Tam Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 as above. I was curious to find out what's the reason why only the cichla monoculus is available in aust. others like ocellaris and temensis arent here in Aust. Tam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 most likely cos its illegal to import fish not on the approved import list and nobody has bothered to try smuggling them in. if there was the demand there for them I am sure some enterprising soul would try and get them here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellow Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 its because most monoculus are farm bred in asia so its the easiest spot for smugglers to bring them into australia from.just luck of the draw if they bred temensis over there wed have them instead.hth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeW Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 No Cichla are on the allowable imports list. C. monoculus is the only species presently available in numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 Actually most of the Cichla now being produced in SE ASIA are Cichla monoculus X Cichla ocellaris hybrids. QUICK EVERYONE RUN FOR THE KITCHEN GRAB A BUTCHERS KNIFE AND HACK THE EYES OUT OF EVERY CICHLA IN OZ! In all seriousness 12months ago Cichla temensis were almost non-existent in the US. Now they are readily available at $25US ea for 1" fingerlings, yes TRUE TEMENSIS. It's now only a matter of time before we see some hit our shores. We can only dream for Cichla intermedia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksta Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 Alex, I think most of what we have would have come in pre-hybrid farming of Cichla in SE-Asia. And I doubt more 'monoculos' will make their way over, locally bred fish are close enough meeting demands at good prices, so I don't we are in danger of being overrun with hybrids just yet. Although I could be wrong, and the butchers knife may be the best bet. With one foul swoop we could knock out all the bristlenose and eleccy blues too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 From what I have been told, they have been hybdridizing Cichla spp in SE Asia for some time now. So you never know, I have seen a few suspect looking Cichla around.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksta Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Maybe someone will donate some Cichla to Dave for dissection as well as the albino bristlenose? Sort it out once and for all then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted March 10, 2005 Author Share Posted March 10, 2005 thanks for your comments guys they are very colourful and grow quite big too, nice to have a few cheers Tam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeW Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Duck - Its one thing to compare two fish, its quite another to ID them . yourself. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksta Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Lucky you told me that Dave, I almost got through the day without learning something new OK, I just need to get you some definate pure strain Cichla and you can compare away. I'll work on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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