Tracked maniac Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 Hey yall well what cichlid do you think is rare? I don't know what the rarest or rare cichlids are but would like to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 In the wild or in the hobby? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracked maniac Posted November 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 either but would like to know more about the hobby . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roypark05 Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 I have what I was told is a Metriaclima Gnome. Never seen one before or since and I can't even find any info on it from the world wide web. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parachromis1 Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 C.Steindachneri is the rarest I think. A CA cichlid though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracked maniac Posted November 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 there has got to be a dealer for the rare cichlids somewhere dont you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
African_Fever Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 The only rare cichlids from Malawi or Tanganyika are those that usually aren't really in demand. I have two groups of Rhamphochromis, and besides those who have fry from me, I honestly don't think there's many (if any) others in Canada with them. They're not flashy, and that's probably why no-one wants them. Their Tanganyikian counterpart are the Bathybates species - again not the most colourful fish, but they're also supposedly very fragile and don't ship well. I have seen them on lists, but very few people have every actually kept them. roypark - do you have any pics' of your Metriaclima? I'd guess it was miss-identified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD. Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 (edited) Kyle - you can see a pic of the M. Gnome in the following link. (first fish shown) http://albertaaquatica.com/index.php?showt...0&p=2166097 Paul B. up in Edmonton was the original source for these fish, and may still be breeding them? I have an adult male in my all-male tank, but as roypark stated there is zero info available on this species. There may be something in the latest edition of Konings book, but nothing in the previous editions, and nothing in his cd-rom. some quick shots of my male ......... Looks a lot like Tropheops, let me know what you think. Edited November 6, 2008 by RD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracked maniac Posted November 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 thats a beautiful looking fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firestorm Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 (edited) There are soooo many cichlids I could name that are very difficult to get your hands on around here. He is a very beautiful fish, I wonder if Paul is still breeding them as well....would love to add a group to my collection Edited November 7, 2008 by firestorm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracked maniac Posted November 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 (edited) There are soooo many cichlids I could name that are very difficult to get your hands on around here. He is a very beautiful fish, I wonder if Paul is still breeding them as well....would love to add a group to my collection ditto although your collection is way bigger than mine so would tramitichromis intermedius fall into that categorie? Edited November 7, 2008 by Tracked maniac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 For rare cichlids in the Wild all of the victorians are probably at the top of the list as many are endangered. It is also tough to get your hands on wild vic's but Patrick seems to have a nice collection of vics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 I would agree vic are probably the most rare considering the situation that took place in that lake. most are endanger or extinct, and they stopped commercially catching them. most wild caught vic's and illegally imported and caught. Different var. of Tanganyikans are rare. for example you maybe able to find a tropheous in one area of the lake but his var. in another part of the lake maybe be slim to get your hands on. Its not always about rare fish its what you like but I would agree it is cool to have that knowledge. I got lucky I was on a hunt to find petrochromis texas reds and almost 6 months later I found wild caught ones. a couple days later I found out there are only 9 KNOW groups in canada and they stopped catching these guys years ago. these guys are my babies but boy do they need to be supervised. They love to kill each other, but will never lay there teeth on fry or other fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slough Shark Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 (edited) Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor victoriae is hard to get and Nanochromis transvestitus was hard for me to find when I was searching. Also many of the other non-rift lake African cichlids are hard to find. Steatocranus species are very cool, but S. casuarius seems to be the only common one. I think the rarest/hardest to find cichlid altogether would be Iranocichla hormuzensis (which has been #1 on my list for a long time). Though this isn't African, it's from Hormozgan province, in Iran and is quite endangered due to oil pollution and warfare in the area. And I agree that Vic's are definitely up there too. Edited November 8, 2008 by Slough Shark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD. Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 Wow Callie, getting your hands on some Petrochromis sp. "Texas Red" is indeed quite the score! Do you happen to have any pics of your group? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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