Aequidens portalegrense

[Bluejax]

Couldn't resist a pic of the largest of my Ports I got a while back from cichlid mad. No idea on sex yet.

Really pleased with how they're turning out. I love the dark cheek patch and the blue in the unpaired fins. This fish is just under 3" long total length.

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w310/Bluejax/Pacara01.jpg

[jimmy side eye]

Cracking fish!

[Bluejax]

Thanks! Can't wait for him/ her to become adult. Gonna be stunning! Apparently Ports don't defend that large a territory, so I'm thinking I could maybe have a pair of Ports and a pair of Chocolate cichlids living together (at least until the Chocolates get massive). That'd be a nice tank to watch.

[Rick Thibert]

Beauty! :) Simon's got these things coming out of his ear holes at the moment!! LOL!! ;)

BC

[umbee1]

Bow aquatics down Nev's way has a nice pair for sale--------£50!!! THO.

[Bluejax]

Time for another update. Same fish looking sexy today:

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w310/Bluejax/BigPort.jpg

It's a real shame he's homicidal!

[Ash]

how do you mean homicidal Martin? is he trying to jump out the tank?

[Bluejax]

I meant it in a loose sense. Obviously he hasn't been killing any humans. "Chessey"

He's so far killed a 4" female cutteri and two 3" siblings. As a result he's been imprisoned behind a divider until I can grow up a female for him to breed with.

[dev]

hi bluejax
were these called brown acara's years ago.if so these were plentyful in the late eighties but haven't seen them for years.think they might have been cichlasoma back then.
cheers dev

[dev]

hi bluejax
cichlasoma bimaculatum was the fish i was thinking about i take it they are now a.portalagrense.at 50 quid a pair how come they are so expensive is it because they are hard to get hold of now.
cheers dev

[Bluejax]

Pretty sure they're back to being Cichlasoma now actually. The heading is out of date!