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Posted	WHAT IS THIS
26-01-2007 11:38 by Ste	I have a debate going on with a mate about what this fish is can somebody confirm its identity please Pic to follow
26-01-2007 11:38 by Ste	what is it
26-01-2007 11:56 by PaddyD	It looks like Caquetaia kraussi to me.
26-01-2007 12:05 by Ray	well done Paddy,think youre right as usual lol,basket mouth from Colombia and Venezuela
26-01-2007 12:05 by Ste	is there a common name for it Paddy?
26-01-2007 12:06 by Ste	That means me and my mate are both wrong
26-01-2007 12:12 by Ste	So is this a common species in aquaria ?
26-01-2007 12:23 by PaddyD	Ste, Well as ray says 'Basketmouth' is ok. But Collectivly the Caquetaia genus is known as 'False Basketmouths' (there are 2 other similar species in the genus, myersi and spectible) as there is another fish known as the basketmouth or basetmouth acara 'Acaronia nassa'. So I would stick to the propername - less confusion.
26-01-2007 12:29 by PaddyD	Not that common - I have only seen a few for sale over the years - but they are available if you hunt them down. Not awfully sought after, but occasionally you see collectors getting very excited over this genus. Grows to about 8" - has a protusable mouth so will eat quite large fish.
26-01-2007 12:35 by Ray	there was an article in pfk about them,but it was a long time ago,have a look,it should be on the web site
26-01-2007 23:25 by Ste	thanks guys . you have been a great help
26-01-2007 23:41 by Ste	One more Question , What should i expect to pay for one of these

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