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March 6th, 2010
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| Some new kids in Shawnies playhouse!
Someone GAVE me some new fish tonite!!
I have always shared my fish with other fish lovers like me....but someone actually gave me some that were healthy and that didnt need a rescue!!! DSCF1245.JPG<--electric blue (top bigger fish) DSCF1249.JPG<--electric blue(top bigger fish) DSCF1227.JPG<--chunky butt bn plec....(assuming as ive never had a regular bn just abns so correct me if im wrong please!!) DSCF1233.JPG<---I think a clown pleco (again correct me if im wrong please!!) DSCF1241.JPG<--this is a baby I found in my african setup....have NO clue what he is but would love some help!! | 
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March 6th, 2010
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| Cool
Sorry im not good at identifying that fish maybe someone else can help
Who did you get the fish from? | |
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March 6th, 2010
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by Cheese burger  Cool
Sorry im not good at identifying that fish maybe someone else can help
Who did you get the fish from? | Thanks CB!!
a guy on Craigslist was going in a different direction for his tank...he gave them all to me and with 2 extra 5g buckets too!! my boyfriend thinks im nuts to be so excited LOL that electric blue is a good 7inches and just faboo! | |
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March 6th, 2010
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| Awesome Nice Find
i sure your boyfriend was thrilled to see more fish as like my mom is everytime i get new fish lol | |
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March 6th, 2010
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| thanks CB!! and my bf just rolls his eyes at me now LOL
Im trying to figure out, for anyone that can help, if my electric blue is a Sciaenochromis fryeri or a Sciaenochromis ahli ? any help would be so much appreciated! as well as other identities of the new kids ... | |
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March 6th, 2010
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| Wow... that bn pleco is something! Congratulations on being given some really cool fish. | |
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March 6th, 2010
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| Great fish. Glad to see ya got some healthy fish. | |
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March 6th, 2010
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| The blue fish is gorgeous! | |
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March 6th, 2010
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| Oh by the way, I told you your itch wasn't scratched yet lol | |
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March 6th, 2010
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| Lol Nice Blu!!!!!!!!!!!!! | |
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March 6th, 2010
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| Holy smoke, Shawnie! Nice pickup!!!
The bn looks like he's had too much pizza 
On the electric blue, I'm guessing Sciaenochromis fryeri. Did I see red on his ventral fins?
The baby looks like a young Julidochromis regani female (the Karilani Is). Do you have those in your tank? | |
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March 6th, 2010
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| Cool fish Shawnie. I suspect the bottom fish is actually Julidochromis Transcriptus. Transcriptus have two rows of spots like yours, Marlieri have three rows. It is possible that it is Marlieri & the marking just havn't developed fully yet. | |
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March 6th, 2010
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| ty everyone!! it is nice to get healthy kids given to me! I rescue so many (more than I should sometimes) that it was neat to get good oens Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinismommy Oh by the way, I told you your itch wasn't scratched yet lol | hahahahah and a few of your kids just went off to college too!! Quote:
Originally Posted by bolivianbaby Holy smoke, Shawnie! Nice pickup!!!
The bn looks like he's had too much pizza
On the electric blue, I'm guessing Sciaenochromis fryeri. Did I see red on his ventral fins?
The baby looks like a young Julidochromis regani female (the Karilani Is). Do you have those in your tank? | i was guessing fryeri also.yes there is red on the ventie......as far as the Julidochromis regani, it does look like that but I dont have any in my tank lol....hmmmm thats weird..let me get a pic of what I thought was a male arutus and make sure its not a Julidochromis regani LOL brb | |
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March 6th, 2010
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by bolivianbaby Holy smoke, Shawnie! Nice pickup!!!
The bn looks like he's had too much pizza
On the electric blue, I'm guessing Sciaenochromis fryeri. Did I see red on his ventral fins?
The baby looks like a young Julidochromis regani female (the Karilani Is). Do you have those in your tank? | sorry for back to back everyone!!!
BB whats this boy? LOL all along I thought it was an arutus ...now you got me questioning him DSCF1251.JPG | |
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March 6th, 2010
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| Great looking fish! How did you sneak them into the house! LOL | |
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March 6th, 2010
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Originally Posted by Lucy Great looking fish! How did you sneak them into the house! LOL |  ty  | |
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March 6th, 2010
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| The electric blue is beautiful. It's so vibrant. | |
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March 7th, 2010
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| The last pic you posted is definitley an Auratus. The bottom pic in your first post could be a juvie Auratus but it sure looks like a Julidochromis species. | |
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March 7th, 2010
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| Hello Shawnie,
How wonderful for you! Some beautiful fish I think you should name the two Plecos Jenny and Craig ROFL
Thanks for sharing with us!
Ken | |
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March 7th, 2010
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Originally Posted by Shawnie sorry for back to back everyone!!!
