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DanG13;3938647; said:
What is the temperament of these?
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It's a Tropical species, so it would be 82-86 degrees.


First time i saw these little guys was at the lfs labeled as "Chocolate Cichlid" completely different species.....Bought em anyways because they looked cool and when they got adult sized, boy i was stoked!! One of the most beautiful fish i ever owned with the priced tag of 5 bucks each: :). Just picked up 2 last week for 12 each, obviously prices bumped up 7 :WHOA: worth the price regardless.
 
Rukusbelow;3940634; said:
It's a Tropical species, so it would be 82-86 degrees.


First time i saw these little guys was at the lfs labeled as "Chocolate Cichlid" completely different species.....Bought em anyways because they looked cool and when they got adult sized, boy i was stoked!! One of the most beautiful fish i ever owned with the priced tag of 5 bucks each: :). Just picked up 2 last week for 12 each, obviously prices bumped up 7 :WHOA: worth the price regardless.
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Not tempature lol. Temperament = temper/character/Disposition. The reason I ask is because I bought one about 2-3 weeks ago and he was
the most chill fish in my tank till about 1-2 day ago now he has gone loco:confused:. I also paid $12 for mine and he/she was about 5".
 
I hear they're super territorial and mean...I'd mix in Jewels if you really want contrasting colored tank mates. I lucked out with a partially blind one that doesn't have a mean scale on his body.
 
Can you please post pics of your pair? I have only seen juvies. Anyone please post pics of your adults. thanks
 
As for temperment I can't say mine are in their own tank.
But I can say the male is not as hard on the female as other
Cichlids I've kept. They fight sometimes but not for long.
 
Well I don't have any.. but they are on my MUST list. Maybe it's because I've been doing a lot of my fish research.. but you are all right in saying they are NOT readily available IN STOCK at LFS. They seem to be easy enough to find online but I prefer to not do the whole shipping thing.
 
DanG13;3941270; said:
Not tempature lol. Temperament = temper/character/Disposition. The reason I ask is because I bought one about 2-3 weeks ago and he was
the most chill fish in my tank till about 1-2 day ago now he has gone loco:confused:. I also paid $12 for mine and he/she was about 5".
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My bad man, one or to many hits from the roor :screwy: anyways what u got housed with those polleni?
 
I find polleni to be rather aggressive, especially if it is the biggest fish in the tank. Mine is currently bigger than all its tankmates, and had a couple of tankmates scared to leave their hideyholes without getting attacked, so I had to put it on the short side of the divider.
 
I wouldn't say they are aggressive, because i have yet to see any of my polleni harass any of my fish or attacked seriously. I have only seen them show aggression by nipping and chasing, seen them lip lock with other cichlids but thats common with cichlids. Here and there my polleni will nip on my aros, and when they bite back the polleni books it to his little cave. cute :)
 
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