View Full Version : African Cichlid Guessing Game
This is for all you people who just cant stand trying to guess an African, same rules apply as in the CA/SA game, so lets see how well you can do Africans ;)
The rules are simple: Who ever correctly ID's the fish picture first- gets to post the next picture, the person who guess that correct first then posts the next one and so on. However, the person who posted the picture first needs to confirm that the ID is correct before someone posts the next picture. Its very simple. Please do not post any pictures unless it is your turn to do so. Thanks.
Sorry if the pic is small but they are sorta hard to find...
fishnthings
10-18-2005, 12:54 AM
???? can u get a bigger pic (full fish):D
Peanut_Power
10-18-2005, 12:57 AM
Why? Thats a type of kribensis...;)........evil africans...lol...*sigh*....cracks me up though, the CA/SA cichlid thread was the one that started all the other ones....member that!
here its the same pick with all of the fish.... but thats the only size I can find =( sorry
Peanut_Power
10-18-2005, 1:00 AM
Umm....those are two different fish...lol...the first one is a krib....second one is a type of peacock...
peacock? erm stupid thing I am getting mine off a list on a site yah the first one I didnt mean to put up. you know what ignore them all I am going to do another one that I can get that actually matches its real name! grrrr the one I wanted I cant find ne more it like poofed off my pictures :cry:
Peanut_Power
10-18-2005, 1:07 AM
This is why I stick with SA cichlids....lol.....its a lot harder to get them mixed up. Africans...oy....confuse me....
DeLgAdO
10-18-2005, 1:08 AM
no this is great
its time we learned about our africans for once
ITS OKAY !!! I found one I will use to replace the fish I wanted to (I knew it was rare, but not so rare that it poofed off the internet... grr.) Ne ways here's your fish, I know what it is, and if you dont like the pic to bad!!! =)
This is why I stick with SA cichlids....lol.....its a lot harder to get them mixed up. Africans...oy....confuse me....
yah very easy to get mixed up, as much as I love them, I prob. mix them up just as much as the next person!
Peanut_Power
10-18-2005, 1:12 AM
no this is great
its time we learned about our africans for once
I know enough about them to get by.....as much as I hate to admit it i have kept a few in my beginnin fish years.... :swear: ...twasn't my brightest shinin moments lemme tell yaz....
Why do most people dislike them so much, I went in knowing nothing about them and they turned out to be my favs. I must be missing something about these guys :confused:
DeLgAdO
10-18-2005, 1:15 AM
Why do most people dislike them so much, I went in knowing nothing about them and they turned out to be my favs. I must be missing something about these guys :confused:
I LOVE AFRICANS!!!
i just dont like the way most people keep em. . . .
in tall tanks :p
I do long tanks, I like em long... the only tall I have is my 15 hex in my room.
Someone guess my fish already!! just becuase its 1:14 am doesnt mean all of you are sleeping LAZYs
Peanut_Power
10-18-2005, 1:35 AM
"I like em long..." kinky! Wide tankz are a must with most of the fish kept here though! ;)
There are several reasons why I personally don't like Africans.
1. Cuz they are takin over the Pet Stores. I've seen more and more LFS being more dominated by African cichlids than SA/CA cichlids. Its very frustrating...and it makes me bitter towards them. The main reasons they are dominating the LFS's is that they are generally pretty from the start and easy to get. This makes them more appealin. SA/CA cichlids generally start out drab and get better lookin as they get older, but not many people know this, so they are turned off by them cuz they think they are ugly. I think there are MANY SA/CA cichlids that easily rival/surpass even some SALT WATER fish.
2. Their personalities suck, seriously, Africans hold no interest from me, aside from thinkin they are pretty. I get bored watchin them quickly. They just don't have the dynamics and personalities of SA/CA cichlids. This seriously puts a dampener on them. 90% of my SA cichlids (i only have SA...hehe...:woot: ) are personable and will eat from my fingers.
3. They are soo common. Every where you go you see Africans, of all sorts. Its like there are no rare ones, or uncommonly kept ones. Thats one of the most appealing things to me about SA/CA cichlids is that most of them are still rare or uncommon. Not many people keep pike cichlids for instance, and fewer still keep the rare ones. So they are special, and unique.
Africans are aight in their own way, just would be a lot happier if more stores would revert back to sellin more SA/CA cichlids......
fishnthings
10-18-2005, 1:43 AM
damn, i guess youve got a few reasons:ROFL: i personally dont dislike them but you are right, stores are stocking up way too much on africans, thats all i can really even find around here, unless i special order from my lfs. time they start sellin somethin better (ive told em this many times:))
I see, most of the lfs sell both equally here so I never though about it much. I didnt even pick them out, it was for my moms tank, but I grew really fond of them after I looked into them, mine are not all that friendly, if its feeding time then they would prob bite you, even though they are still small they are pretty effin mean, it was really funny trying to them eat my eel and at the same time my eel tried to eat them.. they still attack eachother its quite amusing its a stupid reason to enjoy them but thats what got me hooked haha. I wanna get the species of fish that Ive posted pics on the two threads. Not all of them are colorfull, but they look very intresting. I like CA/SA cichlids as well I plan on starting them as my next tank which will prob. be sometime around x-mas or the begining of next year.
