http://www.practical...nt.php?sid=2580
For comparison, here is a bluespotted sunfish:
http://www.flmnh.ufl...tedsunfish.html
It's neat to encounter fish from totally different continents that look sorta similar to one another.
bluespotted sunfish similar fish
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Guest_Erica Lyons_*
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Posted 25 March 2014 - 04:11 PM
I encountered this and was immediately struck with its similarity to bluespotted sunfish. It's called a paratilapia and is from Madagascar.
http://www.practical...nt.php?sid=2580
For comparison, here is a bluespotted sunfish:
http://www.flmnh.ufl...tedsunfish.html
It's neat to encounter fish from totally different continents that look sorta similar to one another.
http://www.practical...nt.php?sid=2580
For comparison, here is a bluespotted sunfish:
http://www.flmnh.ufl...tedsunfish.html
It's neat to encounter fish from totally different continents that look sorta similar to one another.
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Posted 25 March 2014 - 04:15 PM
They're very different sizes, though.
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Posted 25 March 2014 - 04:17 PM
Some central American cichlids and fliers also look similar. All seem to be species that operate in dappled shade.
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Posted 25 March 2014 - 04:35 PM
That's a tough one! They tend to be very peaceful with other tank mates, but the intra-specific aggression is off the hook with P. pollen! I tried raising a half dozen 1.5" juvies by themselves in a 65 to get a pair. I ended up with a single 3" fish. They started killing each other almost immediately. I had another one a few years before that I had trained to eat out of my hand. He'd grab my watch if I offered it. But if I tried feeding him small fish he'd invariably spit them out. Weird fish!
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