Where Can I Fish For Cichlids?
ok so i recently set up a 2500g pool/tank for cichlids and i have plenty of semi aquatic plants as well as aquatic plant i used about 5 bags of 50lb gravel and i covered the floor with it i have some bamboo in one corner and i have some java moss growing on a couple rocks.i also have other plain rocks in there that are kinda flat but i stacked them up so it is standing its looks cool from above and even better from in the water i had it running for about 1 month with about 25 comet goldfish and now i have transfered them back to my 25g bowfront tank as feeder fisher i already have some south american chichlids in a 65g and i have a custom 600g hexagon tank in my living room in a corner filled with 3 arowanas and 4 blood red parrot fish.they are well and looking better then ever.so i am looking for cichlids in the dallas area here in texas.
I guess after raising and selling fish for 50 years or more, you tend to forget things… the Texas cichlid ORIGINATED in the lower Rio Grande drainage in Texas and Northeastern Mexico.
Anyway, you can try checking out the hazard ponds at local golf courses for tilapia. With the weather in Texas, it’s very possible you may find lakes or farm ponds with peacock bass in them. And both tilapia and peacock bass ARE cichlids.
With that big of an aquarium, why not go for a Guadalupe bass, Micropterus treculii? This little species of black bass is only found in Edward’s Plateau in central Texas… not sure how far or what direction is from Dallas. Its main habitats are the San Marcos, Colorado, and Guadalupe rivers. They can also be found in runoff creeks such as Barton Creek, Onion Creek, and The Comal river. This species has also been stocked in the Llano river.
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