Have you ever kept these Duanes? I came across them last night and thought they were very unique.
Ptychochromis Insolitus
What are your favorite cichlids of all time?
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Ptychochromis Insolitus
Not that species but 2 other species of Ptychochromis
P sp "Tarantsy
And back in the early 90s P. oligacanthus
Both spawned for me, and raised your surprisingly easily
I'm not really a cichlid guy, but I've had a number of species over the years. My absolute favourite, bar none, is the Uara (U. amphiacanthoides). They used to be referred to as Poor Man's Discus, and I wound up with a couple of rescues (Rescuarus?) from the tanks of a friend's dad who passed away. Thought that they would be included with the majority of the other fish I got from him, which I planned to re-home at my leisure when I found good homes for them. Although I did re-home almost all the others, I fell in love with the Uarus, keeping and breeding them for over 10 years.
The newer Panda Uarus (U. fernandezyepezi) are even more appealing to me. Sadly, neither Uarus nor Oscars (my second favourite cichlids) are likely in my future. My water here at home isn't ideal for either species, and I don't fight nature; I tend to keep fish that fit my water, rather than trying to alter my water to fit specific fish.
But if I had the soft acidic water they like, one or both of the Uaru species would be the centerpiece of my tanks.
The newer Panda Uarus (U. fernandezyepezi) are even more appealing to me. Sadly, neither Uarus nor Oscars (my second favourite cichlids) are likely in my future. My water here at home isn't ideal for either species, and I don't fight nature; I tend to keep fish that fit my water, rather than trying to alter my water to fit specific fish.
But if I had the soft acidic water they like, one or both of the Uaru species would be the centerpiece of my tanks.
Salvinis by a long shot, I can't remember any period of time within the past 25 years that I haven't had at least one somewhere in my collection.
Great fish, I've only grown out a trio of the Rio Candelaria type. would love to try some other flavors if you will.
I have a solo chacamax male at the moment, killed his partner after several successful spawns. Got a real nice set of teeth too, bigger than I usually see on this species.
