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Posted: December 10 2007 at 12:06am |
I know this is due to selective breeding, but the fish is so beautiful it takes my breath away. Anybody know if we have any of these in the States? D@mn Germans; always have to be best in all things aquatics  .
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Posted: December 10 2007 at 12:32am |
I have no idea but it is a pretty fish.
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Posted: December 10 2007 at 11:39am |
You can find these in the US, However, they are very hard to come by and in my experience with them in the past I had a difficult time getting them to eat. They are a straain of African Chiclid that has been breed to have more vibrant colors. I think I paid around $100 for them 3 years ago when I was in Flkorida if they are the exact same species.
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Posted: December 10 2007 at 12:12pm |
No offense, but I think it's an abomination. 
Aulonocara sp. are not supposed to look like that.
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Posted: December 10 2007 at 12:24pm |
Ah! here come the hobby purists  . Since when do you side with Adam?
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Posted: December 10 2007 at 12:27pm |
most cichlids are beautiful. i love them
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Posted: December 10 2007 at 12:28pm |
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selective breeding at its finest :)
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Posted: December 10 2007 at 12:34pm |
 dkle wrote:
Ah! here come the hobby purists. Since when do you side with Adam? |
Hold the phone!!...
Adam doesn't like it? I changed my mind. That's the most beautiful fish I've ever seen. Sign me up for a couple!
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Posted: December 10 2007 at 12:50pm |
Now that's what I wanna hear.
I don't know for sure; but Adam usually hate these "pretty but unatural' things, doesn't he?
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Posted: December 10 2007 at 2:46pm |
mardoc9024 wrote:
You can find these in the US, However, they are very hard to come by and in my experience with them in the past I had a difficult time getting them to eat. They are a straain of African Chiclid that has been breed to have more vibrant colors. I think I paid around $100 for them 3 years ago when I was in Flkorida if they are the exact same species.
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Steve, Thanks for the info. Do you know under what name these fish are sold? I would like to find out more about them; but can't even begin the search.
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Posted: December 10 2007 at 2:53pm |
Kill them all before they continue breeding! I know I already voiced my opinion in the other freshwater thread, so I'll just say, "Them're purty fishies." Good luck finding them Dinhkim.
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Posted: December 10 2007 at 2:59pm |
Jamison wrote:
Kill them all before they continue breeding! I know I already voiced my opinion in the other freshwater thread, so I'll just say, "Them're purty fishies." Good luck finding them Dinhkim. |
What can I say Jamison? except for that I am proud to be superficial . I like all things pretty. I don't even have a cichlid tank; but man if I can get my hands on these, I'll set up a tank just for them.
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Posted: December 10 2007 at 3:08pm |
I will call the store that I bought them from. He keeps records of every fish that someone buys. I will get the name and PM you with the results.
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Posted: December 10 2007 at 3:09pm |
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thanks Steve
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Posted: December 10 2007 at 3:24pm |
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Sure they're pretty, but do they run into the side of the tank, each other, substrate, rock work and so on? With all the inbreeding these guys have gone through, there has to be some kind of "deficiency" somewhere...
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Sure you are, you are Crappy Reef Club Member #1 -Chk4tix 6 gal nanocube 65 gal build thread
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Posted: December 10 2007 at 4:14pm |
From what I remember on these fish, they were a cross between a Johani Chiclid and a Discus, but I can not remember for sure. The Germans do a lot of cross breeding with Discus because they love the coloration on them. But the problem with the discus is that they are so fragile. That is why they have been doing a lot of cross breeding with other species to create a more hardier species with the same coloration.
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Posted: December 10 2007 at 4:24pm |
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Are you serious? That just doesn't seem plausible. Now I definitely have to find out about them. And if they turn out to be a hybrid, maybe i don't want them after all.
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Posted: December 10 2007 at 4:46pm |
http://www.fire-fish.de/Here is the website. Even with translation, the read doesn't make much sense to me; but it seems that they are selectively bred, not crossbred.
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Posted: December 10 2007 at 4:50pm |
Alright, they are expensive, but not that expensive. 18 bucks a piece. http://www.cichlids.net/pages/fish.php?gid=2&t=Lake+Malawi
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Posted: December 10 2007 at 5:02pm |
Maybe Shane H. can help with the translation.
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