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Almazick Hobbyist Posts: 118 Kudos: 6 Votes: 0 Registered: 24-Jan-2003   | |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02 |      |
Mike R Fish Addict Posts: 593 Kudos: 830 Votes: 322 Registered: 27-Jul-2004 | Looks like some kind of Apistogramma. If it had the t bar on the lateral line it'd look just like a T-Bar Dwarf Cichlid.(Apistogrammoides Pucallpaensis) Could also be an Apistogramma Borelli of a different color or A. Gibbiceps though the head doesn't look exactly right. Mike |
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littlemousling     Conchiform Posts: 5230 Registered: 23-Aug-2003  | No way is that an Apisto - too big, wrong shape, wrong finnage. My bet is it's a mbuna of some kind - Almazick, did you get it out of a "Mixed cichlid" tank or ... ? -Molly Visit shelldwellers.com! |
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| Almazick Hobbyist Posts: 118 Kudos: 6 Votes: 0 Registered: 24-Jan-2003 | "No way is that an Apisto - too big, wrong shape, wrong finnage. My bet is it's a mbuna of some kind - Almazick, did you get it out of a "Mixed cichlid" tank or ... ? " A friend of mine gave me 55G tank and one fish so now I would like to add more fish but I don't know which one to buy African or S. American. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02 | |
| Mike R Fish Addict Posts: 593 Kudos: 830 Votes: 322 Registered: 27-Jul-2004 | How big is it? Mike |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02 | |
| Almazick Hobbyist Posts: 118 Kudos: 6 Votes: 0 Registered: 24-Jan-2003 | 4-5 inches |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02 | |
| Almazick Hobbyist Posts: 118 Kudos: 6 Votes: 0 Registered: 24-Jan-2003 | I just found out that it is Melanochromis |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02 | |
| littlemousling Conchiform Posts: 5230 Registered: 23-Aug-2003 | Melanochromis auratus, or a different species of the genus? They're highly aggressive mbuna, so make sure he's got space and lots of rocks. Good tankmates would be some more of the same species, although it's hard to add juvies in with a big male, and other tough mbuna. Last edited by LittleMousling at 17-Dec-2004 23:40 -Molly Visit shelldwellers.com! |
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| Almazick Hobbyist Posts: 118 Kudos: 6 Votes: 0 Registered: 24-Jan-2003 | Yep, it is Melanochromis auratus. I'll go to Pet's Mart tomorrow and I'll try to find something compartible to auratus. Any suggestions for planted tank? Last edited by Almazick at 18-Dec-2004 00:06 |
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| littlemousling Conchiform Posts: 5230 Registered: 23-Aug-2003 | What kind of suggestions? Is the Auratus in a planted tank? Because he'll be very happy to uproot the plants, I'm afraid. -Molly Visit shelldwellers.com! |
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