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Most difficult to find/ rarest cichlid you own?

Decker504 said:
You must have a kick ass lfs. I order most of my fish, but we do have 2 good ones here. Retroculos xinguensis is up there. I really want spectablis, zebrina pikes, fogo bass, batrachops. When I was a kid I worked for a giant lfs and I sed to stare at axelrods atlas all day long. I was out of the hobby for a while, but my goal since I'm back in it is too keep species that I've never kept before, except my beloved festae.

My girlfriend is a dwarf cichlid fiend, so its fun because there are for the most part so new to me!

I really would love some xingu pikes...

Where to you live w/ such a kickass lfs?
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Portland, OR. I actually worked for them in their wholesale facility so I had a lot of experience with SAs and Africans when I got into cichlids, but we didn't carry a lot of CAs at the time.
Here's their current list:
http://www.wetspottropicalfish.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&Itemid=64

In the last year they've had fernandezypezei, atabapo II, mapritensis, a few others you listed. They actually ship too if they have anything you're interested in, they import directly from SA.


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aclockworkorange said:
Portland, OR. I actually worked for them in their wholesale facility so I had a lot of experience with SAs and Africans when I got into cichlids, but we didn't carry a lot of CAs at the time.
Here's their current list:
http://www.wetspottropicalfish.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&Itemid=64

In the last year they've had fernandezypezei, atabapo II, mapritensis, a few others you listed. They actually ship too if they have anything you're interested in, they import directly from SA.


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My intution told me so. I've been talking to Anthony weekly and I just got my black arowanna and most of my girlfriends dwarves come from the wet spot. I was really into viejas, hericthys, and paraneetropulus, etc. But I'm really into SAs.

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How about an mature adult cichlid that has been grown out since young by the same person? I'm talking in the 5+ year range. Seems like most people on here own a fish for a while because it's "monster" "rare" or "trendy". The trend lately seems to be festae and umbee. It was beani, and ornatum last year and the year before.

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Decker504 said:
My intution told me so. I've been talking to Anthony weekly and I just got my black arowanna and most of my girlfriends dwarves come from the wet spot. I was really into viejas, hericthys, and paraneetropulus, etc. But I'm really into SAs.

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LOL, Anthony had his tank at my house for like six months.


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Modest_Man said:
How about an mature adult cichlid that has been grown out since young by the same person? I'm talking in the 5+ year range. Seems like most people on here own a fish for a while because it's "monster" "rare" or "trendy". The trend lately seems to be festae and umbee. It was beani, and ornatum last year and the year before.

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Half my fish are beat up "rescues" lol. Black belt, Dempsey pair, robertsoni...


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Oh i forgot to mention that I had a completely gold variety of Gymnogeophagus Balzanii aswell as Tangynikan Tilapia
 
Modest_Man said:
How about an mature adult cichlid that has been grown out since young by the same person? I'm talking in the 5+ year range. Seems like most people on here own a fish for a while because it's "monster" "rare" or "trendy". The trend lately seems to be festae and umbee. It was beani, and ornatum last year and the year before.

Own what makes you happy and care for it well. A mantra to few live by...
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I think most juvi cichlids either don't make to adult hood or owners get rid of them because they get bord or want something else.
So many people get disappointed when their festae turns out to be a Mayan. It's because festae are so trendy.
Right now umbies are one of the trendiest cichlids, which is weird since they have been in the hobby for a long time.
I just buy what I like and love raising the fish to adulthood to see them develop.
I think I am one of the very few on this site who love a. Rostratus, and I don't care.
 
I havea one a. Rostratus, one a. Altifrons and one a. Robertsoni. I rehomed an eight inch a. Nourisatti back in july. Astotheros are an underrated group.

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Andrewtfw said:
I havea one a. Rostratus, one a. Altifrons and one a. Robertsoni. I rehomed an eight inch a. Nourisatti back in july. Astotheros are an underrated group.

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I agree and they one my favorite groups. I'd love to see pics. Especially the nourisatti. I want one one day.
They are pretty rare too.
 
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