Australoheros sp. Red Ceibal

[Jay]

I WAS ON HERE THE OTHER DAY AND SAW THIS FISH I HADNT HEARD OF SO I GOOGLED IT AND TOLD SUBMARINER ABOUT IT. THE COLORS HAD ME ALL EXCITED :wub: THEN HE FOUND EVEN BETTER PICS WITH THIS LINK:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=259664
I QUICKLY ORDERED SOME AND I SERIOUSLY CANT WAIT TO GROW THESE BABIES OUT. I DID DO SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND SOME ARTICLES. DOES ANYONE HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH THESE FISH?


http://www.tfhdigital.com/tfh/200907/?pg=69#pg69

Loosely called chanchitos it seems they enjoyed popularity up to the 1940s or 50s. After that, due to lack of imports from the region, they were "lost" to the hobby so to speak. He showed me his fish books from the 1950s and the chanchito was represented. I believe in the 80s and 90s they may be found under "Cichlasoma" facetum or even Herichthys facetum as I found in an Axelrod atlas at Borders a month ago... As to their upkeep, I refer to these excellent articles by Wayne Leibel:
http://www.fishchannel.com/freshwater-aquariums/species-info/cichlid/its-the-cha nchito.aspx
and Claudia Dickenson:
http://www.cichlidae.com/article.php?id=371

Please give me your name so I can find you at the meeting when I deliver your fish. Thanks, Jay

 

[dogofwar]

Chanchitos are awesome fish. The red ceibal and oblongum are completely different fish both in appearance and personality.

Here's a map from Felipe Cantera's website showing just how much the different chanchitos vary by geography: http://www.aqvaterra.com/map_australoheros.php

And those are just - some - of the ones from Uruguay! They're also found in Southern Brazil and Argentina - basically sub-tropical places that aren't warm enough for Acaras (Cichlasoma and Aequidens).

Here's Felipe's page for Red Ceibal, which, ironically, is only found in a very small spot (but is probably the only chanchito being commercially raised): http://www.aqvaterra.com/cichlids_australoheros_n_sp_red_ceibal.php

The habitat: http://www.aqvaterra.com/habitat_arroyo_ceibalito.php

I've currently got several chanchitos:
Red Ceibal
Oblongum
Santa Lucia
facetum "Buenos Aires"
Zanja Honda
Red Cuaro
Local
Canada El Sauce
...probably more that I'm forgetting

Here's a picture of my big male Local (pic by Mike Hill from Aquafest last year)...

Matt

 

[UNCLERUCKUS]

Please give me your name so I can find you at the meeting when I deliver your fish. Thanks, Jay

ILL HAVE ON A NAME TAG WITH DQ/ UNCLERUCKUS
IM ABOUT 6'6" ...CANT MISS ME

 

[TheNewGuy]

jp

pictures are sweeeet