View Full Version : play victorian id challenge
deadman
10-16-2008, 9:32 PM
im wondering if any one out there has ever seen this species before.
the idea is to properly id this species, correct name only wins. each day i will ad another clue. the pics arent the best.
ill start you all off with a few clues.
this specimen is a juvinal about 1.5 inches in legnth.
this species is only found in lake victoria
this is a solitary species in life
this species eats insect larva.
is found in rock crevasas between 3 and 6 meters
GOOD LUCK!!!!
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd236/fulu-1/S7300170.jpg
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd236/fulu-1/S7300248.jpg
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd236/fulu-1/S7300002.jpghttp://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd236/fulu-1/S7300240.jpg
jhutch
10-16-2008, 10:16 PM
Haplochromis Deep Water Black aka Marcephala
craigthor
10-17-2008, 7:19 AM
Sweet looking. If Jhutch is wrong I would go with the Xystichromis Phytaphagus "Yala Swamp". Would love to find some juvies if that is what it is though. Any conections?
Craig
deadman
10-17-2008, 5:27 PM
j hutch,
how would you come to this conclusion?
jhutch
10-17-2008, 7:52 PM
They are one of the few Vics I know that are that dark. I also tried to remember what all you said you had.:D
nuggets
10-17-2008, 7:55 PM
could be a crimson tide? but definatly not a fulu from yala swamp
deadman
10-17-2008, 9:33 PM
jhutch was correct, it may have taken a little longer if he hadnt had inside info. but congrats jhutch, no prize. greg and i to my knowledge are the only ones in the states with both male and female. so far im very pleased with them. and as soon as they begin to reproduce and we know that they are pure bred, ill make some fry available to you. here is another for you all to work on
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd236/fulu-1/h_chilotes_michael_persson.jpg
mahemaheman85
10-17-2008, 9:53 PM
holy crap some big lips on that one hahahahaa.....
craigthor
10-17-2008, 9:58 PM
Pund. that needs lipo? :)
Hapdude
10-18-2008, 10:56 AM
I'm in the process of moving, and all my books are packed away, so I can't look anything up, but I seem to remember a fish called Paralabidochromis chilotes?:confused:
jhutch
10-18-2008, 11:42 AM
Damn. Beat me to it. I agree with Paralabidochromis chilotes
deadman
10-18-2008, 7:47 PM
very good, that was an easy one nothing stand out qiute like thoes lips
here is another,
this is also a vic fcollected from the macombi region of the lake
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd236/fulu-1/M_mbipia_Makobe02-Albin_Ekenberg.jpg
Hapdude
10-18-2008, 11:46 PM
Boy, that's a though one! How about Labrochromis ishmaeli ? :D
jhutch
10-19-2008, 6:25 AM
I guess I would have to agree.
deadman
10-19-2008, 9:37 AM
here are a few clues they were collected from the speke gulf, mwanza island in tanzinia,
they are also an insect larva feeder, and there is another species that almost has the exact name but it added 1 letter.
jhutch
10-19-2008, 10:34 AM
Looks more like a Astatotilapia sp Spot Bar male
deadman
10-19-2008, 9:48 PM
nope keep trying, some of these were brought in to the us about three years ago.
LadyBarbara001
10-19-2008, 11:05 PM
Looks similar to a Haplochromis sp "Fine Bar Scraper"
deadman
10-20-2008, 6:53 PM
nope not even close
jhutch
10-20-2008, 7:14 PM
I would originally have said Paralabidochromis sp Rock Krib but that probably isn't right either from what I have read.
deadman
10-20-2008, 9:13 PM
i believe that this is a mbipi mbipi, not to be confused with the mbipia, or lutea. check it out
deadman
10-20-2008, 9:19 PM
how about this one
jhutch
10-20-2008, 10:51 PM
Just at a glance looks like Astatotilapia nubila
deadman
10-20-2008, 11:37 PM
Just at a glance looks like Astatotilapia nubila
close ill give you a hint the last name starts with an x
i believe that this is a mbipi mbipi, not to be confused with the mbipia, or lutea. check it out
huh? To my knowledge there are only Mbipia mbipi and lutea. I do not think mbipi is a valid genus name.
here is a link to a discussion of Mbipia mbipi
http://www.hillcountrycichlidclub.com/hcccBB/viewtopic.php?t=6119
how about this one
Just bumping this thread back up. At first glance, I thought it was a Pundamilia Crimson Tide, but noticed it doesn't exhibit the red snout. Is it a Lithochromis xanthopteryx? A very beautiful fish it is. :)
deadman
01-28-2009, 12:09 PM
correct lithochromis...
correct lithochromis...
I can't believe I missed this thread. Have anymore victorians? I love playing this game. :D