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	two cichlids questions
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	1) long fin oscars, i am not looking for them, but i want to know are they rare? i know one person with an albino long fin, but thats the only i have seen b4, and at my lfs where they have lots of oscars, i never see and long fin. 2)peacock bass, first are they considered a cichlid? and what would be the tank size, maybe in a pond about 2000 gallons? i saw some big ones on a fishing trip to S.A and Wow.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Jason_R_S Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001	1) probably depends on where you're from. I've seen less than a handful of long-finned oscars in all the lfs I've been to so around here I'd say they're fairly rare. personally that's fine with me because I really don't care for them. 2) yes, Peacock bass (all species in the Cichla genus) are cichlids. the more commonly available species grow to around 2 feet long but there are larger growing species like C. temensis which grows to 3 feet or larger. I would personally consider no less than a tank or pond at least 8' x 3' as a minimum even for the smaller species.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	ok sounds good, i have no interset in find oscars, jsut wondering how i havent seen a long fin in many years. and with the peacock bass i was searching the net, and found a breeding small trio for about 800.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
bananacoladafuze Enthusiast Posts: 170 Kudos: 147 Votes: 19 Registered: 20-Mar-2005	I've seen a ton of long-finned oscars here (California). One of my local fish stores -always- has long-finned reds, tigers, and albinos. Not very attractive fish, in my opinon, and the whole idea just doesn't make sense to me. They seem to be pretty popular with teen girls around here, though - long, flowy fins on a big, aggressive fish.. shrug ______________ Cake or death?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03


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