Neetroplus nematopus

[dogofwar]

I have a limited number of "Neets" (Neetroplus nematopus) for sale.

They're fry from F1 parents from Jeff Rapps and are ~1".

If you're not familiar, Neets are a great little (4-5" for males, females smaller) Central American (Nicaraguan) cichlid with wonderful parental instincts. You know they're breeding when they turn BLACK with a WHITE stripe.

Here's a great article with lots of pictures from Sam Borstein: http://www.borstein.com/sam/?Species_Profiles:Central_America:Neetroplus_nematopus

Anyway, $3 each or 6/$15. Deals available for members and if you buy other stuff...

I'm in Potomac right off of 270 exit 5...

PM me if you'd like some...

Thanks,
Matt

 

[dogofwar]

Bump for a cool fish... the so called "Poor Man's Tropheus"...

This fish is known as the Neet, short for Neetroplus, and the Poor Mans Tropheus. It gets the Poor Mans Tropheus name because in diet, behavior, and body shape, are similar to Tropheus.

Here's a beast of a male not in spawning color (from Dan Ye's thread):
http://www.capitalcichlids.org/forums/showthread.php?t=7795

Anyone want some?

Matt

 

[rsretep]

seems the wife likes these Matt...guess i gotta make foom somewhere.

how big are they and how big do they get?

 

[dogofwar]

Hi Pete,

The king of all male Neets is 5-6"... most males max out about 4". Females are much smaller (2-3")...

Matt

 

[dogofwar]

Still have a few neets available...although I shipped out about a dozen yesterday...

I can bring to the Feb meeting.

If you want a good idea of what they look like in action, check out 4:22 into this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B865DRjwC_g

Matt

 

[dogofwar]

Anyone want some neets for the March meeting? They're now mostly 1.5-2" or so.

I've been shipping these all over the country but still have a few left...

These aren't something you'll find at your LFS (or even on anyone's list presently, unless you'd like to shell out $18 each for 3"-ers).

6/$15

I'll be at the March meeting (and have cutteri, leucistic HRPs, Rio Choluteca cons and some other stuff if you're interested)...

Thanks,
Matt

 

[turfboss]

Matt -

Could I put the Rio's and/or the Neets in a 55g tank with 5 stuartgranti ngara (flame tails)? There are also a few synodontis and pandas in there as well - the ngara are about 3" - the rest are smaller.

If yes I would be interested in both.

George

 

[dogofwar]

Hi George - I wouldn't do it. Neets will eventually kill your peacocks, corys and synodontis.

Matt