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Just thought I'd share some pix of these guys! Both of them were stressed out so his colors are off, They are usually a velvet black and spots come out goldish to aquablueish. I ve had them for about a month now! They are awesome fish, but extremely mean! Anyone else have any???
Looks more like Paratilapia polleni to me.
Had a couple back in 2003.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v89/Phatboy/Cichlids/DSC01005.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v89/Phatboy/Cichlids/DSC01009.jpg
Sorry for the Ash quality pics.
Looks more like Paratilapia polleni to me.
Had a couple back in 2003.
Sorry for the Ash quality pics.
thanks.. Anywho they were sold to me as bleekeri they also have larger spots then polleni do so thats why I assume. If you seem them up close and personal you can tell the spots are larger.
Yes, they are P. Polleni. Ash's 2nd pic is a heavily spotted one, is it an African import?
Yes, they are P. Polleni. Ash's 2nd pic is a heavily spotted one, is it an African import?
I'm almost certain that all Paratilapia sps. available are captive bred.
cichlid savage
06-29-2006, 1:10 PM
I have a polleni (i think) and it looks just like ash's. I have had it a few months now hes growing slow and getting a bit more aggressive but i would never call him mean. here's a pic when i first brought him home. (Yes another crappy savage pic:raspberry )
I have a polleni (i think) and it looks just like ash's. I have had it a few months now hes growing slow and getting a bit more aggressive but i would never call him mean. here's a pic when i first brought him home. (Yes another crappy savage pic:raspberry )
Yours look like it has much much smaller spots then mine o__o Even Ming's has much smaller spots then mine. You can tell if you saw them in person - spots are large, trust me those pictures do not do them justice. On top of that polleni are not as agressive as bleekeri and they stay smaller then bleekeri. Mine are getting pretty large and they are still growing. Mine are also much more agressive then a polleni should be. They also have alot of characteristics of a bleekeri not a polleni. The only reason those 2 even get along in the same tank is b/c they are one male and one female and although they are not usually tolerant of the same speices, they act as if they are pairing up. Also where I got them from the guy knows his fish and the difference between to the two.
As for where they came from - I do know its illegal to take these fish from the wild (but of course many people dont care as they are taken from the wild and sold). I dont know if they are imports or not.
Tongue33
06-29-2006, 2:54 PM
I think she might be right.. The Polleni also seem to have round dots. and Bleekeri look to have some but not many "round spots" They tend to pattern from what i've seen.. And connect to one another as Ash's seem to do ..
Tongue33
06-29-2006, 2:57 PM
Check these.. I am no expert just came in contact with this fish a few months ago..
http://www.cichlidae.com/article.php?id=117
Check these.. I am no expert just came in contact with this fish a few months ago..
http://www.cichlidae.com/article.php?id=117
yup mine has the bigger more odd looking spots not the small all neat looking spots =) easy to tell! anyways they are both great fish!
yup mine has the bigger more odd looking spots not the small all neat looking spots =) easy to tell! anyways they are both great fish!
Just to show how bad your photography skills are.
They're probably convicts but the pictures made them look like pollenis. :eek:
Just to show how bad your photography skills are.
They're probably convicts but the pictures made them look like pollenis. :eek:
so I cant take pictures -__-; Not everyone takes photos like you!
No you mean no one takes photos like you. :p
:ROFL: