Benny Posted June 15, 2002 Report Share Posted June 15, 2002 has anyone ever seen festivums (mesonauta festivus)in NZ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted June 15, 2002 Report Share Posted June 15, 2002 Assuming Mesonauta festivus is also the Cichlasoma festivus or flag cichlid or festive cichlid, then yes, they are in NZ and have been bred by several FNZAS members. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted June 15, 2002 Report Share Posted June 15, 2002 Animates in Wellington had 1-2 when I was there last weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Posted June 15, 2002 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2002 how much ira? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted June 15, 2002 Report Share Posted June 15, 2002 I don't remember exactly. I think they were something like $12. Pretty little fish, I was seriously considering getting a few, but decided my tanks are getting pretty crowded already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajbroome Posted June 16, 2002 Report Share Posted June 16, 2002 Ira said... > Pretty little fish, I was seriously considering getting a few, but > decided my tanks are getting pretty crowded already. Probably just as well since Festivums get quite big. The ones I had 10 or more years ago were bigger than most Severums I've seen, for instance. Nice fish though and relatively peaceful all things considered. Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted June 17, 2002 Report Share Posted June 17, 2002 Maybe the ones at Animates are a different type, they were labeled as a dwarf flag cichlid and I did a very little bit of research on them and thought they were a dwarf cichlid and didn't get much bigger than 3 or so inches? Ok, here we go. Did a search on google's image search and it came up with these results for flag cichlid. THIS is the one I've seen, or similar at least labeled as a dwarf flag cichlid, this is the one I thought you were talking about. Its a Laetacara curviceps though. Now, THIS one must be what you meant... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Posted June 17, 2002 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2002 yup spot on Ira. I went to animates on sunday and yeah all they had was a dwarf flag cichlid, oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Posted June 17, 2002 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2002 someone doesnt have any juveniles going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted June 17, 2002 Report Share Posted June 17, 2002 Sorry you wasted a trip, Benny. I just went by the name...I should know know better than that. :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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