live Plants: small amount of subwassertang Caves, large smooth rocks Substrate: sand Lighting Type and Timing: none Food Fed to Parents and How Often: Tropical sinking carnivore tabs, frozen cyclops, frozen brine shrimp, frozen blood worms. Fed daily Food Fed to Fry and How Often: Tropical sinking carnivore tabs, Sera O-nip, variety of frozen and pelleted small foods. Dried banana leaf. 1-2x per day.
Spawning report: Peckoltia compta/L134 content media
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Becca
Jul 09, 2021
In Fish Mongers
I have an overgrowth of the following and will happily give away: * Aquatic Mint * Hornwort * Anacharis/Elodea FS: * "Black Gamecock" Iris (deep purple with yellow center) - $5 for root section with leaves, large qty available and will happily price bulk if desired. Pickup in Damascus, MD.
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