Where can I find 5 spot jewels ( the one with the black line over the eyes). I want put raise about there or 4 in a 100 gallon tank with 3 of neets. I don't have nothing in the tank yet, but I wanted to try them. Do you think this will work?
5 spot Jewels
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I know of atleast 2 of them. Hemichromis elongatus and hemichromis frempongi. Frempongi being more rare than the elongatus. If you've never kept these fish before or you're new to the cichlid seen, I wouldn't reccomend this as your first fish. They are super aggressive and with time, will kill each other off until there is one. If you get them to pair, nothing else would be able to live in the tank. I read this ad of a guy trying to sell a breeding pair of frempongi's, he said, at 6 inches they killed two 12 inch oscars, one 10 inch red devil and a pair of breeding Jack Dempsey's. If your ready for something like this, I would say go for it. Elongatus and frempongi's have been my favorite cichlids for about 10 yrs. Not for their fighting, their personalities are awsome to watch.
The first time I saw one, I was amazed. There were 6 of them about 2" long but... 5 of them were dead on the bottom of the tank. These are some pretty crazy fish. If your looking for some. Jeff Rapps has them available. He's always has nice looking fish as well.