Help Never Heard Of these South American cichlids

[Hellman]

Did u get tired of the 3 week old Cuban already lol

No I still have them and a breeding pair of Jewels Killed my Grammodes. I didnt know they Breed when I put the Grammodes in and I am Pissed about that I am might be Getten another Tank and i was looking at other fish so thats why Smart ass lol so thats why i am asking

 

[Hellman]

Here's a breeding pair of kraussi

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Those are some nice fish do you have them with anything else and how is there aggression

 

[cacichlids]

No they're from some guy on cichlidmadness that was selling them both for $100. Only keep Umbee myself, the other Caquetaia sp. have never looked particularly interesting to me... that is until I saw this pair lol

 

[Madness]

Your still welcome.

 

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[Hellman]

so are they really nasty to tank mates or no

 

[Madness]

You should also scroll through pasty threads, they have been talked about. Here are a couple pics of my Kraussi:

1st pic is at 4-5", 2nd pic is 10", she is now 12". The last pic is also a caqueatia, it is a Myersii. Below are a couple links to info on the Kraussi, and the Spectabilis. The Caqueatia Sticky never got finished.
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http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=521
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=523

So you say you have checked these out. Did you read them?

They are just like the Umbee but smaller. Nasty and mean as all hell.

But you obviously dont look at my posts.

 

[Hellman]

Cacichlids you didnt take what i said the wrong way about being a smart ass right ???

 

[Hellman]

it doesnt say anywhere in here it is like the Umbee for either one
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Habitat: This is the primary location where the cichlid is found and is a generalization. This does not
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Diet: Many cichlids specialize in eating one type of food; notwithstanding, some of these specialized
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Temperament: This describes the overall demeanor of a cichlid toward other tankmates that
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Habitat: This is the primary location where the cichlid is found and is a generalization. This does not
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Diet: Many cichlids specialize in eating one type of food; notwithstanding, some of these specialized
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Temperament: This describes the overall demeanor of a cichlid toward other tankmates that
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including aquarium size, tankmates of similar appearance, stocking levels, and order of introduction.
There may even be some variability among individual specimens.[/TD]
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Conspecific Temperament: This describes the overall demeanor of a cichlid toward other tank-
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individual specimens.[/TD]
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Maximum Size: This is in regards to total length (including the tail) of typical aquarium specimens.
Wild specimens may not attain this size, or may in fact grow larger than aquarium raised individuals
due to various factors. Also consider that this is the typical maximum size and there are exceptional
individuals that will exceed it.[/TD]
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Difficulty: This measure is a relative value, comparing a single species against all other cichlids.
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[Hellman]

i did look at them before i asked the question i know they are in the same family as the Umbee but that doesnt mean they are as nasty