My sister hates S.A. but loves africans. But I am a closet frontosa fan :grinyes:
Frontosa's are awsome!! I own a few myself, actually all my tanks are pretty much either types of cichlids or catfish. And just to remind you all go to page 1, look at the fish and guess what it is! it's the one towards the bottom, it cant be that hard..
Caveman
10-18-2005, 9:34 AM
All I can tell you is that it is some kind of African. :duh:
:ROFL: I guess it's harder then I thought it was going to be, I am sure there is someone out there who likes Africans like me that knows :(
fishnthings
10-18-2005, 10:13 AM
is it some sort of ram???? (no idea)
nope not a ram
I am making a new thread sometime this weeknd/weekend that will be called "Educating MFK on African Chichlids" Then all of you can go and read it and learn a little something =)
Caveman
10-18-2005, 10:27 AM
nope not a ram
I am making a new thread sometime this weeknd/weekend that will be called "Educating MFK on African Chichlids" Then all of you can go and read it and learn a little something =)
Where I come from them is considered fighting words. We dont take to learning to well :drool: I dont know jack about any africans other then the Buttikoferi, Fasciatus and Elongatus.
o___o lol no not fighting - you dont take well to learning haha you dont have to read it, but I am going to post something up, people should be able to a little sumthin sumthin about africans... if not it'll at least please me for my own amusement.
fishnthings
10-18-2005, 10:50 AM
nope not a ram
I am making a new thread sometime this weeknd/weekend that will be called "Educating MFK on African Chichlids" Then all of you can go and read it and learn a little something =)
:LOL: how many people you think are gonna read the posts, i mean its on africans come on :naughty:
j/k :ROFL:
Caveman
10-18-2005, 10:51 AM
o___o lol no not fighting - you dont take well to learning haha you dont have to read it, but I am going to post something up, people should be able to a little sumthin sumthin about africans... if not it'll at least please me for my own amusement.
I will read it just so I can say I tryed to learn. :woot:
fishnthings
10-18-2005, 10:57 AM
me too!!!:D
Peanut_Power
10-18-2005, 1:30 PM
HETHENS!!
yay, and yet still no one has guess the cichlid I have posted at the bottom of page one, common you guys!!!
Mourinho18
10-18-2005, 6:53 PM
post up a mbuna and then I'll be able to help you out. ;)
Africans are taking over the lfs, and particularly where i work, but I still really enjoy them. My africans are really personable. They have no problem eating out of my fingers. Don't know why you hate them so much peanut. Oh well. I don't know which one this is though. :(
mbuna to easy.... guess the one on here already... =( you guys make me sad!
Mourinho18
10-18-2005, 7:02 PM
do we get a hint :D
uhm you dont eat this fish but think of a fish that you eat it might possibly be of some help...
piranha45
10-18-2005, 7:13 PM
Champsochromis caeruleus ?
if so id have never thought they get as fat as that one looks in the pic
Mourinho18
10-18-2005, 7:24 PM
doubt this is right, but how about Oreochromis mossambicus
is it even a tilapia. the whole food hint you gave us made me think of tilapia.
redtailfool
10-18-2005, 7:24 PM
I like africans. True its a bit of a turnoff that every lfs you go theres africans left and right. But to make a real african biotope, rock formations, caves and some sand, black background then put them in there... en masse... WOW... its a sight to behold.
Heres a good example..You cant see the caves but you get an idea..
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=624/medium/P9290009.JPG (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=624/medium/P9290009.JPG)
doubt this is right, but how about Oreochromis mossambicus
is it even a tilapia. the whole food hint you gave us made me think of tilapia.
well wrong fish but yes your food idea is on the right track
Mourinho18
10-18-2005, 7:27 PM
thats an awesome pic. What i think im gonna do is break down my 75 gallon mbuna setup, and put something in there. Then get something around 150 and go with some relatively rarer mbunas than what you would see at the lfs. Def. love cynotilapia and want to try my hand at keeping some tropheops.
redtailfool
10-18-2005, 7:29 PM
Doesnt the right biotope and setup make a world of difference? :D
You regularly see them in your lfs in typical tropical fish setup ( cheesy background, white sand and bunch of rocks ) .. but sometimes its all about presentation.
Mourinho18
10-18-2005, 7:34 PM
:thumbsup: , your absolutely right.
