Rare Asian Cichlids

[angelmouse]

Been looking for these fish for ages and some came up this week and it was also my 40th birthday yesterday, that just had to be fate stepping in telling me what to treat myself to for my birthday(naughty forty lol), so here we have it
Etroplus Canarensis (also called banded chromide or pealspots) From Asia

also treated myself to
Vieja Argentea

Herichthys Carpinte (texas pearlscale)

some are wild fish so they are in a holding tank untill i am happy they are all healthy before i transfer them to larger tanks, but feeding well and so far so good.
regards Angel

 

[smudger72]

Nice chromides Angelmouse. What size are they?
I just posted a picture of mine on this same forum.
How much were they?

 

[invader]

Nice cichlids!

How is your Madagascan tank doing?

 

[angelmouse]

Thanks smudger72 they are about 7cm and paid £26 each for them.
thanks invader , madagascans are doing well, no more breeding since they been in a maddy community tank though
regards Angel

 

[SJ2K]

Looking good, cant say ive seen these around the forum before. They in a Q tank or are you just a minimalist fan?

 

[ox5477]

All are wild fish so they are in a holding tank untill i am happy they are all healthy before i transfer them to larger tanks, but feeding well and so far so good.
regards Angel

QT

Ox

 

[smudger72]

Thanks smudger72 they are about 7cm and paid £26 each for them.
thanks invader , madagascans are doing w ell, no more breeding since they been in a maddy community tank though
regards Angel

£26 each now that's what I call a birthday pressie lol.
Just realised that mine is differant.
No wonder mine was cheaper

 

[Gill]

OMG what a birthday prezzie.
Now i have Seen fully grown Adults over on MFK and DAMNNNnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! they are very sexy Cichlids.

 

[angelmouse]

thanks guys, i think they were quite reasonably priced, wildwoods have afew of the same for £74 each. When i saw them at wildwoods i knew with abit of research somewhere else would have them at same time and struck it lucky with BAS at bolton.
Yes they are in QT i always QT anything rare or over £20(too expensive to take risks, i always QT my Discus too) and it gives me some time to get another stand made up to house more tanks
regards Angel

 

[smudger72]

I have to add this.
But 74 quid
Bloody hell.
You got a bargain then Angelmouse. I thought the price of marine fish was bad enough lol.
I like the fact that that type stay nice and small, my chromide can grow and grow

 

[Liam]

They are beauties, well worth every penny.
Happy belated Birthday,

 

[paul_219]

Lovely pics looking gr8. WOnderful.

 

[jayjay]

Are the Vejia and texas wild caught as well? I'm very fond of argentea, I love them as large adults. What will the two CA's be kept with?

 

[angelmouse]

The Etroplus Canarensis are wild, not sure about the vieja and Texas as they are from Don conkels and i know he imports alot of wilds but don't think these are.
the E.Canarensis are going in own tank and Not sure what the vieja will go with yet, need some research and advice on that one, if anyone can recomend suitable tankmates and other large cichlids, i will try and keep the texas with it as they seem happy at the moment, but feel sure as they get bigger i will have to separate them due to vieja's well reported aggression. I've always admired the Arentea so decided to go for it and work the tank around him.
regards Angel

 

[england]

wow you lucky person
yes wait til the vieja grows up hehe aggro city
wish i had space for more tanks, cichlids are deff the best fish to own