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[kewpiefishypewpie]

I was told not to get rid of my polleni as there numbers are dropping and there not widely available anymore.

They're still very easy to find online. I reckon a wild caught specimen would be just shy of impossible to feasibly obtain as a hobbyist though.

 

[5 Spot Junkie]

View attachment 1246991 Low quality foto of a trio, Paretroplus damii- it's been a long dream to get them to breed, with any luck this year may be the one

Update!

 

[5 Spot Junkie]

Nice looking fish. I like the one with the red spots on the gill plate.

Hemichromis Elongatus aka 5 star general

 

[RealCrix220]

5 spot I'm loving the look of your avatar, what fish is that

 

[5 Spot Junkie]

5 spot I'm loving the look of your avatar, what fish is that

Hemichromis Fasciatus.

 

[5 Spot Junkie]

Haven't posted in a bit so get ready for a photo bomb

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[kewpiefishypewpie]

Remarkable, 5 spots are climbing my list of future fish to keep. You don't need a huge tank for them either right? They're probably better off kept in a species tank due to their aggression?

 

[Trimapit]

Absolutely remarkable!!! 5 Star Generals are so freakin cool! But am I the only one that finds odd not a single Tilapia Buttrikofferi yet?

 

[5 Spot Junkie]

Remarkable, 5 spots are climbing my list of future fish to keep. You don't need a huge tank for them either right? They're probably better off kept in a species tank due to their aggression?

Depends on which species of 5 Spots

Hemichromis Elongatus max size: 6"
Hemichromis Frempongi max size: 9"
Hemichromis Fasciatus max size: 12"

75g can Home an Hemichromis Elongatus pair and Hemichromis Frempongi pair for a bit. 75g will last a year for a pair of Hemichromis Fasciatus as well. Hemichromis Fasciatus will get yo around 8" within first year providing good water quality.
Hemichromis Fasciatus most aggressive and I'd recommend to an "intermediate" to "advanced" aquarists.
Hemichromis Elongatus and Hemichromis Frempongi around to bad. They can't hang with any big dogs of that helps.
The 5 Spot crowd is growing slowly but surely. Probably shipped out around 700 fry with the last 8 months. That may not seem like much but, the most I've done since 2011/2012.
I like them due to their rareness in the hobby and not requiring large tanks to keep.
People seem amazed when they visit me and see all 8 tanks filled with 5 spots

 

[SpeedRacer]

My group of Menarambo, along with a quad of Geo. sp. Red Head Tapajos