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Old 24-10-2013, 08:42 PM   #11
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Look like intermedius to me,I use to have this light color and rounder head Mala at 1ft.
Hi bro...do you know the actual way to id H.intermedius ?...I am keen to learn too...
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Old 25-10-2013, 08:59 AM   #12
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Hi bro...do you know the actual way to id H.intermedius ?...I am keen to learn too...
We struggle to ID hoplias species especially from different river,generally we found that intermedius got lighter yellow and shorter and rounder head.There is some research on the counting of pores but more for semi adult fish then visible.
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Old 25-10-2013, 10:08 AM   #13
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We struggle to ID hoplias species especially from different river,generally we found that intermedius got lighter yellow and shorter and rounder head.There is some research on the counting of pores but more for semi adult fish then visible.
I see...ok noted...Thks alot for the info...
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Old 25-10-2013, 10:32 AM   #14
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I see...thk u for sharing bro...
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Look like intermedius to me,I use to have this light color and rounder head Mala at 1ft.
is it?
at first, i also doubt that this is a common mala
because of the head and mouth shape looks different
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Old 25-10-2013, 10:40 AM   #15
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look at the teeth
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Old 25-10-2013, 11:55 AM   #16
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my new hobby...hope to collect more different species...

Hoplias sp. misones red


notice that she doesn't like live feeders, thrown in some small guppies since day two and have not been consume, keep waiting for mp...
Nice! Mine behaved like hoplias aimara. Will flare at me and will try to strike my water hose during wc
No feeders can survive in his tank
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Old 25-10-2013, 12:12 PM   #17
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Nice! Mine behaved like hoplias aimara. Will flare at me and will try to strike my water hose during wc
No feeders can survive in his tank
haha so small so cute.

so fierce. lol
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Old 25-10-2013, 02:36 PM   #18
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Nice! Mine behaved like hoplias aimara. Will flare at me and will try to strike my water hose during wc
No feeders can survive in his tank
You got a good buy
I drool to have this standard
Mala price Amiara aggressiveness
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Old 25-10-2013, 03:04 PM   #19
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haha so small so cute.

so fierce. lol
Yah man, mini terror!

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You got a good buy
I drool to have this standard
Mala price Amiara aggressiveness
Well maybe because I have been training it like flowerhorn since I bot it...finger in front of tank left to right, right to left..lol
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Old 25-10-2013, 05:13 PM   #20
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look at the teeth
Never want to toy with that set of teeth lo....

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Nice! Mine behaved like hoplias aimara. Will flare at me and will try to strike my water hose during wc
No feeders can survive in his tank
yep...very aggressive during feeding...will wag its tail.....not like the H.sp waiting to be fed......just checked...feeders still there...
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