Asian cichlids..

[dogofwar]

I've kept and bred orange chromides before. They're pretty adaptable to both fresh and brackish water. I kept mine with a little sea salt and also in pure fresh. They lived and bred in both.

They can be more aggressive with each other than you might imagine.

Green Chromides get BIG but are a fish that I'd like to try some day. Jeff Rapps had some in stock recently. If you've got a big tank and are looking for something pretty peaceful and out of the ordinary, give them a try.

 

[fwprawn]

How are the green ones doing in full FW ?

 

[s1c]

thanks for post brah, it was alot of advice.

I've kept and bred orange chromides before. They're pretty adaptable to both fresh and brackish water. I kept mine with a little sea salt and also in pure fresh. They lived and bred in both.

They can be more aggressive with each other than you might imagine.

Green Chromides get BIG but are a fish that I'd like to try some day. Jeff Rapps had some in stock recently. If you've got a big tank and are looking for something pretty peaceful and out of the ordinary, give them a try.

 

[s1c]

google it thats what im doing gettin a 75g for mine if i can work out this deal with a friend.

How are the green ones doing in full FW ?

 

[slayer5590]

How are the green ones doing in full FW ?

quite well so far. none of the problems you normally see with brackish fish kept in fw. actually no health problems at all so far.

 

[duanes]

Like Matt said, suratensus (the Greens) can get quite large, mine grew to at least 12"L. They are mainly vegetarian and like warm (mid 80s) brackish water.

 

[cl0wn knife]

very cool i wouldnt mind keeping them

 

[lyc]

they are the only cichild found in Asia. originated from India. I had caught few in my fishing trip in one of the freshwater canal in Singapore

 

[nirman]

they are the only cichild found in Asia. originated from India. I had caught few in my fishing trip in one of the freshwater canal in Singapore

I live in Sri Lanka, and in here 2 cichlids are native.
Etroplus maculatus
Etroplus suratensis
and also Etroplus canarensis is a asian cichlid.

 

[lyc]

I live in Sri Lanka, and in here 2 cichlids are native.
Etroplus maculatus
Etroplus suratensis
and also Etroplus canarensis is a asian cichlid.

Thank you for clarifying.