Believe it or not i have an old hunchbacked african cichlid living with my 16 inch devil.. this african cichlid use to live with 2 giant pacus..they thought he was their baby.. both of them protected him,then one horrible night the tank exploded from a short in the wire under the tank..i lost the both pacu and almost new 260 gal tank but managed to find the little african among the glass and smoke.somewhat bent but otherwise alive... But after recovery from his injuries it was time to try other homes for him.... i ended up trying eveywhere that seemed suitable for a 7 inch bent african cichlid...but no matter where i put him he would fight with others.. he was tough..... and had been through hell and back.... finally i decided to try adding him to the red devil tank who had lived alone for about 5 years...there were no other options left, and if this did not work i was all set to give him his own little tank...where i knew he would be lonely but safe,... so i was amazed to see that the red devil and african became friends almost right away... now it has been a few years and he is very old... but still going strong... so i thought he was worth a little story about.. there will never be another like him.,....
if you have a special fish with a special history... please tell us about it... with a picture... they just don't come along every day...
i have had and still have alot of fish i consider monsters
....but this is my toughest fish by far..........these pics with the pacu were taken about 4 years ago... he was about 8 years old here...
if you have a special fish with a special history... please tell us about it... with a picture... they just don't come along every day...
i have had and still have alot of fish i consider monsters....but this is my toughest fish by far..........these pics with the pacu were taken about 4 years ago... he was about 8 years old here...
with a whole lot of personality
