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	what's a "Fat Lipped Cichlid"??
betahex Fish Addict Posts: 864 Kudos: 352 Votes: 0 Registered: 11-Jul-2001	it's a new fish my pet store carries. anyone have any information on this fish? i can't seem to find a caresheet on these fish. thanks.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	I'm not a cichlid expert but I've never heard of that one. Not a thick lipped gourami by any chance? What did it look like...color, size, etc? Did they have any other info like where it was from, temperament, potential size? ~~~~ [/font] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
betahex Fish Addict Posts: 864 Kudos: 352 Votes: 0 Registered: 11-Jul-2001	i'm usually pretty good with cichlids but i have NO IDEA how big these guys get, what they eat, or where they come from. right now they're about the size of a full grown platy. the coloration is quite difficult to explain because they are a yellow fish with thick brown vertical strips and when they swim into the light, they're fins are a shiny green. it's really weird, but it's a pretty cool fish. the body structure resembles a peacock cichlid, so i'm assuming it's a lake malawi cichlid...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
inkodinkomalinko Fish Guru Posts: 2441 Kudos: 833 Registered: 18-Jan-2003	I think the fish you are referring to is the haplochromis euchilus. It is an african cichlid from lake malawi, so that probably describes the unique coloring. Males get to about a foot, and females to 10". Though 55 gallons are reccomended, I would go for a 75 gallon or tank with at least 14" in width. Like most africans, males should be outnumbered by females. Unlike other haps, this species require more algae than the others. Edit: Check out this link for pics. http://images.google.com/images?q=cheilochromis+euchilus&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi Last edited by inkodinkomalinko at 04-Nov-2004 23:43
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
cichlidiot Hobbyist Posts: 142 Registered: 14-Apr-2004	In addition to what inkodinkomalinko suggested here are a couple more possibilities; Melanochromis labrosus and Placidochromis milomo Last edited by cichlidiot at 05-Nov-2004 15:35
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Azrael_Darkness Fish Addict Posts: 547 Kudos: 420 Votes: 8 Registered: 26-Oct-2004	i think the cichlid he is talking about is the Cheilochromis euchilus. Last edited by azrael_darkness at 05-Nov-2004 20:39
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
inkodinkomalinko Fish Guru Posts: 2441 Kudos: 833 Registered: 18-Jan-2003	cheilochromis euchilus and haplochromis euchilus is the same fish..
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Jimmy22 Fish Addict Posts: 582 Votes: 0 Registered: 03-Jun-2003	the fat liped cichlid could be the red devil...that woud be my best bet
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
openwater Fish Addict Posts: 565 Kudos: 551 Votes: 0 Registered: 24-Jul-2004	I was just at my local petsmart and I was surprised by the nice selection of cichlid, pleco and some the other specialty fish they have started to stock. Well anyway if you where at a petsmart and saw the tag say "fat lipped cichlid" and it was the same cichlid species in the tank at the petsmart here named fat lipped cichlid it was a Electochromis milomo.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
betahex Fish Addict Posts: 864 Kudos: 352 Votes: 0 Registered: 11-Jul-2001	yes!! Electochromis milomo seems to be the fish i saw, but how come some fish are blue and the ones i saw at the pet shop are yellow and brown stripes?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
inkodinkomalinko Fish Guru Posts: 2441 Kudos: 833 Registered: 18-Jan-2003	Eclectochromis Lablosus is the one with vertical stripes and a hint of yellow.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
betahex Fish Addict Posts: 864 Kudos: 352 Votes: 0 Registered: 11-Jul-2001	ah...that makes sense. so i'm assuming their lips "enlarge" as they mature? the ones at the store still have "normal" sized lips.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
ACIDRAIN Moderator Posts: 3162 Kudos: 1381 Votes: 416 Registered: 14-Jan-2002	Not seeing a pic it is hard to determine the fish you are talking about. There are actually many different cichlids with big lips, and several with extra large lips that can actually curl all the way around and touch their face. Some have horizontal bars, while others have vertical ones. And some lose these bars when they mature and color up fully. Ask about the scientific name of the fish at the fish store. They should have knowledge of it. _____________________________________________________________ There is always a bigger fish...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
rasboramary Big Fish Posts: 431 Kudos: 192 Votes: 4 Registered: 12-Mar-2004	A fat lipped cichlid is one who has had botox or collagen injections (Sorry, couldn't resist).
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Danny Hobbyist Posts: 58 Kudos: 65 Votes: 13 Registered: 07-Jun-2004	if it african it would a diease because a book that i have
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03


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