camtang Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 Other than Brown haps (astatotilapia brownae ?), what Victorian cichlids do we have in NZ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 dude that's buzzy, i have been thinking about lake victoria recently. it started when i was on google earth looking at lake tanganyika and lake malawi. two lakes that are household names, because most african cichlids on the market in nz are classified as either tanganyikan or malawi. but lake victoria is just as epic a lake as those other two. do they share species? i'm more of a south american guy so i don't know a whole lot about this subject. actually i don't really know much about anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarletmonuka Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 You've read my mind with this question. been wondering the same thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 it's not really something you can ask google directly... i mean.. i spent a while trawling through the interwebs looking for info on what kind of fish come from lake vic and i didn't turn up much at all. it might not be a big deal and i might just be drunk but why does nobody talk about fish from lake vic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarletmonuka Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 it's not really something you can ask google directly... i mean.. i spent a while trawling through the interwebs looking for info on what kind of fish come from lake vic and i didn't turn up much at all. it might not be a big deal and i might just be drunk but why does nobody talk about fish from lake vic? http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/c ... php?cat=16 thats the spieces from there.. as to what is available here i have no clue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 some cool looking fish there.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 one fish from lake victoria I'd quite like.... :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 umbee ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 one fish from lake victoria I'd quite like.... :lol: try again bro... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 umbee ? Nile perch, introduced for food fish and just about ate all the indigenous lake fish (which is probably why no one talks about them!)... Actually some of the Victorians are really nice, as the pics above show, and the hobby is largely responsible for their survival. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted November 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 Some Vic cichlids are very nice, but I still dont know what is available in NZ. I want to do Malawi, Tang and Victoria tanks. I have Malawi done, Tang under construction but need to find more then brown haps for the Victoria otherwise it feels a bit pointless to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropheus Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 Been in the hobby for years and have never known of any other lake victoria cichlids other than brown haps in the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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