Favorite FW fish?

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I know this is a marine forum but all the same lets have a bit of FW discussion...:lol:
What is your favorite fresh water fish and why?

Mine are angels and fancy catfish. Dunno why, but i'm a sucker for fancy catfish. Chocolate tiger pleco, zebra pleco, Queen arabesque pleco being my fav.

Angels, i like the veiltails, zebra's, black(very aggressive!), albino. Why- because i want to breed them and just like them a lot

Pics wanted!
 
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Just love Oscars and Malawis/ cyclids and if you ever want to see the most beautiful freshwater fish in a tank, get yourself a "Makriel". Klaserie Dam as well as the Crocodile river is in abundance with these fish.

About 15 years ago I had a big tank stocked with all the Local Freshwater Fish: Kurper (4 different Species); Bass; Barbel (the Albino ones); Dwarf Tigers (Bloody nice shoal Fish); 03 spot "Gillomien"; "Makriel"; etc. Still think it was the nicest tank I ever had, full of plantlife and no hassles
 
PigeonBlood discus or Turquoise Discus, Just so serene

Angels, Have a lovely Albino lyretail

And of course my all time fave all though it a common fish is the good old Kribensis, they are so stunning when they breed, the female has such a purple stomach and is so damn aggressive and protective
 
Kanga said:
PigeonBlood discus or Turquoise Discus, Just so serene

Angels, Have a lovely Albino lyretail

And of course my all time fave all though it a common fish is the good old Kribensis, they are so stunning when they breed, the female has such a purple stomach and is so damn aggressive and protective
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I think Sabi should have started the Thread by saying: Pics to be attached...LoL so we can see how these types of fish looks like (even if copied from Google). Kanga , could you please post pice of this as I am still very interested in local freshwater fish???:wave2:
 
sean_koekemoer said:
I think Sabi should have started the Thread by saying: Pics to be attached...LoL so we can see how these types of fish looks like (even if copied from Google). Kanga , could you please post pice of this as I am still very interested in local freshwater fish???:wave2:
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Sean, Kribs are unfortuneately not local from Nigeria if I recall, I will find some pics for you unfortuneately I dont have a of the little buggers I bred
 
Galibore said:
Gold nugget pleco.
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Do you have one? I'd love to get one.

Kanga said:
PigeonBlood discus or Turquoise Discus, Just so serene

Angels, Have a lovely Albino lyretail

And of course my all time fave all though it a common fish is the good old Kribensis, they are so stunning when they breed, the female has such a purple stomach and is so damn aggressive and protective
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I'd like to get a powder blue discus. Ordered it sometime ago.

The kribs can't be as aggrssive angels when they fight!

sean_koekemoer said:
I think Sabi should have started the Thread by saying: Pics to be attached...LoL so we can see how these types of fish looks like (even if copied from Google). Kanga , could you please post pice of this as I am still very interested in local freshwater fish???:wave2:
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Lol, post pics by all means!
 
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Sean here are some pics of the net, I just love these fellas
 
Kribensis are really nice fish i have loads and most breeding, very relaxed... my all time favorite FW fish is either the rope fish or pangasius...
 
sean_koekemoer said:
Thanks Kanga, no wonder you like them, they more beautiful than my Saltwater fish;)
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Sean you should see the attitude they develop when they are breeding, "brekers" real "brekers" I am sure they drink:peroni:
 
I'll take 'em... ALL of 'em

Hey Dean, I'm gonna try get about 100 of these by June.
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Oh, I find almost ALL Tropical/Brackish/Coldwater fish, worthy of hobby attention, fascinating enough, to FIND something ATTRACTIVE about them.

Discus, top my list.
Exotic Loricaridae, like these H zebra
Angels, Dwarf cichlids
and the rest that fall into
South American /Central American, West African, Riverine, Rift Lake, Madagascan, Asian cichlids

Primitive fish, Polypterids, Arowana, etc

..and..and..and..and..and

DAMMIT!!

I still collect, breed, import fish and teach fishkeeping, breeding today .


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Obi-Wan said:
Hey Dean, I'm gonna try get about 100 of these by June.
:razz:

Oh, I find almost ALL Tropical/Brackish/Coldwater fish, worthy of hobby attention, fascinating enough, to FIND something ATTRACTIVE about them.

Discus, top my list.
Exotic Loricaridae, like these H zebra
Angels, Dwarf cichlids
and the rest that fall into
South American /Central American, West African, Riverine, Rift Lake, Madagascan, Asian cichlids

Primitive fish, Polypterids, Arowana, etc

..and..and..and..and..and

DAMMIT!!

I still collect, breed, import fish and teach fishkeeping, breeding today .


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Zebra pleco's!! Oh my, how i want one of those!
Do you sell them Liaquat?
 
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