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here is a link to pics of my recently acquired paratilapia polleni, and my leopard ctenopoma.http://community.webshots.com/album/181423500EoQozi

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They're cute! That leopard looks like a teensy little baby, how big is he? Awww ... if I had a big semi-aggressive tank those would be on my list, that's for sure.

-Molly
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aern't those spotted climbin perch? i love them, you might try lookin for the striped ones. They are mouth brooders so good luck, and don't expect them to make bubble nests. They do jump and "climb" on drift wood.

That leopard looks like a teensy little baby, how big is he?

hes definitely a baby, cant be more than an inch n a half.

aern't those spotted climbin perch

yup, also known as leopard bushfish.
he isnt much of a jumper, YET, hes very sneaky always stealthing around the tank. i named him rikimaru, after a ninja from one of my fav. video games. i have him and the polleni in the same tank, and they are getting along so well its almost creepy. they dont fight, no nips, nothing. i do expect the polleni to get a bit more aggressive as it gets bigger, but from what ive learned from other keepers, they are very tolerant of any fish that doesnt show aggression to the them, and rikimaru doesnt have the size or temperment to do so, so all is good for now.

How many do you have? and where did you get them , and one more thing how much did they set you back? And what size tank?

i have one p. polleni, and one bushfish. the bushfish i got from an lfs called aquarium world. the polleni i found at petsmart(believe it or not). i paid $10 for the polleni, and if memory serves correctly the bushfish was about the same. right now they are in a 20g. but just until i can get a stand built for my 44g. pentagon. then i plan on moving these two fish, my syn. eupterus, and plecos to the 44g. i plan on keeping the polleni n bushfish together as long as possible, but eventually theyll have to be seperated, cause the polleni gets up to 12in. n the 44g. just aint big enough for the two of them at adult size. but like i said before, they are getting along wonderfully. ive never seen a cichlid with such a subdued temperment, even angels seem nippy compared to this guy.

Well i am glad someone has some of these awsome fish. I have admired the spotted climbing perch for a Looooong time. And i am glad i got to see some pics from someone who has them. And PETSMART awsome find i can't belive they actually came in handy. LOL Anyway good luck
-Matt

And PETSMART awsome find i can't belive they actually came in handy

WOW, how true is that, i usually only buy this n that stuff from them. finding this p. polleni was absolutely unbelievable. i saw the fish, turned to one of their workers and said," what the hell is this fish doing at petsmart?" the girl shrugged n said,"i dunno"... typical petsmart answer

LOL yeah that sounds about right. If you go on aquabid NOW!!!! There are a couple more of this genus. Just incase you wanted to pick a couple more up. But even if you don't please keep the pics commin cause i love lookin at these guys.

I just read some of your last posts, and you said these are cichlids. They are not, they are anataboids. (bettas, gouramis, ect.) But still a awsome fine.

the p. polleni is a cichlid, n i know the bushfish is a labyrinth.

Good i am glad you know that. The bushfish you are talkin about is the (what i call) spotted climbin perch right?
Then if so then yeah the "Bushfish" is a labrinth.
P.S. Most people don't know the term anataboids so i like to use labrinth.

The bushfish you are talkin about is the (what i call) spotted climbin perch right?

yup, leopard bushfish and spotted climbing perch are both common names for the same fish, the scientific name is ctenopoma acuitirostre,(i believe, my spelling may be off on the second half) on other sites ill post pics and say,"hey, here are some pics of my leopard bushfish." i always get a few replies of people "correcting" me, saying," thats not a leopard bushfish. its a leopard ctenopoma or a spotted climbing perch." sometimes people dont get that for almost every fish there can be a zillion different common names. almost makes me want to just start making up some myself. ill post pics of my red belly piranhas n say," heres some pics of my silly-faced sandwich tetras!"......

ROLFLMAO ] ] ] ] ] ] ] Now that was a funny one. Anyway did you go check out the ones at aquabid? http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/auction.cgi?fwanabantoid Cause there are good ones there NOW. But you can't go like in a couple weeks and expect the same things to be there. ( i know you know that, but incase somebody else reads this) Anyway yeah i know everybody calls everthing different things. Well good luck with your Bushfish, and polleni and good finds.