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    I found these today at FG, I picked up two for my 75 SA planted tank. This photo was with my old school phone, so it's terrible. Once I fully stock and get the CO2 system going, I'll have to get the decent camera out and get some good pictures. Both of mine are between 7 and 8 inches long.

    Last edited by Sea-agg09; 02-07-2011, 11:35 PM.
    75 planted (Being Renovated)
    Endlers
    gobies
    lots of nanos
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  • #2
    Cool looking fish. What exactly is it? And where does it originate from?
    120g - Tropheus Moorii Kambwimba
    180g - Petrochromis Macrognathus Dine/Tropheus Moorii Namansi I

    "Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has not heart; and any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains"....Winston Churchill

    "We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence upon those who would do us harm"....Winston Churchill

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    • #3
      They are royal farlowellas. I can get more specifics tomorrow. They are one of two species, both are from South America, but they are geographically isolated. I got a male and a female, so hopefully I can share babies at some point.
      75 planted (Being Renovated)
      Endlers
      gobies
      lots of nanos

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      • #4
        Good luck, hope you get some fry soon. Those are truly unique and cool looking fish
        120g - Tropheus Moorii Kambwimba
        180g - Petrochromis Macrognathus Dine/Tropheus Moorii Namansi I

        "Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has not heart; and any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains"....Winston Churchill

        "We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence upon those who would do us harm"....Winston Churchill

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        • #5
          I've got peat running in my filter now, and I'm putting in a CO2 system within the next few weeks. Once everything gets setup, I'll start pumping in the almond leaf, which should really get things going. Hopefully I can get my common farlowella, blue rams and others into shape as well. I haven't gotten the centerpiece fishes yet, which should get really fun .
          75 planted (Being Renovated)
          Endlers
          gobies
          lots of nanos

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          • #6
            Very cool! Looking forward to more pictures and updates.
            "Millennium hand and shrimp!"

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            • #7
              Farlowellas are very cool fish. There's a guy over at Aquaria Central screen named TwoTankAmin who lives in upstate New York. He primarily breeds plecos; royals, zebs and others and has also successfully bred his Farlos.

              Mark
              What are the facts? Again and again and again--what are the facts? Shun wishful thinking, ignore devine revelation, forget what "the stars foretell", avoid opinion, care not what the neighbors think, never mind the unguessable "verdict of history"--what are the facts, and to how many decimal places? You pilot always into an unknown future; facts are your only clue.

              Robert Anson Heinlein

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              • #8
                Species name is Sturiosoma aureum, which is the original royal farl. They are from the Orinoco river in Venezuela.

                The other species is S. panamense, but neither Don nor I can tell the difference.

                My male just has a 5 oclock shadow, so it won't be for a little while. Males get a full beard when they are in breeding shape.
                75 planted (Being Renovated)
                Endlers
                gobies
                lots of nanos

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