My search for tilapia is a tough one. I'll find it though.
:thumbsup: , your absolutely right.
My search for tilapia is a tough one. I'll find it though.
hehehehehe good luck :D
AAAAARRGH! Africans, I like their looks but am even worse IDing them than I am with SA/CA cichlids! How about Tilapia rendalli, the redbreast tilapia?
AAAAARRGH! Africans, I like their looks but am even worse IDing them than I am with SA/CA cichlids! How about Tilapia rendalli, the redbreast tilapia?
nope not it but your closer with the first one.
you guys are getting close keep guessing!!!!!!!!!!!
SinisterKisses
10-19-2005, 11:56 AM
...tilapia zilli?
no, you all got a good thing going but your missing the first and last half of the names.. you got the last part of the first name!
nope but thats a better guess
Mourinho18
10-19-2005, 2:02 PM
im just gonnna have to go through every single tilapia i can find :swear:
SinisterKisses
10-19-2005, 2:06 PM
...Ophthalmotilapia ventralis?
...Ophthalmotilapia ventralis?
nope
im just gonnna have to go through every single tilapia i can find :swear:
That you are!!! :ROFL: This is getting pretty amusing though! 55 posts and no one has gotten it yet!
blacktip
10-19-2005, 2:25 PM
Let me put an end to all of this. I don't have a common name, but it is Chilotilapia uechilus. Obviously not a lot of african cichlid lovers on here.
SinisterKisses
10-19-2005, 2:58 PM
Let me put an end to all of this. I don't have a common name, but it is Chilotilapia uechilus. Obviously not a lot of african cichlid lovers on here.
Do you know how many bloody africans there are? I, myself, am completely an african cichlid lover - but MBUNA, not freaking haps. Just because we can't name a rare and uncommon african hap, hardly means we're not african lovers :P
blacktip
10-19-2005, 3:05 PM
Do you know how many bloody africans there are? I, myself, am completely an african cichlid lover - but MBUNA, not freaking haps. Just because we can't name a rare and uncommon african hap, hardly means we're not african lovers :P
Yes, I know how many bloody Africans there are. I was only teasing because no one seemed to be able to get this one. Perhaps, I should reword that to "not many african experts on here"? ;)
Me, I am more of a hap lover. The mbuna are too hyperactive for my tastes. Plus, there are some wicked hap species out there.
Mourinho18
10-19-2005, 8:09 PM
Thats it, I'm gonna kill three birds with one stone: :swear:
Oreochromis aurea, O. niloticus,Sarotherodon galilaeus
:D
Let me put an end to all of this. I don't have a common name, but it is Chilotilapia uechilus. Obviously not a lot of african cichlid lovers on here.
YAYAYAYAYAY. yah your turn post up an African =)
Thats it, I'm gonna kill three birds with one stone: :swear:
Oreochromis aurea, O. niloticus,Sarotherodon galilaeus
:D
nope!!
SinisterKisses
10-20-2005, 1:08 AM
Yes, I know how many bloody Africans there are. I was only teasing because no one seemed to be able to get this one. Perhaps, I should reword that to "not many african experts on here"? ;)
Me, I am more of a hap lover. The mbuna are too hyperactive for my tastes. Plus, there are some wicked hap species out there.
Lol well there ya go then, post one that we'll be able to get ;)
Lol well there ya go then, post one that we'll be able to get ;)
yah come one, where did yah go?? you gotta post up an African now!
blacktip
10-21-2005, 12:07 AM
I apologize for the delay. My home computer was on the fritz and I called in sick to work today. Here is a mbuna that should not be too difficult to get.
Mourinho18
10-21-2005, 12:09 AM
I know its a labeotropheus for sure. Is it a fuelleborni?
Mourinho18
10-21-2005, 12:35 AM
anybody want to confirm that? :)
I do believe blacktip is supposed to confirm it, but yah it does look like it to me.
Mourinho18
10-21-2005, 12:45 AM
well, it took him forever to post this pic up, sooooooooooooooo, I'm gonna post one up :D
well, it took him forever to post this pic up, sooooooooooooooo, I'm gonna post one up :D
pm him he's on right now... whatever floats your boat, but if it is wrong, you better get to re-guessing his fish first :)
Mourinho18
10-21-2005, 12:48 AM
alright, heres a toughy. first one is just a random search. second. well. :D
Mourinho18
10-21-2005, 12:50 AM
pm him he's on right now... whatever floats your boat, but if it is wrong, you better get to re-guessing his fish first :)
too late, well. when he sees this we'll find out :D
too late, well. when he sees this we'll find out :D
yup guess so!
Mourinho18
10-21-2005, 12:53 AM
I'm pretty sure, id say 99% sure I guessed it correctly.
I'm pretty sure, id say 99% sure I guessed it correctly.
Well it looks like it to so it would full me if it wasnt.
blacktip
10-21-2005, 1:34 AM
Actually, labeotropheus fuelleborni is incorrect, but since you already posted another pic, I guess I'll have to figure out what it is anyways.
And considering that no one got the first one right for two days, I believe having to wait an hour for a response is not asking too much.
Anyone care to venture a guess on my last pic? The genus was correct, but the species was not.
blacktip
10-21-2005, 1:50 AM
Is it Neolamprologus mondabu?
Strike that. I found it. I should have known by the shape of the head that it wasn't a neolamp species. It's Telmatochromis sp. "orange scribble".
I'll wait for confirmation before posting the next fish.
Mourinho18
10-21-2005, 2:18 AM
Is it Neolamprologus mondabu?
Strike that. I found it. I should have known by the shape of the head that it wasn't a neolamp species. It's Telmatochromis sp. "orange scribble".
I'll wait for confirmation before posting the next fish.
very nice. your turn to post. anway, what kind of labeotropheus was it. I could have sworn i got it right, but, oh well. :thumbsup:
Mourinho18
10-21-2005, 2:18 AM
. It's Telmatochromis sp. "orange scribble".
I'll wait for confirmation before posting the next fish.
:thumbsup:
blacktip
10-21-2005, 2:22 AM
very nice. your turn to post. anway, what kind of labeotropheus was it. I could have sworn i got it right, but, oh well. :thumbsup:
It was actually labeotropheus trewavasae. Very similar to fuelleborni but have a longer, skinnier body.
I'll have the new fish up in the morning.
Mourinho18
10-21-2005, 2:30 AM
It was actually labeotropheus trewavasae. Very similar to fuelleborni but have a longer, skinnier body.
I'll have the new fish up in the morning.
right in front of my nose. THey are very similar looking fish. What threw me off was the color variant, because i didnt think trewavasae had that exact coloring. Guess i have to pay more attention to detail next time.
It was actually labeotropheus trewavasae. Very similar to fuelleborni but have a longer, skinnier body.
I'll have the new fish up in the morning.
yup I had to pics up of both types and I was looking at them but the fuelleborni in my pic just really looked like the pic you posted more then the other guy has his colors were lighter in the pic I found, I really didnt look at the body type. :thumbsup:
Also who ever posts the pic is the one that needs to confirm it, not me as African's can look very similar to one another I can be just as wrong as the next person! So please wait for a confirmation from the orginial pic poster! Be patient with people as they prob have other things to do/look at Thanks! :grinyes:
Caveman
10-21-2005, 10:24 AM
What you talking about bro? :D If you post a picture up with the name of the fish under it then I will get one right. Can any one reccomend a good book on Africans?
What you talking about bro? :D If you post a picture up with the name of the fish under it then I will get one right. Can any one reccomend a good book on Africans?
:p I hope someone wouldnt do that, hopefully they are carefull in taking the name off of the picture when they post it.
What kind of a book, a general, on a certian African, very informative? All Lakes or which Lake?
Caveman
10-21-2005, 10:31 AM
:p I hope someone wouldnt do that, hopefully they are carefull in taking the name off of the picture when they post it.
What kind of a book, a general, on a certian African, very informative? All Lakes or which Lake?
Preferably one with pictures. I need a very informative one or I wont learn nothing. :drool:
Preferably one with pictures. I need a very informative one or I wont learn nothing. :drool:
merghhh
Sucess with Cichlids from Lake Malawi & Tanganyika
or
Ad Konings Book of Cichilds and all the other fishies of Lake Malawi
and then
Malawi Cichlids: Mbuna
and
Cichlids News
followed by
Malawi Cichlids - Keeping and Breeding them in captivity
along with
Enjoying Cichlids
and
Sucess with Cichlids from Lakes Malawi and Tanganyaki
and
Afican Cichlids II : Cichlids from eastern Africa
and
The Cichlid Aquarium
along with
Tetra's popular guide to Tropical Cichlids.
That help any??
Caveman
10-21-2005, 11:00 AM
merghhh
Sucess with Cichlids from Lake Malawi & Tanganyika
or
Ad Konings Book of Cichilds and all the other fishies of Lake Malawi
and then
Malawi Cichlids: Mbuna
and
Cichlids News
followed by
Malawi Cichlids - Keeping and Breeding them in captivity
along with
Enjoying Cichlids
and
Sucess with Cichlids from Lakes Malawi and Tanganyaki
and
Afican Cichlids II : Cichlids from eastern Africa
and
The Cichlid Aquarium
along with
Tetra's popular guide to Tropical Cichlids.
That help any??
