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31-05-2007, 11:44 PM
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Endangered Dragon
 
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Sunfish
Found this piece retailing for $29 at a local lfs..very intense red on the body...it looks like a cichlid to me...
Can anyone ID it? 
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31-05-2007, 11:53 PM
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Arofanatic
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Looks like jewel cichlid hemichromis bimaculatus. The tail bone is funny. Any close up pix of the tail portion?
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01-06-2007, 12:02 AM
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sorry i do not have the pics of the tail part bro....this was the best i could manage using my HP. 
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01-06-2007, 12:03 AM
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Arofanatic
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Sorry...not jewel cichlid. It is a Dollar Sunfish Lepomis marginatus
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01-06-2007, 12:05 AM
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01-06-2007, 12:06 AM
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Thanks....agar agar only
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01-06-2007, 12:08 AM
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Very aggressive North America native fish. Does well better in cool water.
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01-06-2007, 12:11 AM
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By the way shouldn't this thread be moved? |
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01-06-2007, 01:23 AM
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Dragon
 
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Yah its a sunfish... Vv nice fish though but so far the specimens i saw on sale are not in best conditions... Saw a pc of vv stunning one years back... But the price has become more affordable as compared to the past
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01-06-2007, 07:18 AM
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its a very nice specimen..
one of the more interesting features are the "ear" like markings it has.. |
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