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MalawiTango
02-19-2009, 3:02 PM
LOL!

I picked up a group of these EXOCHROMIS ANAGENYS from a buddy of mine. I got 3M/6F and im in love with these guys. The males are 7-9 inches while the females are all about 6 inches. I thought they were going to take over my tank but they just go with the flow with the only aggression being between the males. My 6 inch Ruby Red peacock is still king of the tank. Heres a few pics:

male bottom female top
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn166/F8LBITEva/Aquarium/Exopics009.jpg

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn166/F8LBITEva/Aquarium/Exopics008.jpg

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn166/F8LBITEva/Aquarium/Exopics002.jpg

FEMALE
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn166/F8LBITEva/Aquarium/Exopics004.jpg

fully colored up male:
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn166/F8LBITEva/Aquarium/EXO1-1.jpg

article I found about them:

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/e_anagenys.php
Bogwoodbruce
02-19-2009, 3:28 PM
Those are nice. Not a species that ive come across before.

Look a bit like Rhamsoschromis. :)
navygirl76
02-19-2009, 3:28 PM
oh they are beautiful! i love their color and shape-i love haps!
Marius
02-19-2009, 4:30 PM
Nice pick up. He's coloring up nicely.
Pharaoh
02-19-2009, 4:39 PM
very cool fish. Interesting shape on the nose.
bobgobucks
02-19-2009, 4:41 PM
Are all their noses like that or was that one lying? LOL
anthony martinez
02-19-2009, 4:42 PM
nice fish i had those before and the tanganyikan shark.
MalawiTango
02-19-2009, 4:59 PM
Thanks guys! Like I said they are Predatory Haps but a really cool fish in your tank.
MalawiTango
02-19-2009, 5:02 PM
Are all their noses like that or was that one lying? LOL

LOL

this was taken from the Cichlid-forum.com profile on the Exos:

Its mouth has a unique beak-like shape, being laterally compressed. This adaptation affords a strong grip on its prey, which is caught in a sideways stroke of the head. It hunts mbuna from a tilted angle of the body, probably to prevent detection.
hitemup4u
02-19-2009, 6:14 PM
And you had them in the classifieds. Right after you put them up and then took them off the market, I found about a 6" male. I lucked into mine and he is like you said a "go with the flow" fish
MalawiTango
02-19-2009, 8:26 PM
I am moving a quad this weekend so ill end up with 2M/3F. They are awesome but 8 of them in my 125G was just too much. Congrats on scoring a male.
tydus
02-19-2009, 8:58 PM
Awesome haps! They look amazing! Do they get occasional feeders? :naughty:
angeltc
02-19-2009, 8:59 PM
nice looking pick-up
krichardson
02-19-2009, 10:07 PM
I really like the yellow phase.
MalawiTango
02-20-2009, 8:26 AM
Awesome haps! They look amazing! Do they get occasional feeders? :naughty:

Im not a fan of feeding live food, not much nutritional value and you risk introducing disease.
Cichlaholics Anonymous
02-20-2009, 12:19 PM
they look incredible, I actually passed up on some last year and regret it
Otherone
02-21-2009, 9:58 AM
Nice torpedo..................some day I'll get a male myself
RonBurgundy
03-22-2009, 7:49 PM
Now why did you have to go and do that? geeezzzz....now there's another species I just have to have!! (jk) They are absolutly beautiful!!! Nice catch!!
MalawiTango
03-24-2009, 2:56 PM
Thanks Ron, I love them.
Pittbull
03-24-2009, 11:07 PM
sweet i love the beak look..