Yes! :naughty: Now lets see if I get a book. ;)
blacktip
10-21-2005, 11:39 AM
Okay, here is the next fish. I got two pics to help you out this time. This is one of my favorites.
guppy
10-21-2005, 12:52 PM
Xenotilapia ochrogenys "mzuri"
blacktip
10-21-2005, 12:54 PM
The pics are actually from two different locations, so I won't get that picky, but the fish is definitely xenotilapia ochrogenys. Good job guppy. :thumbsup: You're up.
guppy
10-21-2005, 12:57 PM
I found one of your pics on a German site, here it is while I look for one to post
blacktip
10-21-2005, 2:09 PM
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say Lichnochromis acuticeps
blacktip
10-21-2005, 3:53 PM
Okay, this one should be a little easier:
Nimbochromis polystigma ?
blacktip
10-21-2005, 4:27 PM
Nope. You're in the right genus though. The key is the shape of the mouth.
Fish_are_fishfood
10-21-2005, 4:48 PM
Halpochromis compressiceps
blacktip
10-21-2005, 4:50 PM
Nope. They are in the same genus as Vince's guess.
d20monsteroscar20
10-21-2005, 4:59 PM
Protomelas similis?
blacktip
10-21-2005, 7:18 PM
Looks like Vince got it this time. It was Nimbochromis linni. Go ahead with the next fish Vince.
blacktip
10-22-2005, 12:19 AM
Xenotilapia melanogenys. All the black is a dead giveaway.
:lol2: You are good! what's next?
blacktip
10-23-2005, 1:47 AM
:lol2: You are good! what's next?
Thanks. African cichlids were my specialty when I worked in aquarium stores when I was a teenager.
Here's the next fish:
is that a benthochromis tricoti?
blacktip
10-23-2005, 12:08 PM
Sure is. Good job Vince. You're up.
Dang ! two in a row! woohoo! Now I gotta find another one...how about this one? I just searched African Cichlids, and found this at a site...
tracyb7377
10-23-2005, 3:11 PM
i have a great book w/ pic it has some japanese on the cover and says CICHLIDS the pictorial guide by pablo tepoot & iian tepoot vol 1 great pic but i cant find a second vol
i have a great book w/ pic it has some japanese on the cover and says CICHLIDS the pictorial guide by pablo tepoot & iian tepoot vol 1 great pic but i cant find a second vol
I found this site that mentions vol. 2
http://www.nlpublish.com/publications/books/cichlids_vol_2.cfm
blacktip
10-23-2005, 3:48 PM
It's obviously a cyprichromis sp, probably Cyprichromis microlepidotus.
:lol2: You are absolutely correct! Your turn again! :)
blacktip
10-23-2005, 4:07 PM
Here is one that is a bit more obscure:
Looks like some tiger fish with no scales!!!
okay I am gonna go with bahtybate fasciatus? b/c I was looking at what might be an intresting cichlid to get then I ran into this:
Ash beat me to it, mackeral cichlid, I love their looks.
Ash beat me to it, mackeral cichlid, I love their looks.
hehe yah I thought it looks pretty neat also!
vanimate
10-23-2005, 8:49 PM
Heres a pic of mine. Who am I?
vanimate
10-23-2005, 9:29 PM
you got the genus right :)
ahhh they didnt even confirm my guess and you all moved on O__o
Mourinho18
10-23-2005, 10:16 PM
ahhh they didnt even confirm my guess and you all moved on O__o
slap them. don't take that. You've gotta establish your dominance early :grinyes:
slap them. don't take that. You've gotta establish your dominance early :grinyes:
I should.
Blacktip where art thou? I need your confirmance on my guess :grinyes:
Yes I know I am an inpatience little one I am sorry! Its k.
ahhh they didnt even confirm my guess and you all moved on O__o
Sorry, I guess I got impatient as well.... your turn :)
blacktip
10-24-2005, 1:57 AM
Ash, you got it. Sorry about the delay. Wife had many to dos for me today. Please post the next fish.
Ash, you got it. Sorry about the delay. Wife had many to dos for me today. Please post the next fish.
wheee its okay thank you !! =)
Okay here is your next fish, shouldnt be hard at all :
Vince
10-24-2005, 11:55 AM
hmmm... I didn't know the jewel cichlid has so many variants!!! I can't find a difference on the sites I searched for. I'm going out on a limb here and say, Hemichromis bimaculatus?
hmmm... I didn't know the jewel cichlid has so many variants!!! I can't find a difference on the sites I searched for. I'm going out on a limb here and say, Hemichromis bimaculatus?
your pretty close, but thats not it.
The spot on the dorsal fin is deceiving. I havent seen that kind.
The spot on the dorsal fin is deceiving. I havent seen that kind.
well your first guess is half right so keep looking =)
blacktip
10-24-2005, 1:43 PM
Okay, this fish has lasted long enough. ;) It's Hemichromis cerasogaster.
Okay, this fish has lasted long enough. ;) It's Hemichromis cerasogaster.
