festae living in asia????
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its possible. An irresponsible fish keeper who didnt want there fish anymore could have dumped them in a river in asia
http://www.seriouslyfish.com/profile.php?genus=Cichlasoma&species=festae&id=257
Cichlasoma festae - Red Terror
Cichlasoma festae© Hippocampus-bildarchiv
Family
Cichlidae. subfamily: Cichlasomatinae
Ecuador and Peru, with an extant introduced population also thriving in Singapore. Known from both the Rio Esmeraldas in Ecuador and the Rio Tumbes in Peru.
A seemingly adaptable species existing in various types of habitat, usually in rivers and their tributaries.
Males: 20", Females: 12"
84"L x 24"H x 24"W (210cm x 60cm x 60cm) - 793 litres
Make sure there is a lot of swimming area for Cichlasoma festae, but also provide cover in the form of stable rocks and bits of wood. The Red Terror is a digger so plants won't last long, and because of its size potted plants likely won't either. Floating plants are an option, as are plants rooted to bits of wood or rock.
77 to 84°f (25 to 29°c)
6.0 to 8.0
4 to 18°dH
And is this true? I'd love to see a 20" male Festae.
And how can they copyright "cichlasoma festae"?
I'd believe that. I'd also believe that a bunch of the festae currently in the hobby came from Asia, but that's for another thread.
This happens here in Florida all the time. With our mild weather, fish get released into the wild and thrive. It's well-known that there are tons of large cichlids thriving in south Florida.
This is a cool website about non-indigenous fish being caught in North America. Check out the cichlids by scientific name and it'll show you where they've been caught and if there is an established breeding population or not...
http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/SpeciesList.aspx?Group=Fish
So it's entirely possible the fish were being farmed in Asia and just got into the waterways and established themselves.
This is a cool website about non-indigenous fish being caught in North America. Check out the cichlids by scientific name and it'll show you where they've been caught and if there is an established breeding population or not...
http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/SpeciesList.aspx?Group=Fish
So it's entirely possible the fish were being farmed in Asia and just got into the waterways and established themselves.