what is this???

[nick]

a thanks nick- you said it first would b appreciated

 

[Ornatapinnis]

LoL! yeah, don't they come from Madagascar? nice! Kewl beans, see what else you can catch!

They are from african

I think the most popular cichlid from madagascar is the paratilapia poleni

 

[Peanut_Power]

Madagascar is part of Africa....maybe I'm thinkin of a different jewel..hold up....

 

[Peanut_Power]

Africa: Senegal to the Nile basins and from Lake Chad to Ituri River in Congo basin and upper Zambezi. Also known from Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana (Ref. 272). Elsewhere, widely distributed in West Africa...bah...what is the one from Madagascar then that i am thinkin of?

 

[Jason_S]

maybe you're thinking of Paraneetroplus menarambo.

 

[Oddball]

Hemichromis Elongatus, 5 spot jewel.
Pound for pound the toughest cichlid you
can get. although they only reach about 5 to 6 inches.
I had one for 4 years, called him SATIN!!!

You named it after a lustrous material because of his color? Or, was his name Satan like the ruler of hell because he was a belligerant cuss?

 

[Ornatapinnis]

Madagascar is part of Africa....maybe I'm thinkin of a different jewel..hold up....

Oh, come on, give me a brake man, I know where madagascar is

I'm pretty sure that most well known cichlid from madagascar is the paratilapa poleni. I think it was recently determined that there are two fish that were called poleni and have named a second fish. Something like one has tiny spots and the other has larger spots.


THe true giant fresh water lobster is austrailian. THe only place it is found is Tazmainia

Man I'm a smart *ss , to quote Triumph the insult dog " I keed - I keed"

Joel

 

[steve1337]

wow thats good news to me. =)

It already is eating. I fed him some catfish meat last night. Too bad he wont get much bigger, I think he is already around 5" or so.

As far as I know there are different types of cichlids in that lake, Ive even heard of jaguar's being in there. there is lots of tilapia, red devils, oscars, I swear I saw a big Koi (coulda been a red devil, but if it was it must have been over 18" long), there are Oscars, Bass (small mouth, large mouth, tucanary), bluegills, catfish, carp, I have heard that there are snakeheads also... Im sure there is more, but I cant remember right now...

 

[repair]

I'm pretty sure tha's a 5 spot jewel cichlid (hemichromis elongatus) They normally have some red coloration in them though.


Joel

I have one that came out of a LFSs sump. they said it kills everything.... well it's a good fish in my 265gal tank.

It was that or the rest of his tankmates would have killed him.

 

[DanDanUK]

Definatly a hemichromis elongatus here's another pic to prove! which i found on google images.