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Nandopsis haitiensis (Big hump variety)

BlesOne

BlesOne

Polypterus
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Meet "HeadRush". Odo male approximately 10" tl and as beautiful as they come. This male came to me via my good friend UmbeeKing and I couldn't be anymore happy with this male. He came with a female as well, I'll try to get some shots of her also a little later.

I've always been a big fan of the species and I've also been fortunate enough to have gotten my hands on some amazing specimens, but this male is probably the best one yet. Enjoy

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Btw, he did have a big bite on the side of his head which is almost completely healed up. He list a few scales around that area as a result.
 
Looks great. Cichlids can be real stunning :)
 
Wasn't there a n. vombergae at one point which was ment to have different shaped lips and nuchal hump before the name was scraped and became a different catch location of n haitiensis
 
Very nice he is a monster :), I didn't know that there is a different variety of Black Nasty, I thought that all the males get the big hump...
 
Andy woods cichlids uk said:
HeadRush is one Stunning Haitiensis. Strange how one variety gets the knuckle hump and the other doesn't.
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Thanks Andy. Yeah it's one of the beautiful things about cichlids, there's lots of styles to choose from even within each species. Your 2 males are exceptional as well!

Hendre said:
Looks great. Cichlids can be real stunning :)
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Thank you.

dan518 said:
Wasn't there a n. vombergae at one point which was ment to have different shaped lips and nuchal hump before the name was scraped and became a different catch location of n haitiensis
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Yes I remember reading about that, but it was cleared a few years ago though. It was basically concluded that both were one and the same species apparently.

Cichlidfever said:
Very nice he is a monster :), I didn't know that there is a different variety of Black Nasty, I thought that all the males get the big hump...
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There's a few different variations, it all depends on the location most likely. Males from other areas don't develop the large humps but obtain beautiful long fins and powerful tails, others get a heavier and more stocky build. It's an amazing species for sure.
 
Man that's a nice fish I hadn't seen one with a hump like that so cool
 
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