Who says that freshwater fish are ugly?

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rooslix

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I've always been told that saltwater fish are more colorful than freshwater fish. I'm not so sure about that anymore. My favorite cichlid I own is shown below:
 
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rooslix

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sorry the pictures aren't the greatest, I am using a cheapo 2 megapixel point and shoot camera.
 
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rooslix

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Originally posted by Fishman830
certainly not me :)
i love Discus!!!
I had a discus once, but he died after about a month. I couldn't get him to eat very often, he acted scared of food most of the time. Is there any secret to getting discus to eat?
 
fishy411

fishy411

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the first one is an apistogramma right? I am thinking about getting a few yellow labs and red peacocks so i'll post here when i get a good pic
 
liontamer

liontamer

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Freshwater fish are meant to be caught on a line and eaten Nad cichlids are actually a specially evolved creature from lake victoria in Africa and there is a small amount of salinity there. They are not freshwater
 
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rooslix

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Originally posted by fishy411
the first one is an apistogramma right? I am thinking about getting a few yellow labs and red peacocks so i'll post here when i get a good pic
The first one is actually a peacock cichlid, Aulonocara Jacobfrebergei is the scientific name I believe.
 
tru conch

tru conch

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chiclids (sp) especially Africans have the nick name of "poor mans saltwater" cos they are quite colorful.
 
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rooslix

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Originally posted by fishy411
the first one is an apistogramma right? I am thinking about getting a few yellow labs and red peacocks so i'll post here when i get a good pic
The first one is actually a peacock cichlid, Aulonocara Jacobfrebergei is the scientific name I believe.
 
shawnts106

shawnts106

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I know, I have africans too... Ive got 2 orange esthera, 1 mel. auratus, 1 greshakei, 2 Johanni, and ... I think thats it for now !
 
reefeel

reefeel

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did u guys know that cichlids are the cousins of clown fish
Yes, and damselfish-that would explain how hard they are to catch.:thinking:
 
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