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Buffalo Head
Buffalo Head
Steatocranus casuarius
Not a real swimmer. Generally lies on the bottom or on a rock.
posted by: Jerry Goebert

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Dec 29th, 2007
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Visitor Comments
harvick fan » posted 2007/12/29 - 18:42
hate to mention this but if you pulled off all the fins it would look like a ..................... yea you know what
Mark & Kathy Lindamood » posted 2007/12/29 - 18:42
Jerry Goebert » posted 2007/12/29 - 18:43  
These come from fast moveing rivers, so they have evolved to lie on the bottom..if they come off the bottom they could be swept downstream. I have powerheads to add extra water movement.
harvick fan » posted 2007/12/29 - 18:43  
lisha btw brought this up , shes always in the gutter lol i'm the innocent one ***cough** cough***
matty c » posted 2007/12/29 - 18:51
strange looking fish
Jerry Goebert » posted 2007/12/29 - 18:53  
Harvick...Common names include: Buffalo Head, Lion Head, Hump Head, Block Head...and now D*** Head...LMAO
harvick fan » posted 2007/12/29 - 18:54  
their "evolution" comes from an underdeveloped swim bladder. here's a good article on them http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/s_casuarius.php
harvick fan » posted 2007/12/29 - 18:55  
lmao!!!!!!!!!
TJ Deptula » posted 2007/12/29 - 18:56
wow how hard was he to find?
Jerry Goebert » posted 2007/12/29 - 19:09  
My LFS has them for $15 USD. They had two pair...one pair was sold over the holidays and I picked up the male of the second. I'll probably grab the female later today,now that I've seen he's well behaved and personable.
Jerry Goebert » posted 2007/12/29 - 19:14  
Harvick...great article
Roger Hopper » posted 2007/12/29 - 19:37
That is so cool Jerry..
Lia E » posted 2007/12/29 - 19:57
That is very unusual looking fish
Dan Noon » posted 2007/12/29 - 20:40
bip_ 4u » posted 2007/12/29 - 21:49
He isn't so aerodynamic, and he looks top heavy, I wouldn't want to swim around either. Harvick, I find it hard to believe that it's all Lisha coming up with this, lol. You left a couple pics up yesterday that I had to bite my tongue with a comment.
THE chuck » posted 2007/12/29 - 22:03
Jason Pope » posted 2007/12/29 - 23:20
Never seen one of these before you posted yours.
harvick fan » posted 2007/12/29 - 23:32  
oh bip just let them roll on out lol i can take it !
bip_ 4u » posted 2007/12/29 - 23:40  
I'm sure you could handle it. But my comments might be better left said in an email, lol.
harvick fan » posted 2007/12/29 - 23:41  
lol ok you have mine don't you? if not harvic_29_fan@yahoo.com
Jerry Goebert » posted 2007/12/30 - 00:00  
Hey you two !! I just happen to have a bucket of water handy...
bip_ 4u » posted 2007/12/30 - 00:08  
Harvick, I will have to shoot you an email later tonight. I'm already multi tasking. LOL It's not like that Jerry...
harvick fan » posted 2007/12/30 - 00:08  
lol yea but is it clean water?
Earth Eater » posted 2007/12/30 - 00:14
Aggro little buggers,we call em lionheads over here.
sam lodge » posted 2007/12/30 - 00:28
yeah they call them lion heads where i get em.
Mike Arndt » posted 2007/12/30 - 01:05
Jerry,
Very Cool
kyle jackson » posted 2007/12/30 - 01:06
Jerry Goebert » posted 2008/03/16 - 20:16  
This guy was done in by a faulty powerhead...lost too much oxygen

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