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Old April 5th, 2008  
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New Dwarf Cichlids.. plz help ID?

Well I went out looking for keyhole cichlids today, but they didnt have any. BUT as some of you know, I love the d.cichlids and they are ordering me some GBRs which I am pretty happy about. But, I saw these d.cichlids that I was told are Bolivians. But looking at photos of Bolivians I cannot ID these fish. Most Bolivians I saw did not have the spot at the caudal fin as these do.Also with the gorgeous blue specks throughout the tail and dorsal fins and black stripes I have no idea what they are. PLLEEEZE dont tell me that one of these is a baby jack dempsey lol.... cuz it sure looks like one? I cannot get a photo of the female with the red belly yet, she is pretty shy but when I can I will add her photo.
Anyone have any clue what these are? I was told they are apistogrammas but im not sure?
thanks, ~ kate
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Old April 5th, 2008  
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Well I went out looking for keyhole cichlids today, but they didnt have any. BUT as some of you know, I love the d.cichlids and they are ordering me some GBRs which I am pretty happy about. But, I saw these d.cichlids that I was told are Bolivians. But looking at photos of Bolivians I cannot ID these fish. Most Bolivians I saw did not have the spot at the caudal fin as these do.Also with the gorgeous blue specks throughout the tail and dorsal fins and black stripes I have no idea what they are. PLLEEEZE dont tell me that one of these is a baby jack dempsey lol.... cuz it sure looks like one? I cannot get a photo of the female with the red belly yet, she is pretty shy but when I can I will add her photo.
Anyone have any clue what these are? I was told they are apistogrammas but im not sure?
thanks, ~ kate
ah kate, I wont tell ya , BUT....they do look like my baby jacks ...i sowwy hun...great lookin fish tho! baby jack .... http://z.about.com/d/freshaquarium/1...cichlids30.jpg

Last edited by Shawnie; April 5th, 2008 at 05:32 PM.
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Old April 5th, 2008  
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I thought of this one
http://folk.ntnu.no/foksen/Apistogramma/ACommbrae.htm
or this one
http://folk.ntnu.no/foksen/Apistogramma/Acaetei.htm
but something is just a bit off. sorry I couldn't help more
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Old April 5th, 2008  
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Definitely not a Electric blue JD. Whew for you.
The first pix looks like a different fish from the other 2 pixs.
The first one looks like some sort of SA dwarf. http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profile...ies.php?id=410

The other 2 pixs look like
http://images.google.ca/images?q=Aequidens'+pulcher&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-USfficial&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi
Which is really odd b/c when I got my Keyholes they had Blue Acara mixed in with them. They are int he same family.

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Old April 5th, 2008  
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LOL I still think the last pic is a JD...he so looks like my baby did...and the blue comes out as they get older... but ive been wrong many times in my life, this wouldnt be the last im sure
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Old April 5th, 2008  
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LOL I still think the last pic is a JD...he so looks like my baby did...and the blue comes out as they get older... but ive been wrong many times in my life, this wouldnt be the last im sure
Actually they look like 3 different fish. One being the JD, the last pix.
I think you need to call that store & tell them you have everything but the Bolivian Ram.
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Old April 5th, 2008  
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how about one being a green terror?? sorta kinda maybe?
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Old April 5th, 2008  
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how about one being a green terror?? sorta kinda maybe?
Nope...they are more orange and very mean. We had a 3 inch one last year and he killed or beat up anything in his sight. But him with a tank of convicts the next I found him on the floor. The convicts we too much for him. Karma for the little meanie.
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Old April 5th, 2008  
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Thanks so much for all your help folks!

Carol: your link on the apisto Commbrae looks like the little one in my photo. Its very possible that they are the same kind.

Shawnie: Your lil JD is a cutie pie and sure does look like the other two photos I posted. If it wasnt for the lack of black vertical lines like mine, I would really have to re think if it were a JD! YIKES.. tho they are gorgeous fish, just not what I planned on having in my tank! lol.. guess only time will tell?

Allie:
thanks so much for the link.. I checked out the photos of the Pulchers, my fish have the caudal black spot that the Pulchers lack.. other than that, they look a lot alike.

Thank you so much for looking up these fish species for me. I really appreciate it. Maybe my three guys are all morph d. cichlids and were inter bred with other dwarfs? Wish I knew for sure... but its possible.
They are doing great.. and I am enjoying watching them in the tank.
I also picked up two turquoise blue rainbows while I was there.
Ahhh.. a great day for fish shopping.. and cant wait to be able to add some GBRs in a week or so.
~ kate
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Old April 5th, 2008  
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I did look at some photos of the Green Texas cichlid.. and they did look alike too. hmmm... but for those very dark vertical lines, that really are not lines but look almost more mottled black wavy designs.. I really have no clue!
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Old April 5th, 2008  
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CLUELESS IN FISHLORE!
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Old April 5th, 2008  
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CLUELESS IN FISHLORE!
If we could only see them in person. Pix can be deceiving sometimes.
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Old April 5th, 2008  
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hmmmm closest thing to in person is a video of them swimming around!
I will do that tomorrow after my husband goes in for some over time work. lol... The tank is in the living room where the tv is... and he hates it when I get in the way with the camera lol.... plus I would tell him that we have to turn down the volume and hes not going to go for that. haha...

Yessss Shawnie... I am clueless in Fishlore lol... btw, lol, my husband said.. who cares what kind they are? They are cool looking.... He just doesnt understand... WE want to know what kind of fish we have in our tanks, and it will drive me crazy til I figure it out lol...
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Old April 5th, 2008  
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Their definitely not Bolivians but still beauties.
carol
Turquoise Rainbows? You lucky woman. They want your first born child for those here.
Carol

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Old April 5th, 2008  
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Thanks so much for all your help folks!



Shawnie: Your lil JD is a cutie pie and sure does look like the other two photos I posted. If it wasnt for the lack of black vertical lines like mine, I would really have to re think if it were a JD! YIKES.. tho they are gorgeous fish, just not what I planned on having in my tank! lol.. guess only time will tell?




~ kate
oh that wasnt my baby kate...I I dont have pics of mine when he was a baby..but he still looks like mine did lol
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Old April 5th, 2008  
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They look like the Apistogramma Boreli that I saw at the stores here, but they could look almost like them.
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Old April 5th, 2008  
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Their definitely not Bolivians but still beauties.
carol
Turquoise Rainbows? You lucky woman. They want your first born child for those here.
Carol
Hi Carol,
I was very surprised to see them there. wish I could send you a few... didnt cost much, they charged me 8.99 a piece. Which is a lot for me tho.. lol.
They are getting in double red apisto's next week along with the GBRs.. but charge 15.00 each for the double reds.
~ kate
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Old April 5th, 2008  
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lol... btw, lol, my husband said.. who cares what kind they are? They are cool looking.... He just doesnt understand... WE want to know what kind of fish we have in our tanks, and it will drive me crazy til I figure it out lol...
This way you can also figure out how many other fish you can fit in your tank.
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