View Full Version : GOT KELBERI. OOOOHHH YEAH!!
TimTheBadass
12-04-2008, 4:13 PM
Hi guys. You can now add me to the 'Kelberi club'. I just picked up 4 kelberi from a UK LFS. The guy who runs the place is really good. He had seen the demand for them on this forum and had them imported from Minas Gerais, Brazil. I was amazed by the number of rare fish he had there.
I'll get some pics up as soon as I sort out a camera. They are 5" and are going in a 170g with a 5" orino and a 5"mono and 5 silver dollars.
So if any UK members want Kelberi get your ass down to Pier Aquatics in Wigan. There are about 10-15 left and he also had a bunch of 2" temensis.
cichlid savage
12-04-2008, 4:16 PM
I hate you I hate you I hate you!!!! Just kidding bruh! Congrats! Can't wait to see the pics. :popcorn:
Tongue33
12-04-2008, 4:31 PM
Well... Pics already :) Welcome to the spotted Mono club :D Oh do I sound jealous???? :D If you have proof I am :D
TimTheBadass
12-04-2008, 4:34 PM
They aren't actually in my tank yet. I'm doing a water change and then I'm going to syphon some water into their box through an air tube. Got 9 cichla now and I only paid £100 for the four kelberi.
CONGRATS! can't wait for the pix
Tongue33
12-04-2008, 4:44 PM
Sorry I am happy for you....:D But that seems really cheap :) And especially to be shipped overseas....
Rebel Souljah
12-04-2008, 4:47 PM
Pictures please!!!
silverdragon
12-04-2008, 4:50 PM
WOW.. i cant believe you posted that you have Kelberi, without any PICS!! lol..
Congrats bro.. but seriously i wanna see these beauties!!
Is this were Bruce got his from?
Tongue33
12-04-2008, 4:56 PM
WOW.. i cant believe you posted that you have Kelberi, without any PICS!! lol..
Congrats bro.. but seriously i wanna see these beauties!!
Is this were Bruce got his from?
:iagree:
And Bruce's haven't been proven either have they??:eek::D
TimTheBadass
12-04-2008, 5:08 PM
Sorry I am happy for you....:D But that seems really cheap :) And especially to be shipped overseas....
Haha are you doubting that these are Kelberi. I had doubts myself but when I saw them in the shop I was 100% certain that they aren't mono or occel. I've raised 3 monos from 2" to 8" and they are not the same. Their shape is different and they have very clear dots all over their dorsal and caudal fins. Also more of a gold colour.
I'm pretty sure he ships over a lot of fish. These weren't the only fish on his order and he said he would only make the order if the kelberi were on it. Seriously the shop was full of rare fish and loads of wild caught stuff, I was very impressed.
TimTheBadass
12-04-2008, 5:16 PM
:iagree:
And Bruce's haven't been proven either have they??:eek::D
No these are from a different shop and were imported from a different location. I would say mine are a lot more reliable than his. Word has it on a UK forum that his were imported from a location where kelberi are not present but they could be wrong. Mine were imported as kelberi from Minas Gerais, Brazil where Kelberi are present, his weren't. As far as I'm concerned these are as reliable as everyone elses. Until we see dots on the anal fins were all not 100%.
TimTheBadass
12-04-2008, 5:20 PM
WOW.. i cant believe you posted that you have Kelberi, without any PICS!! lol..
Congrats bro.. but seriously i wanna see these beauties!!
Is this were Bruce got his from?
I'm really sorry but I was just too excited. Won't have pics till tomorrow. They need fattening up a bit. I like chubby cichla :)
bOOsteN aUdI
12-04-2008, 5:20 PM
they should look just like jeffs shipment.. i can't wait to see them.. i need a few more :D
orinocensis1
12-04-2008, 5:25 PM
grats man your lucky!!
