I dont think this species are found in Florida....but I do know few tilapia species live there.Death Pony;4147686; said:
Tis one freakin GREEN fish o.O
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pupumole;4147197; said:hmm ... i'm assuming many of the vendors on here ( i'm thinkin of someone like Wes or Jeff rapps) are able to import it as long as we pay the necessary fees , but even if we are import it, do we have anyone in africa who can collect n export these?
I really don't enjoy telling you members this, but I seriously doubt this fish will be able to be brought to the US open market. I don't like it any more than you do as I was hoping for a unique a one of a select few who would be able to get this fish for our tanks.
The following is the entire conversation I had with my friend Jeff, from the A.C.A.:
Hi Jeff:
I was wondering if you could tell me if it's available in the U.S. and how one could acquire it other than going and catching it from it's native habitat, like you have done in the past for yours. The following information is for your benefit about the fish in question. I hope it helps.
Here's what we have for info:
Common Name: Nembwe
Other Names: Olyfkurper
Scientific Name: Serranchromis Robustus Length: 30 - 45 cm in length
Weight: Average weight of 1kg
Habitat:This species prefers channels and lagoon type waters.
Distribution: Zambezi, Swaziland, Kwazulu Natal and upper regions.
Bait: Fish will take any bait that is offered, eg: worms, lure, frogs, small fish etc.
Description: Light green body with a painted dark green stripe along the body inline with the tail. Also has the distinctive markings of red egg spots on anal fin.
Fishing Strategy: The Nembwe is an excellent angling species due to it's bass like characteristics. They will swim around logs and near roots and strike when the opportunity arises. They will strike with aggression and power.
Jeff, if you would please try and find out as much information for me I will be grateful for your efforts, or if you could point me in the right direction as to where I could acquire some of these. Please e-mail me at and advise me of what you might find out for me.
Thanks, David
Jeff's reply: Unfortunately, I have never seen or heard of this fish offered for sale in the US. it reminds me of a largemouth bass and i imagine would have similar maintenance considerations. Not even sure how you would come across it since there are few if any commercial importations from the countries it inhabits.
David: Thanks Jeff. I appreciate the information on the Nembwe. Do you think or feel there may be commercial importations from this country in the near/distant future?
Jeff: Haven't a clue, but generally the only way this fish will ever get to the US is if someone goes there and catches it to bring back.
David: Is this difficult to do? Thinking there may be special permits involved with this sort of thing. Not to mention custom requirements, quarantine, and travel costs.
Jeff: very expensive, many thousands of dollars.
I don't know you guy's. With these types of answers I got from Jeff, this situation looks rather bleak for us all. Unless, someone can find a suitable vendor for us, I don't see any way this can or will be accomplished so we can all benefit in acquiring the Nembwe.
What do you guy's think?
Are we going to net and land this one?
Or are we just going to let this one float down stream?
Are there any ideas of how we can or might be able to work around this dilema of the Nembwe?
I don't know of any international vendors.
Do any of you?
I don't mean to sound like an activist here, but lets be realistic about this. If we really want this Nembwe bad enough, we're going to have to work together on this.
hmmm. only dedicated hobbyist would go through the trouble of actually acquiring the unique fish. i'm a dedicated hobbyist who loves to collect/keep unique fish, but the thing is, i'm only a dedicated hobbyist WITHOUT dough ^^;; IF we can pool in enough money to do this, that would be awesome, but it seems like its a lot of dollar even when we divide up the total cost. ... so ... i dont know
but here are several question to consider
-how bad do you want this green monster
-theoretically how much green ( money) will you pay for this green monster
-approximately how much is it gonna cost for each green monster (including all the shipping export import customs etc fees)
but here are several question to consider
-how bad do you want this green monster
-theoretically how much green ( money) will you pay for this green monster
-approximately how much is it gonna cost for each green monster (including all the shipping export import customs etc fees)
Wow that thing is greeeen!
Just pondering... If you take an intense green fish like that and feed it color enhancing pellets like NLS... will it glow in the dark?
Just pondering... If you take an intense green fish like that and feed it color enhancing pellets like NLS... will it glow in the dark?
dont think so. dont think these fish has the bioluminescent chemicalsDMD123;4149509; said:
You might be able to get it to glow in the dark if you use ambient light instead of your tank lights.
Hi guys. I got 7 wild caught individuals of this species last summer, and just this week I had my first brood of fry. 120 fry. I don't know if it's possible to ship from Denmark to the US, but if anyone of you have an idea how, then possibly we could work something out?
I'm at this e-mail if anyone has an idea: dskovdal5@live.dk
Dennis
I'm at this e-mail if anyone has an idea: dskovdal5@live.dk
Dennis
Damn this thread is olddddd. Necro alert 
Awesome fish though. Good luck with 'em, Marginatus. How about some pictures?
Awesome fish though. Good luck with 'em, Marginatus. How about some pictures?
