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[Marcos Avila]

This month the world's best soccer players have returned to humanity's "original habitat" and are gathered for the first time in the African Continent for the 2010 World Cup, so let's celebrate the occasion with a theme showing what other species share their original habitat with us


Themepic by LittleMousling - Lamprologus stappersi from Lake Tanganyika

Mama Africa
Best photos showing aquatic life (plant or animal) that is originally native to Africa!

Reminder: The photo must be yours, but the photographed subject doesn't need to be.

Deadline for entries: World Cup Final (July 18th). (Sunday)

Be sure to read the 2010 Monthly Photo Contest Rules carefully before posting your photo! By posting here you are automatically agreeing to them.

Note that the contests now stay open for entries for almost a whole month!

On with the contest...good luck!
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[deborah_claro]

Out of Africa!

Anubias spp. are native to tropical central and western Africa.

The Anubias plant pictured above is many years old and over 18" tall. It has breached the water surface and flowered underwater many times. Sometimes I need to pinch it back. Despite its age, no algae grows on the leaves probably because the plant is not exposed to artificial aquarium lights, only natural sunlight.

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[Alex Kawazaki]

An African Mudskipper, or Atlantic Mudskipper, (Periophthalmus barbarus).


It is the only mudskipper that inhabits the coastal areas of western Africa, in Atlantic coastline; the others are from the Indico-Pacific region between East Africa and Australasia.
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[Dusko]

Let me join in

Let me present Mr. Mbu from Africa who originates from Congo river. This puffer is also known as the Giant Freshwater Puffer (Tetraodon mbu).
In the wild will grow to about 80cm but don't worry in the aquarium to only 50cm this is nothing for you 10 gallons



Regards, Dusko
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[Fishlova]

3 of my male electric yellow cichlids. Just loved how they were all eyeballing me at the same time


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Fish Grow. Remember that when you see them at the shops!!!

http://au.youtube.com/Fishlova82

[nikelodeon79]

Male Pseudotropheus saulosi mugging for the camera:


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Dumpster Tank
Nano Fish
Mbuna

[Mazil]

A Blue Peacock Cichlid from Lake Malawi

[Marcos Avila]

Mostly Africans

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Success with a fish/tank is measured in YEARS, not months or weeks...

[J.B.]

Here's a little piece of Africa in my 125g...

C. frontosa (burundi) and A. calvus (inkfin)

[rales12]

Soo... its the end of July.....