TimTheBadass
12-04-2008, 5:34 PM
they should look just like jeffs shipment.. i can't wait to see them.. i need a few more :D
Four is enough for me. I found a pic on the LFS website and I nicked a pic from your kelberi thread for comparison. Pic one is mine and I'm pretty sure I had that actual fish in the pic. He was the biggest one.
silverdragon
12-04-2008, 5:57 PM
They look pretty darn simillar to me!! I bet your excited to have them, especially 4 of them!! :D:headbang2
TimTheBadass
12-04-2008, 6:14 PM
They are settling in now and I've put the light's on. Personally I think they look better than the other juvi's I've seen on here. They have very obvious spangles on their caudal and dorsal fins, more so on the slightly larger ones. Four kelberi, one orino and a mono growing out in a 170, I'm sure you all can imagine how excited I am. Will get pics for you tomorrow night. Next challenge, feeding them. They were eating live and earthworms. Hopefully they will copy the other two and eat bloodworm and shrimp pieces.
Tongue33
12-04-2008, 8:19 PM
Awesome!! Anal fin and Pectoral fins is the place I would want to see spangles ;) All my Monos had very very obvious spangles on the Caudal and Dorsal ;)
Very nice looking :)
Venom SS
12-04-2008, 8:31 PM
They do show a trait of Kelberi that I have only seen on Kelberi. The spangling on the rear dorsal are lined up almost perfectly in an arch. On some of them I have seen 2 arches of spangles. But on almost all of the juv. Kelberi pics that guys have posted, this is the case. Most other cichla do have spangles on their rear dorsal, but they are usually random all over, not lined up in almost perfect rows.
bOOsteN aUdI
12-04-2008, 9:12 PM
very nice, cant wait to see them settled in
R1_Ridah
12-04-2008, 9:39 PM
Very cool, congrats on the pick up.
channarox
12-05-2008, 12:36 AM
:WHOA::drool:
why!why!why!
does everyone have one but me... :nilly:
TimTheBadass
12-05-2008, 2:41 AM
:WHOA::drool:
why!why!why!
does everyone have one but me... :nilly:
Errrr, sorry dude but I have four. Don't worry about it. In no time your gonna have the most awesome pack of tems. Just be patient the rarer cichla will come your way eventually.
Those of you who have your kelberi will know as soon as you see them it's obvious they are something different. Mine are in with a mono of the same size and the spots on the fins are a lot brighter and they are slightly larger. Also the three bars on a kelberi are like a V shape.
channarox
12-05-2008, 2:46 AM
Errrr, sorry dude but I have four. Don't worry about it. In no time your gonna have the most awesome pack of tems. Just be patient the rarer cichla will come your way eventually.
Those of you who have your kelberi will know as soon as you see them it's obvious they are something different. Mine are in with a mono of the same size and the spots on the fins are a lot brighter and they are slightly larger. Also the three bars on a kelberi are like a V shape.
yea...cant believe we get so many "rare" fish here and no rarer cichla.:(
silverdragon
12-05-2008, 4:26 AM
puleese guys don't let me bring up the lack of rare cichla in Australia!!
Geez most lfs here just labels them peacock bass :eek:
channarox
12-05-2008, 9:49 AM
puleese guys don't let me bring up the lack of rare cichla in Australia!!
Geez most lfs here just labels them peacock bass :eek:
yea...here too.:eek:
mjuniorc
12-05-2008, 10:56 AM
puleese guys don't let me bring up the lack of rare cichla in Australia!!
Geez most lfs here just labels them peacock bass :eek:
dont feel bad... its like that everywhere.... most LFS dont even know what kind they are...
TimTheBadass
12-05-2008, 12:32 PM
yea...here too.:eek:
You need to find a shop owner who is really passionate about fish and then hassle them until they get something different in.
Rebel Souljah
12-05-2008, 1:43 PM
looks good can't wait to see more photos
channarox
12-06-2008, 3:47 AM
You need to find a shop owner who is really passionate about fish and then hassle them until they get something different in.
the one i always go to.
but the problem is i cant speak anything but english.:nilly: