First off, since we dont have a Madagascar Cichlid section, I posted this in the section that is closest.
Yesterday I drove out to Lacey to pick up some Loaches and some wood. While I was there, I kept eyeballing this amazing looking fish. After about an hour of talking, I decided to get it also. Thank you again Jen, I definitely owe you, he is beautiful.
What I grabbed was a Paratalapia Bleekeri. After spending all morning reading about this fish, I have come to learn that the Bleekeri and the Polleni are now classified as the same species. (kinda like the Synspilum and the Melanurus) But from what I read, the large spot fish was originally referred to as the Bleekeri which grew much larger 14", and is a bit more peaceful and more rare to find. Whereas the Polleni has smaller spots(kinda like the Texas has small spots while the Carpintis has larger) grows to max out between 10" & 12" and can be far more aggressive. So apparently since there is a distinctive difference between the 2, the experts still have decided to lump them together.
But I am sticking with calling mine a Bleekeri. Here it is:
Yesterday I drove out to Lacey to pick up some Loaches and some wood. While I was there, I kept eyeballing this amazing looking fish. After about an hour of talking, I decided to get it also. Thank you again Jen, I definitely owe you, he is beautiful.
What I grabbed was a Paratalapia Bleekeri. After spending all morning reading about this fish, I have come to learn that the Bleekeri and the Polleni are now classified as the same species. (kinda like the Synspilum and the Melanurus) But from what I read, the large spot fish was originally referred to as the Bleekeri which grew much larger 14", and is a bit more peaceful and more rare to find. Whereas the Polleni has smaller spots(kinda like the Texas has small spots while the Carpintis has larger) grows to max out between 10" & 12" and can be far more aggressive. So apparently since there is a distinctive difference between the 2, the experts still have decided to lump them together.
But I am sticking with calling mine a Bleekeri. Here it is: