Edit: these aren't mine, these belong to a friend of mine who is crazy about the indian natives, have a few pics of his other possessions, will post later.
Rare Indian Cichild (Wild Caught) :D
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Edit: these aren't mine, these belong to a friend of mine who is crazy about the indian natives, have a few pics of his other possessions, will post later.
Such a neat body shape. The green on the face looks almost out of place against the strong gold and bronze.
You didn't provide any info though. What species? size? how many you have? any courtship?
You didn't provide any info though. What species? size? how many you have? any courtship?
I've seen photos of them on forums half a dozen times before. Never in person.
But when you're sharing a rare species, you gotta give some info...
But when you're sharing a rare species, you gotta give some info...
Neither green nor orange chromides. Look at the roman numerals on the side.
E. Canarensis is its own pure FW species. No captive breeding yet.
E. Canarensis is its own pure FW species. No captive breeding yet.
srikamaraja;3174456; said:
Green chromide would be the ummm..."common" name. Which is funny, I think, considering it's not common.
Funny thing about that particular common name concerning this genus...
First there's the common red or orange chromide (E. maculatus) then the green orange chromide - the wild form of E. maculatus. Then there's E. suratensis which I've seen sold and referred to widely as "green chromide". So i guess you can virtually call all 3 species "green chromide". Which is why I simply like to call them E. canarensis.
And as for no captive breeding yet...
http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/item.php?news=914
http://www.tolibra.com/fish/canarensis.htm
I'm not sure who bred them first but whatever. I'm sure there are at least a couple more people who have bred them since. I lost contact with someone who had a group about ready to spawn and it wouldn't surprise me to learn that he succeeded. They're fascinating and rare species. Very nice!