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steve1337
11-14-2005, 8:53 PM
http://www.piranha-fury.com/pfury/uploads/1131670088/med_gallery_9700_96_50638.jpg
Anyone know what this is? I got it from the same lake as my Oscar...
lizardfishman
11-14-2005, 8:58 PM
it looks kinda like a dovii to me.
Wicker
11-14-2005, 8:58 PM
Looks like some kind of Lake Victoria Hap.Where did you catch it?
t.oliphant
11-14-2005, 10:05 PM
Hemichromis Frempongi
Ornatapinnis
11-14-2005, 10:26 PM
I'm pretty sure tha's a 5 spot jewel cichlid (hemichromis elongatus) They normally have some red coloration in them though.
Joel
finsandfangs
11-14-2005, 10:32 PM
some kind of jewel
turdburgler
11-14-2005, 10:44 PM
Hemichromis Elongatus, 5 spot jewel.
Pound for pound the toughest cichlid you
can get. although they only reach about 5 to 6 inches.
I had one for 4 years, called him SATIN!!!
Peanut_Power
11-14-2005, 10:45 PM
LoL! yeah, don't they come from Madagascar? nice! Kewl beans, see what else you can catch!
joeytoe
11-14-2005, 10:45 PM
I'm pretty sure tha's a 5 spot jewel cichlid (hemichromis elongatus) They normally have some red coloration in them though.
Joel
:iagree:
a thanks nick- you said it first would b appreciated
Ornatapinnis
11-14-2005, 11:10 PM
LoL! yeah, don't they come from Madagascar? nice! Kewl beans, see what else you can catch!
They are from african
I think the most popular cichlid from madagascar is the paratilapia poleni
Peanut_Power
11-14-2005, 11:17 PM
Madagascar is part of Africa....maybe I'm thinkin of a different jewel..hold up....
Peanut_Power
11-14-2005, 11:38 PM
Africa: Senegal to the Nile basins and from Lake Chad to Ituri River in Congo basin and upper Zambezi. Also known from Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana (Ref. 272). Elsewhere, widely distributed in West Africa...bah...what is the one from Madagascar then that i am thinkin of?
Jason_S
11-15-2005, 1:03 AM
maybe you're thinking of Paraneetroplus menarambo. :)
Oddball
11-15-2005, 1:30 AM
Hemichromis Elongatus, 5 spot jewel.
Pound for pound the toughest cichlid you
can get. although they only reach about 5 to 6 inches.
I had one for 4 years, called him SATIN!!!
You named it after a lustrous material because of his color? Or, was his name Satan like the ruler of hell because he was a belligerant cuss?
Ornatapinnis
11-15-2005, 7:52 AM
Madagascar is part of Africa....maybe I'm thinkin of a different jewel..hold up....
Oh, come on, give me a brake man, I know where madagascar is :ROFL:
I'm pretty sure that most well known cichlid from madagascar is the paratilapa poleni. I think it was recently determined that there are two fish that were called poleni and have named a second fish. Something like one has tiny spots and the other has larger spots.
THe true giant fresh water lobster is austrailian. THe only place it is found is Tazmainia :D
Man I'm a smart *ss , to quote Triumph the insult dog " I keed - I keed"
Joel
steve1337
11-15-2005, 1:16 PM
wow thats good news to me. =)
It already is eating. I fed him some catfish meat last night. Too bad he wont get much bigger, I think he is already around 5" or so.
As far as I know there are different types of cichlids in that lake, Ive even heard of jaguar's being in there. there is lots of tilapia, red devils, oscars, I swear I saw a big Koi (coulda been a red devil, but if it was it must have been over 18" long), there are Oscars, Bass (small mouth, large mouth, tucanary), bluegills, catfish, carp, I have heard that there are snakeheads also... Im sure there is more, but I cant remember right now...
repair
11-15-2005, 1:32 PM
I'm pretty sure tha's a 5 spot jewel cichlid (hemichromis elongatus) They normally have some red coloration in them though.
Joel
:iagree:
I have one that came out of a LFSs sump. they said it kills everything.... well it's a good fish in my 265gal tank. :thumbsup:
It was that or the rest of his tankmates would have killed him.
DanDanUK
11-15-2005, 1:38 PM
Definatly a hemichromis elongatus here's another pic to prove! which i found on google images.
steve1337
11-15-2005, 2:00 PM
http://www.piranha-fury.com/pfury/uploads/1131670088/med_gallery_9700_96_23630.jpg
another pic of mine.
definately the same fish. Thanks for the help guys!
rickson
02-23-2006, 3:15 PM
what are you tallking about it dosnt even looks close to a Jewel Fish, its not any Hemichromis. im pretty sure that the fish you have is Tilapia mariae a big mean fish.
Jason_S
02-23-2006, 10:42 PM
what are you tallking about it dosnt even looks close to a Jewel Fish, its not any Hemichromis. im pretty sure that the fish you have is Tilapia mariae a big mean fish.
um no what are you talking about? :confused: there are 2 types of jewels, the red jewels which are the most common and popular and then the 5 spot jewels. The fish in question is definitely one of the 5 spot jewels. the pics posted by both Steve1337 and DanDanUk look exactly like the fish in question and they are both of Hemichromis elongatus. :thumbsup:
ewurm
02-23-2006, 10:44 PM
http://www.piranha-fury.com/pfury/uploads/1131670088/med_gallery_9700_96_23630.jpg
another pic of mine.
definately the same fish. Thanks for the help guys!
Sweet fish. Looks like cross between LMB and cichlid!
rickson
02-24-2006, 7:02 AM
maybe im wrong so well wait to see how big its get
You are wrong. 100% it's an H. Elongatus. I have kept all 3 (fasciatus, elongatus, frempongi) and have found that Elongatus and Fasciatus are the most aggressive, Frempongi less so. That looks nothing like a tilapia mariae, body shape and mouth structure is completely wrong.
Here, I'll show you:
Hemichromis Elongatus
http://www.jjphoto.dk/fish_archive/aquarium/hemichromis_elongatus_x.jpg
Hemichromis Fasciatus
http://cichlid-central.2itb.com/pics/banjewel3.jpg
Hemichromis Frempongi
http://www.blackwaterfish.com/frempongi.jpg
Now compare that with Tilapia Mariae
http://www.ittiofauna.org/webmuseum/pesciossei/perciformes/cichlidae/tilapia/tilapia_zillii/images/tilapia_mariae-500.jpg
Definately NOT Tilapia Mariae.
BigPleco
03-02-2006, 10:16 PM
Yeah its definitely the Hemichromis Elongatus.
repair
03-03-2006, 5:48 AM
Did you catch it yourself? Is it by itself?
rickson
03-03-2006, 10:08 AM
ok i made a mistake in the id.
and i have to say that i didnt even know that there is a Elongatus, Frempongi and Fasciatus in the Hemichromis. is it the same genos as the lifalili, stellifer and guttatus or not even in the same famely???
by the way the Hemichromis Fasciatus looks great what is his max size and where dos he come from?
p.s.
thanx for the corecction :)
david b
03-03-2006, 10:27 AM
Hemichromis Frempongi very cool chiclid:)
Jason_S
03-03-2006, 11:58 PM
ok i made a mistake in the id.
and i have to say that i didnt even know that there is a Elongatus, Frempongi and Fasciatus in the Hemichromis. is it the same genos as the lifalili, stellifer and guttatus or not even in the same famely???
by the way the Hemichromis Fasciatus looks great what is his max size and where dos he come from?
p.s.
thanx for the corecction :)
yes they are in the same family as the red jewels, lifalili, bimaculatum, stellifer etc. all are from the Hemichromis genus. there are 2 "types" of jewels...the 5 spot jewels (fasciatus, frempongi and elongatus) and then the red jewels which is basically all the others. :thumbsup: oh, and I think the 5 spots will max. out around 6-8". :)
rickson
03-06-2006, 7:32 AM
thanx
great answer :thumbsup:
suckerfish
03-08-2006, 5:38 PM
screw the fish, where's this damn LAKE????????? Lake Wilson or what?
Richie
03-14-2006, 7:18 AM
These things are super agressive!
Filthy Sanchez
03-17-2006, 6:21 PM
It's a species of Jewel and yes ultra aggressive I've never kept one but have a friend who is high on them.
Princley
03-17-2006, 6:24 PM
its a 5 star hemichromis
yep mmmmhhhm
hemiboo
03-30-2006, 1:00 AM
it's probably female, the males tend to have the red in them, definately hemicromis elongatus, mean little sh*ts they are...not as pretty as the red jewel but MEANER and bigger.