Re: NANFA-- News: Malaysian man hangs himself over deaths of

Ty Hall (tyhall_at_mia.net)
Wed, 31 Dec 2003 12:43:21 -0600

I have one in my shop and it is a nice looking fish. It is primarily dark blue,
but has a pink belly and red eyes. Quite stiking in appearance. It is also
extremely aggressive. I think you are correct Ray. Being that they are a man-made
fish, there are several variations going by the same name.

Ty

"R. W. Wolff" wrote:

> Well, then there must be varieties of it. The pictures I have seen looked
> like hyper colored texas cichlids with longer dorsal and anal fins. Nothing
> like the red parrot cichlid. One web site did mention that there are several
> fish going by this name, some are deformed , some are not. It also said the
> more natural forms , but with longer fins and intense color, were worth
> more. Those were the fish I thought were nice looking. I equate them to some
> of the pretty hybrid sunfish I catch.
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