NEW FISH!!! (Paratilapia Polleni)

[DempseyDude]

My new fish, bought today . Two pics without flahs and one with it

Paratilapia polleni Bleeker, 1868

Family: Cichlidae (Cichlids) , subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Order: Perciformes (perch-likes)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Max. size: 28.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 5674)
Environment: demersal; freshwater; pH range: 7.0; dH range: 10.0
Climate: tropical; 24 - 28°C; 13°S - 26°S
Importance: aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution: Africa: endemic to Madagascar.
Coordinator: Kullander, Sven O.
Main Ref: Maréchal, C. and M. Poll. 1991. (Ref. 5674)

 

[neoprodigy]

nice fish...

 

[Vitaliy]

Awesome fish! I was looking for one of these guys for some time and when I actually found one in a fish store... 2" fish was at about $49.99.

Great fish!!!

 

[piranha45]

that expensive eh? yesh. Beautiful fish tho, cant argue with that.

 

[Caveman]

Very nice! I have gotta try my luck with a few of those.

 

[Vitaliy]

that expensive eh? yesh. Beautiful fish tho, cant argue with that.

It becomes even more cool looking with age.. check this out



http://www.malawicichlidhomepage.com/aquainfo/paratilapia_polleni8.html - more pics

 

[Caveman]

Vitali you ever hear of Jon Rare? He is one of MFK's commercial sellers and can probally get you the Polleni for a nice price.
http://rare-exotic-fish.com/links/stock.htm
RAREAFISHINADO@OPTONLINE.NET

 

[Vitaliy]

Vitali you ever hear of Jon Rare? He is one of MFK's commercial sellers and can probally get you the Polleni for a nice price.
http://rare-exotic-fish.com/links/stock.htm
RAREAFISHINADO@OPTONLINE.NET

No, I have not heard of him but his stocklist sure does look good, and the prices are even better.

OptOnline, that means he is in New York City area too?

 

[Caveman]

Yep he is up in NYC somewhere.

 

[redtailfool]

Vitaly,, he sure is.. hes in Long Island.. a stones throw from Brooklyn.