vieja
- Thread starter GooDyboy420
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if you look here: http://www.tangledupincichlids.com/ you'll see that Jeff has several varieties of vieja in stock. Look at his stock list and gallery.
Dude, I'm in madison, so if you want to order from here, we can split shipping.
windsurfer
Dude, I'm in madison, so if you want to order from here, we can split shipping.
windsurfer
Some viejas are very passive, some are super agressive. They are my favorite group of fichlids. They all get around 14" and up, and are very thick bodied, and "bulky".
Aquamojo's Zonatus:
Synspilum:
Fenestratus:
bifasciatus:
Aquamojo's Zonatus:
Synspilum:
Fenestratus:
bifasciatus:
Pictures of each Paratheraps (formerly Vieja) species
Pictures of each Vieja species
oh, and if you say the word "guapote" in most CA areas in regards to a fish you'll actually get laughed at. Guapote means handsome man.
A similar instance happened to a someone on a collecting trip when they were looking for jags and asked about other "guapotes" that might be in the area. I can't remember who the collector was but I remember reading that in the article he wrote detailing the trip. I believe the article was on Juan Miguel's website, the same one the pictures in the links above are found. 
Pictures of each Vieja species
oh, and if you say the word "guapote" in most CA areas in regards to a fish you'll actually get laughed at. Guapote means handsome man.
A similar instance happened to a someone on a collecting trip when they were looking for jags and asked about other "guapotes" that might be in the area. I can't remember who the collector was but I remember reading that in the article he wrote detailing the trip. I believe the article was on Juan Miguel's website, the same one the pictures in the links above are found.
Videos:
Aquamojo has the coolest vieja ever, the same zonatum pictured.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0YgF7_Jb6s
This is a nice 6.5" synspilum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b87O4WlDAEs&mode=related&search=
The reason the videos say paratheraps is because alot of the fish in the vieja genus are going to be reclassefied into paratheraps soon. These people are ahead of the curve, I guess.
Enjoy, and buy a vieja!
Aquamojo has the coolest vieja ever, the same zonatum pictured.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0YgF7_Jb6s
This is a nice 6.5" synspilum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b87O4WlDAEs&mode=related&search=
The reason the videos say paratheraps is because alot of the fish in the vieja genus are going to be reclassefied into paratheraps soon. These people are ahead of the curve, I guess.
Enjoy, and buy a vieja!
All viejas I know of get between 12-18". The synspillums usually top out a little over 16", the zonatus can get 13-15". They are very thick bodied and bulky. For synspilum the minimum tank size is proble a 100g, most of the others could probly do well in a 75.
