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Old January 12th, 2009  
Fish Lore Newbie
 
is this a convict?

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hi all i was sold this as a male convict but the more i look at him the more i get doubts. thanx for looking
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Old January 12th, 2009  
Fish Master
 
I'm not sure what that is, but it sure is a pretty fish!!
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Old January 12th, 2009  
Fish Mentor
 
It doesn't look like a convict to me, don't know what it is though. Sorry
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Old January 12th, 2009  
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Doesn't quite look like it. The stripes are too perfectly aligned. but I don't know what it is. Sorry
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Old January 12th, 2009  
Fish Master
 
it looks more like a mbuna cichlid to me ...

heres my male convict(with some of his tribe LOL ) DSC05858.JPG
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Old January 12th, 2009  
Fish Master
 
Wow Shawnie!
What do you do with all those babies?!
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Old January 12th, 2009  
Fish Master
 
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Wow Shawnie!
What do you do with all those babies?!
give em away want some ?
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Old January 12th, 2009  
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Yeah I agree with Shawnie. I used to have a convict, and it looks different. Very similar though.
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Old January 12th, 2009  
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give em away want some ?
haha. wow. That's a lot of babies to give away!
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Old January 13th, 2009  
Fish Lore Newbie
 
thanx guys so its not a convict then. think i need to get some info on him/her? to see how much bigger it will get its about 5inches now
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Old January 13th, 2009  
Fish Master
 
maybe steveangela will see this..shes great with cichlid id's ! ill pm her this thread

even tho its not a convict, its a striking fish!
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Old January 13th, 2009  
Fish Lore Newbie
 
anyone think i should put better pics up?
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Old January 13th, 2009  
Fish Master
 
the fish def isn't a convict the id is tilapia buttikoferi. I found the id in one of my west african cichlid books. its from the area near the niger river. their max size is 25cm. a planted tank with bog wood and 3mm size gravel is ideal. a mixed diet of mosquito larve and veggies.
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Old January 13th, 2009  
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the fish def isn't a convict the id is tilapia buttikoferi. I found the id in one of my west african cichlid books. its from the area near the niger river. their max size is 25cm. a planted tank with bog wood and 3mm size gravel is ideal. a mixed diet of mosquito larve and veggies.
ty angela!

edit: heres a good link I found now that we know the name LOL
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilapia_buttikoferi
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Old January 13th, 2009  
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thank you very much angela and shawnie for the link
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