Eating your cichlids.

[bitterman]

what's that something you eat.... no, no just kiddin' 

Actually the natives use frontosa as a primary meat source in the area or lake Tang. Some frontosa have been reported to be 18-24" long when fully grown.

Bruce

[darkdep]

I'd believe that.  Fronts can get quite big.  And really, if they're not pretty, you might as well eat em.

[bitterman]

I'd believe that.  Fronts can get quite big.  And really, if they're not pretty, you might as well eat em.

So when are you planing to eat your Burundi's Chris? 

[darkdep]

Are you saying my Burundi's aren't pretty?

[bitterman]

Are you saying my Burundi's aren't pretty?

Not at all, I have a soft part in my heart for all Frontosa and Gibberosa. You did said "Might as well eat em."

Almost sounds like you were contemplating eating them

I actually want to get another burundi / Sp. North group again in the future when I have the $ and Tank space.

I sure do love the look and personality of my Mpimbwe Gibberosa though! But the big humps the Burundi get is just plain awesome!!!

[darkdep]

I meant, if you end up with an ugly fish, you might as well eat them.  At least you get something out of raising them.

Oscars come to mind.  They're big, grow fast, and are ugly as hell.

[bitterman]

I meant, if you end up with an ugly fish, you might as well eat them.  At least you get something out of raising them.

Oscars come to mind.  They're big, grow fast, and are ugly as hell.

LOL I think some people like busdriver might take offense to that LMAO!

Bruce

[Saltcreep]

LOL I think some people like busdriver might take offense to that LMAO!

Bruce

Me too! I think Oscars are great.

[darkdep]

I didn't say they weren't great fish, I said they were ugly. 

[freshwater]

hahaha

Don't Oscars get cheaper as they grew bigger ($/pound)?

[bitterman]

hahaha

Don't Oscars get cheaper as they grew bigger ($/pound)?

They might be cheaper per LBS, but what about all the food costs you paid to get them that big?

Anyways is it crazy to think someone would eat there aquarium fish first of all the NLS I feed states not for fish to be consumed by humans in some of the literature I read.

Also Fronts are so slow growing..... it would be alot of time to grown them out!

Bruce

[Raygurl]

Wow lol This was the last topic i think i could have ever imagined on a fish lovers forum lol But it was the best lol! You guys(and girls) are too funny! My fish are all too tiny! lol

[babblefish1960]

Your fish are never too tiny, like caviar, it just takes more of them to make a good sandwich!

[Raygurl]

I could make a carinal sandwich with an accsent harliquin rasbora salad right lol!

[artw]

Rhampochromis somethingorother was quite good, and I think we had something else too I'll have to ask Jody tonight. maybe Fossorochromis. 
I have pictures of the locals spreading out all kinds of shiny blue cichlids on drying racks.  You Malawi cichlid lovers would cry to see that, hehe

[busdriver]

I meant, if you end up with an ugly fish, you might as well eat them.  At least you get something out of raising them.

Oscars come to mind.  They're big, grow fast, and are ugly as hell.

I don't mean to get too personal here, but have you looked in the mirror recently?

[darkdep]

I'm sure an Oscar would consider me quite ugly.  But as I'm not trying to pick up Mrs. Oscar, I'm ok with that.

[bitterman]

ROFL!!!!   

[darkdep]

I'm so going to raise an oscar just to eat it now.

[babblefish1960]

Depending of course what you feed the poor cute little oscars, they actually tend to taste a little muddy. You do not want to know why I know that!