Interesting New Cichla...Not Farmies....Opinions?

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There is only one lake/stream in Singapore that produces this kind of bass. It's a hard place to fish and get access to. So I highly doubt it is what it is. I've asked countless shippers to send me some, but all turned out that they can't get them.










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They def didn't originate there so they have to be in South America somewhere..... Or were these hybrids bred in Singapore?


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They def didn't originate there so they have to be in South America somewhere..... Or were these hybrids bred in Singapore?


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Could of been introduced to the water ways or released in the waters from irresponsible fish keepers or even farmed for food, but floods slipped some in to near by streams or lakes. Who knows. It's few are far between that you'll get wild caught fish (Pbass)from Singapore, China and Taiwan.



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And Im sure since you cant get them, nobody else can ;)

Tried to get them in. But then I realized paying countless money on hybrids wasn't worth my time or money.
People that know me knew I tried to bring them in, but not enough interest in them.






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Time for an update:

At around 5" solid now. Growth has slowed cuz im transitioning them to prepared food a little earlier than i might have regularly due to some interesting things needed their tank once they atart eating good again they should spurt right up ;) As soon as they start gettin fat each feeding on cut fish they get dumped into the 90 with a dozen more grow out bass.

Looking a little cleaner, still mysterious to me as to what they are.....

Color starting to come in on the fins (ignore the blue light over the tank, the glare from the ambient light today in the kitchen was awful)....


Pic: (only one i could get without including photobombing secret fish....)



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Very interesting. Have to wait till it's a few more inches to get a positive answer.
 
Time for an update:

At around 5" solid now. Growth has slowed cuz im transitioning them to prepared food a little earlier than i might have regularly due to some interesting things needed their tank once they atart eating good again they should spurt right up ;) As soon as they start gettin fat each feeding on cut fish they get dumped into the 90 with a dozen more grow out bass.

Looking a little cleaner, still mysterious to me as to what they are.....

Color starting to come in on the fins (ignore the blue light over the tank, the glare from the ambient light today in the kitchen was awful)....


Pic: (only one i could get without including photobombing secret fish....)



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This is what I think those are, any upate?
 
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