Starry Night Cichlid I Print

Starry Night Cichlid, Paratilapia polleni

This amazingly colored fish is found in just one river on one island on our entire planet!  The Starry Night Cichlid is endemic to the Ambasoana River on the Northern tip of Madagascar.  Aside from this tiny speck of area on an island in the Indian Ocean, they are found nowhere else in the world.  This precious creature is listed as vulnerable because its population is decreasing.  Locals catch and eat the fish and they are also collected and sold to the aquarium trade.  I created this painting in partnership with Shoal Conservation to help their Endemic Fishes of Madagascar Project.

10% OF THIS SALE WILL BE DONATED TO SHOAL CONSERVATION TO HELP PRESERVE THIS INCREDIBLY RARE AND BEAUTIFUL SPECIES

Nick recommends size: MEDIUM

If you'd rather watch a video than read all this, please scroll down to the Frame Sizes video below. The hand-signed print size options shown are to the outside of the mat.

SMALL

Size of the Fish or other subject:  9" wide, height varies

Dimensions of Matted Print:  11" x 14"

Dimensions of Framed Print:  13" x 16"

MEDIUM - A

Size of the Fish:  14" wide, height varies

Dimensions of Matted Print:  12" x 20"

Dimensions of Framed Print:  14" x 22"

MEDIUM - B

Size of the Fish:  12" wide, height varies

Dimensions of Matted Print:  14" x 18"

Dimensions of Framed Print:  16" x 20"

LARGE - A

Size of the Fish:  20" wide, height varies

Dimensions of Matted Print:  16" x 28"

Dimensions of Framed Print:  18" x 30"

LARGE - B

Size of the Fish:  16" wide, height varies

Dimensions of Matted Print:  18" x 24"

Dimensions of Framed Print:  20" x 26"

EXTRA LARGE - A

Size of the Fish:  31" wide, height varies

Dimensions of Matted Print:  24" x 40"

Dimensions of Framed Print:  27" x 43"

EXTRA LARGE - B

Size of the Fish:  27" wide, height varies

Dimensions of Matted Print:  27" x 36"

Dimensions of Framed Print:  30" x 39"

Hand-signed prints are printed, inspected and signed by Nick himself. He then ships your print to our expert framer who mats and/ or frames your prints and ships them to you. All of this is done by hand with great care to ensure a quality crafted product. These are hand-made custom frames, hand-cut mats, and hand-signed prints, so they are not an off the shelf item. So that is why they take longer: 7-10 days turnaround time on the hand-signed matted & framed pieces only.  These all ship via UPS Ground. If you have a rush order, a specific date you'd like your piece delivered on, or anything unique you feel you need to tell us, please note this in the Notes section on the checkout page and/ or Contact Us. Thank you for your patience with these hand-made, unique works of art.

My mission as an artist is to inspire an appreciation for and curiosity about nature and its creatures by communicating the aesthetic beauty of this planet’s amazing creatures as they really are.

It is my hope that this appreciation will result in acts of empathy & stewardship towards these incredible creatures portrayed in my paintings.