Yup, post the next one!! =)
blacktip
10-24-2005, 2:19 PM
Sticking to the non-rift lake cichlids, here is the next one:
nanochromis transverstites? errr, transvestitus :)
blacktip
10-24-2005, 3:16 PM
Good job Vince. :thumbsup: Go ahead with the next one.
Thank you. Here is an easy one.
vanimate
10-24-2005, 7:30 PM
thought we were suppossed to wait until the answer was given?
I still havent confirmed. btw yes its a C.foai, not a furcifer.
OK continue :)
thought we were suppossed to wait until the answer was given?
I still havent confirmed. btw yes its a C.foai, not a furcifer.
OK continue :)
yah I did for the first fish and I wasnt confirmed before the next pic was posted but I got it right so I was supposed to post lol its cool.
vanimate
10-24-2005, 11:13 PM
so the person who guesses correctly gets to post?
i'm to lazy to go back and find the rules
so the person who guesses correctly gets to post?
i'm to lazy to go back and find the rules
lol its on the first page, yes who ever guesses the fish corretly then awaits confirmation and once it has been confirmed that the guess is right by the person who posted the picture then that person will then post the next picture =)
Taking a huge shot in the dark cuse I dunno is it a type of phenochilus?
It's in the genus Oreochromis.
:)
sauroid
10-25-2005, 3:30 PM
oreochromis tanganicae?
I found it! Oreochromis niloticus niloticus, I wont have to wait for confirmation because this IS the picture I found, now to find one to post, heheh, I love that.
Okay, I know squat about africans but this one looks good.
:lol2: :ROFL:
HAHAHAHAH!
Looks like some kind of Malawi.
Mourinho18
10-25-2005, 7:26 PM
I'm pretty sure its a tropheop. Is it a tropheop boadzulu?
Mourinho18
10-25-2005, 7:27 PM
If i ever start another african dedicated tank, I would make sure to have some of these guys in it. :thumbsup:
Mourinho18
10-25-2005, 7:58 PM
where are ya guppy :D , i want to post up a new pic.
Buccochromis nototaenia - Stripeback hap
Mourinho18
10-25-2005, 9:28 PM
:( , could have sworn it was a tropheop
Sorry for the confusion. I found the picture of his fish on the web, that's how I found out what kind of fish he had, just like what he did earlier. Thought it would be funny, but I didn't specify. Here is easiest one.
Note: this fish is extinct in the wild.
sauroid
10-25-2005, 9:42 PM
Paretroplus menarambo?
Bingo! your turn sauroid :)
guppy
10-25-2005, 10:04 PM
I got busy but Vince got mine, isn't it nice to find the same pic?
sauroid
10-26-2005, 12:53 AM
guess what this is...
shot in the dark..... maylandia estherae??
sauroid
10-26-2005, 9:33 PM
no it is not. not a malawian mbuna...
Vince
10-26-2005, 11:00 PM
Xenochromis hecqui
sauroid
10-26-2005, 11:32 PM
nope. sorry.
Vince
10-27-2005, 12:01 AM
Can I get another picture that shows the entire fish ?
blacktip
10-27-2005, 12:09 AM
chromidotilapia guentheri or finleyi
sauroid
10-27-2005, 1:06 AM
here's another pic ...
sauroid
10-27-2005, 1:07 AM
chromidotilapia guentheri or finleyi
wrong, sorry... maybe the new pic would give it away...
sauroid
10-27-2005, 9:36 AM
sorry ash, wrong answer. hint: it's a riverine cichlid.
Oreochromis niloticus niloticus?
sauroid
10-27-2005, 6:12 PM
no it is not, guppy. O. n. niloticus has been used for the guessing game anyway. another hint (just to move on): it's a Tilapiine species.
tilapia zillii or tilapiine zillii??
sauroid
10-27-2005, 6:18 PM
it is indeed a TILAPIA zillii. you go ash.
Hopefully this is easier =)
no it is not, guppy. O. n. niloticus has been used for the guessing game anyway. another hint (just to move on): it's a Tilapiine species.
I knew it had been done, I guessed it right that time, heheh, I found this pic in fishbase as the niloticus, I think they had it in the wrong place.
At first glance Ash's pic looks like an apisto but it would have to be a tourist.
sauroid
10-27-2005, 7:06 PM
can't believe FISHBASE could mix up anything. shocking! hehe.
ash' fish does look like an apisto. hmmm.
is it a apistogramma lala?
is it a apistogramma lala?
not quite right but almost =) keep guessing!
Man this is hard, The only thing I can find so far that comes close is the Apistogramma cacatuoides from Brazil.
Man this is hard, The only thing I can find so far that comes close is the Apistogramma cacatuoides from Brazil.
uhm guppy, that would be correct, except the site I got it off of had it under Africans?? (dont know which location it is from then, but its your turn ^_^)
Mourinho18
10-28-2005, 11:30 AM
i thought all appistos were south american. Last i heard :screwy:
i thought all appistos were south american. Last i heard :screwy:
??? I dont know I looked up African cichlids and it was under there, so thats why I put it.... I dont know much bout sa/ca ??? oh well who cares guppy you post!
blacktip
10-28-2005, 1:26 PM
Ash are you rewriting your own rules? ;)
Ash are you rewriting your own rules? ;)
nah but its already been done, and I didnt know it was a sa/ca cuse I found it under Africans its kinda late to something about it now, unless you want me to re-post a dif fish???
Mourinho18
10-28-2005, 2:23 PM
yeah, i say you repost :thumbsup:
blacktip
10-28-2005, 4:10 PM
nah but its already been done, and I didnt know it was a sa/ca cuse I found it under Africans its kinda late to something about it now, unless you want me to re-post a dif fish???
I was just giving you a hard time. :grinno:
And since Guppy got it right :thumbsup: , I would say we should let him post the next fish.
sauroid
10-28-2005, 4:24 PM
i think it helps to know the fish we are posting for the guessing game... :)
I know the site you are talking about, it is translated from a German site about African dwarf cichlids and they compare them to SA apistos without ever saying where the apistos are from, the article is even titled "African Apistos". I am not real big on cichlids in general but cockatoos are very cool and you can keep 2 males and 6 females in a 35g long which is not something you can do with most cichlids. I will fid a pic.
sauroid
10-28-2005, 7:55 PM
it's a Benthochromis tricoti.
Heheh, that didn't take long, I pick fish I like, I like them because the are distinctive, that makes them easy to ID, heheh.
Your up sauroid.
lol nice. Yah all I saw was african so I just figured thats what it was, oh well. I more a tilapia fan. haha. tasty and cool looking!!
sauroid you need to post the next fish, seeing as you got the last one correct.... ??
vanimate
10-31-2005, 1:03 AM
ok since no one is posting, what is the fish in my avatar?, and also what is the fish in his mouth? Both need to be correct to continue. :)
.... in this situation I have no clue what to do... and vanimate, would you happen to have a bigger picture of your avatar? I can barley see it *squints eyes*
vanimate
10-31-2005, 4:44 PM
OK here it is...
Hey, settle for the outer fish, haha, the one in his mouth could be a chicken leg from the pic.
Lepidiolamprologus kendalli
vanimate
10-31-2005, 5:52 PM
Ok Vince, you got half of it right.
But it's not correct right? so we will wait for someone who gives the right answer...
sauroid
10-31-2005, 7:48 PM
sorry guys. i had to be away from my computer for a few days. here's the fish...
guess what this is...
vanimate
11-01-2005, 7:49 AM
But it's not correct right? so we will wait for someone who gives the right answer...
Good enought Vince, the answer is correct, but I was waiting for a ID on the fish as food. It is Glossolepis incisus :)
The next fish is posted on page 20 its the last post go guess it you guys =)
The next fish is posted on page 20 its the last post go guess it you guys =)
page 20?
I dunno whatever you call it the 20th number thing ?? O__o
blacktip
11-03-2005, 12:50 AM
I would call it page 20. Or more specifically, the 20th page of this thread.
Oh I get it. Post #200, page 5.
Only thing I could say about that picture is that it looks like from lake malawi. Haplochromis sp.
thats what I said page 20 - pot #200 lol :D I dunno what it is either.
sauroid
11-07-2005, 2:48 AM
nope, not a Haplochromine and not from malawi either.
Vince
11-21-2005, 12:14 AM
Stomatepia pindu
sauroid
11-21-2005, 5:43 PM
not correct, but your guess is very welcome.
HINT: from the land of almost extinct cichlids.
sauroid
11-21-2005, 10:28 PM
not an oreo vince. please see the HINT again. keep on guessin'. :D
Vince
11-21-2005, 10:40 PM
OMG!!! what an ignorant fool! I've been trying to guess the one that Ash already named!!, the Tilapia something. DOH!!! No wonder I couldn't find it, because I was looking where the extinct ones are and all I see is that tilapia. Anyway my guess is:
Ptychochromis sp. "East Coast Grey"
sauroid
11-21-2005, 11:27 PM
yup it's a Ptychochromis but it is a described species as far as i know. you almost got it. :)
so he got it right, or wrong?
sauroid
11-22-2005, 10:17 AM
not yet. i said it is a described species. complete scientific name please. but it is a Ptychochromis.
thought i replied to this already, its Ptychochromis Grandidieri
sauroid
11-27-2005, 6:27 PM
not correct, but close enough. keep mentioning all the Ptychochromis species and eventually you'll get it. :ROFL:
not correct, but close enough. keep mentioning all the Ptychochromis species and eventually you'll get it. :ROFL:
:ROFL: let me see ptychochromis oliganthus :) that's gotta be the one !!
