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	mystery cichlid fry from walmart..wonder what it is%!)
Tetra Fan Mega Fish Posts: 1203 Kudos: 1081 Votes: 63 Registered: 11-Apr-2004	I say that there is no way of telling until there is a picture. Or until the fry grows big enough to determine the species, but that may take a while, so I will wait for the picture. But if i had to throw a wild guess...I'd say its an eartheater of some kind. Last edited by Tetra Fan at 19-Dec-2005 18:51
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
fishyhelper288 Fish Guru Posts: 2161 Kudos: 1951 Votes: 137 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	ok, he is finaly in his normal clothes ok, he has a patch under his eye, has a big black dot on the base of his tail, and the spot in the middle of his body has a stripe going the length of his body..OO i almost forgot, he also has 3 egg spots on his anal fin, i almost gutted my angel i saw he had a huge belly and assumed he has eaten one of my new commers, so i swiped him up in the net, slapped him down on the table, i first felt his body (ok, no cory spines) then i checked his mouth (ok too small for any of them except the tiny cory) but i did want to save SOME of my guppy fry, so i threw him in the partialy filled 55 gallon, just in case after that, all my fishies came back out to play ^^^just thought i should confess to you all^^^
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005	fishyhelper288, wow and I thought i had problems........I am always telling my skunk loaches to eat snails! 55G Planted tank thread 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
fishyhelper288 Fish Guru Posts: 2161 Kudos: 1951 Votes: 137 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	ok, here are a few pics pic 1 link 2
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Tetra Fan Mega Fish Posts: 1203 Kudos: 1081 Votes: 63 Registered: 11-Apr-2004	Yeah, he's no Ram. I'll stick to my guess of some sort of Eartheater. Last edited by Tetra Fan at 21-Dec-2005 18:34
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
fishyhelper288 Fish Guru Posts: 2161 Kudos: 1951 Votes: 137 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	hmm, do you have a pic of those fish? because after an hour of googeling, i found other species that seemed alot more similar to mine that this fish apears, maybe its becasue they are so small now (about and inch) but if i could get some pics to help that would be great
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
fishyhelper288 Fish Guru Posts: 2161 Kudos: 1951 Votes: 137 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	i just googled it and picked the first picture, i saw some that wernt this great....also..he first pic i chose dident work grumble grumble stupid angelfire it wasnt nearly as nice as this one, but i did like it alot better and i htink they may be male and female too! but im still not sure, i wont be able to tell for sure untill they are all big
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
djtj Fish Master Posts: 1764 Kudos: 885 Votes: 49 Registered: 20-Feb-2003	I seriously doubt he will turn into one of those. Sure they're technically the same fish, but what you see there is specially bread. I'm not saying yours won't color up, I'd expect him to get some nice red and blue on his fins. However, I would seriously doubt him to turn into one of those.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
fishyhelper288 Fish Guru Posts: 2161 Kudos: 1951 Votes: 137 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	YIPPY! he was still there! just hiding realy well so i picked him up taday, and you can just TEL he isnt getting enough to eat! the one i already bought is already twice the size!!! time to fatten him up
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
fishyhelper288 Fish Guru Posts: 2161 Kudos: 1951 Votes: 137 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	oh ok..good but i will try and keep up my search for more of the little guys, and a mate for my ram
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Tetra Fan Mega Fish Posts: 1203 Kudos: 1081 Votes: 63 Registered: 11-Apr-2004	You probably won't have to worry about him/her breeding with your Bolivian Ram They are not from the same genus (Bolivians are Altispinosus and Cockatoos are Apistogramma) so it is highly unlikely that they will interbreed. As for the other recent hybrid (I beleive it was Theresa_M's Blue Acara and Green Terror) they are both from the same genus (Aequidens) which is why they were able to interbreed.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
fishyhelper288 Fish Guru Posts: 2161 Kudos: 1951 Votes: 137 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	is now furious]:\| WHY! WHY! WHY! couldent i have held my dad off a little longer so the stupid walmart guy could catch the other one i was hopeng for a pair in those 2. there would have been alot more if they dident put them in with the stupid oscars! (which still had 2 large fish in their mouths i realy hope they get more in! even though i have to pay 5 buckes per. i just want some more of these fishies and im sure it wont be like the pic, bu the though is tempting Last edited by fishyhelper288 at 07-Jan-2006 01:54
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
butterflyfish Fingerling Posts: 22 Kudos: 26 Votes: 0 Registered: 04-Jan-2006	Yeah i have keept these fish and thats what they are. they mightn't turn out like that picture you have tho.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
fishyhelper288 Fish Guru Posts: 2161 Kudos: 1951 Votes: 137 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	you sure he could turn into this damn i hope your right! even the female is pretty thye like can breed with bolivians can they i have one in the same tank, and with all this hybrid talk floating around, i just want to keep an eye out for signs for breeding. it would be cool if they bred, but if they did, i would have to keep the zebra danios, to limit the fry survival, and i would not sell the fry, because ofcourse i dont want to incourage hybrids, only because some people mutilate some fish with hybridising, but with fish this gorgouse! who needs hybrids anyway! Last edited by fishyhelper288 at 06-Jan-2006 22:11
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
djtj Fish Master Posts: 1764 Kudos: 885 Votes: 49 Registered: 20-Feb-2003	It's an apistogramma caculotoids, very closely related to cup's apistogramma, only much more common. In fact, it is the single most common species of apistogramma sold. The care would be somewhat similar to bolivian rams, except you'll need more in the long run as they like friends. Males get 3" long while females hit 2". I've owned cacs and they looked just like your fish.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
fishyhelper288 Fish Guru Posts: 2161 Kudos: 1951 Votes: 137 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	ok then
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
fishyhelper288 Fish Guru Posts: 2161 Kudos: 1951 Votes: 137 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	note to self... move pictures before link is made just a sec. fixed (hopes that is the last one) Last edited by fishyhelper288 at 05-Jan-2006 15:16
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Doedogg Banned Posts: 408 Kudos: 737 Votes: 445 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	the links aren't working I used to be Snow White, but I drifted. ~ Mae West
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
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