itsalmosteasy;1817196; said:
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now thats a name I can honestly say I've NEVER heard of period does anybody have a pic or something on this fish
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now thats a name I can honestly say I've NEVER heard of period does anybody have a pic or something on this fish
Cichlasoma is now restricted to a few species of small South American fish, all the Central American fish that used to be Cichlasoma have been reclassified except for a few like exCichlasoma pearsi, beani, ect. Beani are very rare in the hobby, I don't think a single breeding pair exist in captivity, but a few high priced adult males are around. They are getting even rarer in the wild due to habitat destruction, so someone need to go collecting and get them going in the hobby again. And yes they are mean as ****. Ken
Which country are they from? Dang, hope Mojo and you guys give it a shot next year or something.fishfarm;1817404; said:
zerelli;1817017; said:
well, seems fishfarm beat me to it...lol yeah the genus still exists and refers to a few smaller South American species
fishfarm;1817404; said:
isn't there a pair at some public aquarium in the southwest...possibly somewhere in Arizona...I can't remember for sure. I remember a buzz about them a while back where someone from the ACA was trying to convince this aquarium to send him some fry but they refuse, but it seems like someone (brian someone perhaps who writes for one of the more popular cichlid/aquarium magazines) was claiming to get close to getting some fry from them. granted, I've been kinda out of the loop for about a year and a half or so...any update on that or do you have any idea?
Fish on Fire;1818168; said:Which country are they from? Dang, hope Mojo and you guys give it a shot next year or something.
several collectors have tried but I believe there is only a certain time of the year (the rainy season) when the water rises high enough for them to be collected and even then it's hit and miss as to wether any can actually be collected.
ooh and as far as their appearance goes, I always thought they looked more like haitiensis but with more of a greenish shade as opposed to the black and white of haitiensis. they don't look anything like an oscar, imo..lol
Why would it only be possible during the raining season? It doesn't seem to make much sense to me, lol. Doesn't rain season= a lot more water= much harder to catch fish due to there being a lot more water? Shouldn't it be easier to corner the fish when there is a lot less water for it to swim away in?Jason_S;1818211; said:
The population that was being bred for research in Arizona no longer exist, Brian Scott (TFH) got a few, but they killed each other off rather quickly. They are found in Western Mexico which is a dry, arid region and many of the rivers they used to be found in are now dry due to people pumping all the water out for agriculture. They do exist, but no other cichlids are found within their range so a trip would have to just be for beani, you could go father south and get into islantums too, but that's a lot to spend to collect two species of fish. Ken
That seems a bit foolish... I don't think I would keep super rare and aggressive cichlids in the same tank.
I think Ruck Fules has one, which he bought from Polomax.
There are probably more rare cichlids, but only because no one really wants them.
I think Ruck Fules has one, which he bought from Polomax.
There are probably more rare cichlids, but only because no one really wants them.
Fish on Fire;1818222; said:
I definitely see what you mean but that's what I've heard. I think it has something to do with the parts of the river that are accessible for collecing are practically dried up. that's what I've heard anyway...lol