sauroid
11-28-2005, 12:09 AM
no vince. not oligacanthus. i think there's one last Ptychochromis left you havnt guessed yet. and that's gotta be it. :ROFL:
OMG !!! :ROFL: P. Inornatus!!! endangered!
sauroid
11-28-2005, 6:47 PM
vince, NO. but keep trying. :D
I give up...i pretty much named all of the ptychochromis sp, unless they have been renamed...:swear:
sauroid
11-29-2005, 1:04 AM
uhmmm there is still a Ptychochromis you failed to mention. i've checked all my available sources and it is still a valid species. ;)
jebuscribus
12-03-2005, 10:58 PM
its a good idea to change the file names on the pics before you post them
jebuscribus
12-03-2005, 11:01 PM
then again, it makes it a little easier . . .
sauroid
12-04-2005, 3:47 AM
its a good idea to change the file names on the pics before you post them
huh? i usually do that... care to guess what fish it is? :naughty:
shawnmartin77
12-18-2005, 9:36 PM
do you have a better pic
I am lost where is the pic? or is this still the same fish no one has been able to guess yet??? O__o
Scotty
12-29-2005, 3:54 PM
Happy New Year to you Ash. Does the fish come from a Lake or a river? Pic quality is rather poor. :naughty: :headbang2 :confused: :headbang2
Thanks, happy new year to you 2... a dayish early =) I have no clue I am not sure what picture we are even guessing anymore, would anyone care to repost a better pic or start up a new one??
jgdelgado
12-30-2005, 12:04 PM
the fish on page one is a Malawi, Haplochromines Copadichromis?????? maybe kinda?!?!? am I close? Aulonocara??? If not I'll go with blue fishy with a red mohawk.
jgdelgado
12-30-2005, 12:34 PM
I picked these guys up under a mistaken name so I had to look them up. they are cool though, strange swimming patterns.
Well, I suck at Africans but how about Stigmatachromis pleurospilus?
blacktip
01-11-2006, 10:26 PM
Man, I hate getting old!!! I used to be huge into African's, particularly Tanganyikans back when I was in high school. I recognized this fish as soon as I saw it. But I could not think of the name for the life of me. But after searching through all of my ref books, I found it. It is:
Neolamprologus furcifer
danny boy
01-12-2006, 5:13 AM
Well, I suck at Africans but how about Stigmatachromis pleurospilus?
lol what a fantastic name!
grenade3
02-17-2006, 2:09 AM
i looked this guy up and it says neolamporologus fasciatus is that the same thing, correct me if thats a dumb question.
blacktip
02-17-2006, 2:24 AM
Nope, not the same thing. Neolamprologus fasciatus has much more prominent banding and lacks the lyre tail of the furcifer. It also lacks the yellow highlights of the furcifer.
rasdbo
02-18-2006, 6:36 PM
check this one?
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/af_cic.JPG (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/af_cic.JPG)
grenade3
02-19-2006, 12:06 AM
i would need a better picture. maybe someone else can guess. :grinno:
fishman76092
02-19-2006, 2:25 PM
Labidochromis sp Red Top Kimpuma aka sp. Hongi
The fish on page one are:
Chromidotilapia/Benitochromis finleyi
Copadichromis chrysonotus (the real one)
Chilotilapia euchilus
rasdbo
02-20-2006, 12:37 AM
try this :woot:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/afc3.JPG (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/afc3.JPG)
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/afc2.JPG (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/afc2.JPG)
bought them as mixed african ciclids just looked great in the tank only one like it in his shop.
Princley
02-20-2006, 12:54 AM
Very NICE i use to raise them .....
cichlidfinder
02-21-2006, 10:10 PM
Try this one.....
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a75/cichlidfinder/mozambiquedemasoni1.jpg
One of my captives
Princley
02-21-2006, 10:12 PM
Try this one.....
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a75/cichlidfinder/mozambiquedemasoni1.jpg
One of my captives
i don't remember the latin name but if that is ur fish NICE
Tongue33
03-03-2006, 5:45 AM
Nice
possibly a demasoni of some sort? I am not positive its one of those fish you know the fish but you cant remeber the name its driving me nuts. grrrrr.
Super G
03-03-2006, 4:12 PM
Pretty sure!
Scotty
03-04-2006, 8:19 AM
Colouring too dark for demasoni. I think it is one of the many "elongatus" species. They tend to have the extended colouring at the tail area. Great looking fish.
:naughty: :woot: :clap :headbang2 :thumbsup:
fish speaker
03-09-2006, 3:37 PM
I agree. Maybe Ps. sp. "Elongatus Chewere"?