Biotoecus opercularis

**Cacatuoides** · 13th Apr 2006, 23:45

Hi folks,

Have fall in love with this little fellows while searching for a different dwarf cichlid for my collection......have this species being found in singapore before? Anyone keeping / breeding them? Kindly share your experiences.....

**benny** · 14th Apr 2006, 00:49

I was just looking at them this morning in Hong Kong. Anyway, these were previously available here too, but not the most popular of dwarf cichlids.

Cheers,

p.s. Eman, if the pictures are from another source, it would be at the least polite to cite the author or the original link. Otherwise, it's copyright infringement.

**Eatfroggie** · 14th Apr 2006, 09:18

It was for sale at Pet Safari Simei some years ago.

**yorky** · 14th Apr 2006, 10:27

Hi Eman, good to hear you are venturing beyond the regular strain of apistos. That's very fast!
I've had a pair. Rather difficult to keep and breed.
To me, this fish belongs to the 'acquired taste' type.

**blueblue** · 14th Apr 2006, 11:53

The nickname of it in cantonese is "Green Jewel",
and it is available in some stores in HK from time to time.
As yorky said, it's very difficult to breed (not just for spawning,
but also the difficulty in raising the fry: owing to the very small
mouth of the fry, bbs is still too big for them!!)