Sunday, June 12, 2011

Cichlids in Chinatown

So yesterday I went to New York for my orthodontist's appointment and to get a hepatitis shot. We passed by this small aquarium shop with literally hundreds of cichlids, catfish, and other aggressive fish, as well as some small sarassa comet goldfish and Japanese koi. Here are some of the pictures I took. Sorry about the poor quality - my sidekick phone's camera sucks.  

Here are some of the flowerhorns on display. It was pretty hard to get a side profile of these aggressive fish, since they literally attacked the glass when I came near their tanks. 
 




This is the firemouth cichlid tank - some of the most beautiful specimens I've ever seen.




 

And of course, the blood-red parrot cichlids. 




There were a few albino tiger oscars as well.  



 The size of the arowanas located in the shop's window was both awe-inspiring and frightening. I wouldn't want to go for a swim with these bad boys. 



 Catfish!!!



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