Big African Cichlids?

[HarumSundalMalam]

There are big south and central american cichlids. how about big african cichlids? can name some?

[kevkoi]

Boulengerochromis microlepis (Tanganyikan emperor cichlid)
..... argubly the largest cichlid in the world. Reported to get some 3foot long.
...... comes from Lake Tanganyika, Africa.
There's actually a tank full of these fellas (sub adult) in Xian Leng (Shah Alam) display aquaria at the back.

http://www.sci.osaka-cu.ac.jp/biol/a...microlepis.jpg

[ari]

not an african kaki, know nothing but two nuts about them , so cannot comment....but i cant resist,........with a watery mouth and must i add slavia dripping from the side .....that fish is good looking, with soy sauce and chili padi .3 foot must be 5 kilos at least....a table for 10 i must say

[Cichlid Connections]

Originally Posted by ari

not an african kaki, know nothing but two nuts about them , so cannot comment....but i cant resist,........with a watery mouth and must i add slavia dripping from the side .....that fish is good looking, with soy sauce and chili padi .3 foot must be 5 kilos at least....a table for 10 i must say

I was told that they were propagated in China as meals..... but didn't take off.
Harumsundalmalam (wat a nick u have)........ Big Africans.... really depends on what you are into.... there's Tilapia Buttikoferi (nasty bugger) from the Rivers... and any other Tilapia species.. for Rift Lakes... you have the Predatory Haps... like Champsochromis Carrelleus which we were discussing in another thread. Theres Buccochromis species, Nimbochromis species are all rather large cichlids of the Rift Lakes. Apart from wat Kev has stated...... considerably the largest cichlid in the world which attains a size of 3 feet.

[yogigan]

Originally Posted by Cichlid Connections

I was told that they were propagated in China as meals..... but didn't take off.
Harumsundalmalam (wat a nick u have)........ Big Africans.... really depends on what you are into.... there's Tilapia Buttikoferi (nasty bugger) from the Rivers... and any other Tilapia species.. for Rift Lakes... you have the Predatory Haps... like Champsochromis Carrelleus which we were discussing in another thread. Theres Buccochromis species, Nimbochromis species are all rather large cichlids of the Rift Lakes. Apart from wat Kev has stated...... considerably the largest cichlid in the world which attains a size of 3 feet.

waulau CC u real SIFU when it comes to these spp. I salute la SIFU

[Cichlid Connections]

Originally Posted by yogigan

waulau CC u real SIFU when it comes to these spp. I salute la SIFU

"blush" "blush"........ no lar... I talk only clever lar... u the hands on guy mah...

[KISS2BANG2]

Originally Posted by HarumSundalMalam

There are big south and central american cichlids. how about big african cichlids? can name some?

I'm sorry I can't