BB whats this boy? LOL all along I thought it was an arutus ...now you got me questioning him Attachment 39307 | I totally agree-he's definitely an auratus. Are you sure the baby didn't "hitchike" from somewhere else? If I was a baby fish and I saw the opportunity to end up in one of your tanks, I'd do whatever I had to do to get there  He is a cute little thing.
When researching, I went online to look at melanochromis, but the julidochromis species were looking more like the baby. Quote:
Originally Posted by Nutter The last pic you posted is definitley an Auratus. The bottom pic in your first post could be a juvie Auratus but it sure looks like a Julidochromis species. | I had the exact same thought!
Maybe the baby is a hybrid  Or maybe the babies have the more pointed noses like the juli's? I've never bred Malawi mbuna, so I'm not sure what the babies are supposed to look like. | |
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March 7th, 2010
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| ty again everyone!! that blue is bright for sure
LOL Ken ! they are all chubbas for sure LOL Quote:
Originally Posted by Nutter The last pic you posted is definitley an Auratus. The bottom pic in your first post could be a juvie Auratus but it sure looks like a Julidochromis species. | thank god as I just got 2 fem auratus phewwwww....but no clue about the Julidochromis look alike as I dont have any Quote:
Originally Posted by bolivianbaby I totally agree-he's definitely an auratus. Are you sure the baby didn't "hitchike" from somewhere else? If I was a baby fish and I saw the opportunity to end up in one of your tanks, I'd do whatever I had to do to get there He is a cute little thing.
. | no hitchhikers....nothing news been added unless I add them....theres 6-7 of these fry that sneak out of the subtrate to eat...ill see if i can get more pics of them at some point...but im surely baffled about the Julidochromis | |
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March 7th, 2010
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| Have you gotten any new females recently that were carrying eggs? I've known some to end up with the odd egg from other species. Kind of like when the Cuckoo Catfish slips it's eggs in with breeding cichlids except the mother picks up someone else's egg by mistake rather than being decieved into it. Very rare though. The chances of two species actually breeding close enough together at the exact same time for this to happen are slim to say the least. Could also have come in a bag with fish you recieved & it just went unnoticed. | |
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March 7th, 2010
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Originally Posted by Nutter Have you gotten any new females recently that were carrying eggs? I've known some to end up with the odd egg from other species. Kind of like when the Cuckoo Catfish slips it's eggs in with breeding cichlids except the mother picks up someone else's egg by mistake rather than being decieved into it. Very rare though. The chances of two species actually breeding close enough together at the exact same time for this to happen are slim to say the least. Could also have come in a bag with fish you recieved & it just went unnoticed. | Nope nothing...these fry have been in there for approx 2 months..they are just big enough to come out now without being eaten ...im terrible at knowing exactly what africans I have as I dont know allot of their names...but when I googled Julidochromis, I dont have any in that tank....would there be other names I might check? and ty for helping!! | |
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March 7th, 2010
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| How many mystery babies are there? | |
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March 7th, 2010
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Originally Posted by Lucy How many mystery babies are there? | hidden at the bottom ? 6-9 ...they are so fast I cant count LOL | |
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March 7th, 2010
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| Looks like I was wrong about it being a Juliedochromis. I've spent a little while trawling around looking for pics of Auratus fry & juvenilles & emailed the pic to a friend that has bred them for a fair while now. He says it is an Auratus juvenille about 3 months old. According to him the black spots will fade where they are joined between the rows to form the two lines on the Auratus flanks. I take his word on these things as he is really really good with mbuna. | |
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March 7th, 2010
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by Nutter Looks like I was wrong about it being a Juliedochromis. I've spent a little while trawling around looking for pics of Auratus fry & juvenilles & emailed the pic to a friend that has bred them for a fair while now. He says it is an Auratus juvenille about 3 months old. According to him the black spots will fade where they are joined between the rows to form the two lines on the Auratus flanks. I take his word on these things as he is really really good with mbuna. | ty nutter!!!!!!!!!
ive been trolling since this thread also....I was stumped for sure...but now trying to find what a female auratus looks like ....as I assume I must have one but no clue what she would look like ....other than the 2 i recently put in, i didnt have any fems ...LOL ....again thanks a bunch!!!! | |
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March 7th, 2010
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| Beautiful new fishes Shawnie! Yep and Chunky Butt shall be his name He's definitely been well fed. How about pics of the other side of him
Carol | |
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March 7th, 2010
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| nutter tell me these are female auratus fems? LOL or at least thats what I just added was 2 of them thinking they were fems.. DSCF1267.JPG Quote:
Originally Posted by Butterfly Beautiful new fishes Shawnie! Yep and Chunky Butt shall be his name He's definitely been well fed. How about pics of the other side of him
Carol | wish I could but hes hiding LOL he looks different than the bn's ive seen though and the 2 lil guys on page one , are those clown plecs? | |
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March 7th, 2010
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| They look like clown plecs to me
Yeah CB looks different to me too. That's why I wanted to see the top side. But he is definitely a Bristlenose, just different to what we're used to seeing.
Carol | |
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