7inches now KELBERI bass

[jonnie5]

nice tail color.

 

[milokai]

NICE, but Not to be rude by I dont see anything more then a mono......no spangling or anything like that....

it's cool bro...your comment is natural....like what other is saying it's hard to tell. time will tell is all about patience..










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[famous323]

awesome

 

[cichlid savage]

Whatever they turn out to be, they look nice and healthy. You will have Pbass to be proud of.

 

[R1_Ridah]

From my understanding a couple of the Kelberi's I have did not start spangling until it reached a bigger size. Like 9-10" or so. Specially around the anal fin & pecs.

Not so say that Milokai's measurement is not on point, but sometimes when people eyeball measure out the tank it's normally smaller. Best way to truly get an accurate measurment is next to a ruler. Perhaps it's just smaller and hasn't started the spangling.

Scat's Kelberi is a sexy variant no wonder it started showing the spangles at such a smaller size. It's also a differen't specie of Kelberi than the ones I have IMO. I for one still believe that one of my Kelberi's differs from the other two. Could presumably not even be a Kelberi?

If Milokai's pbass does end up to be Kelberi than I think it will look like one of mines. My suggestion would be to accuratly measure it. It's small enough, fish it out and get an accurate measurment. Then start your log.

Just be patient....

 

[Tongue33]

Scat's Kelberi is a sexy variant no wonder it started showing the spangles at such a smaller size. It's also a differen't specie of Kelberi than the ones I have IMO. I for one still believe that one of my Kelberi's differs from the other two. Could presumably not even be a Kelberi?

Plus Scat has a different way of keeping And it is proving to be very Vibrant way indeed!! But it is a little different.. All his cichla have attained vibrant colors at smaller sizes...

Literally not much past 4.5-5" his looked like an adult!! I seen with my own eyes.

 

[milokai]

From my understanding a couple of the Kelberi's I have did not start spangling until it reached a bigger size. Like 9-10" or so. Specially around the anal fin & pecs.

Not so say that Milokai's measurement is not on point, but sometimes when people eyeball measure out the tank it's normally smaller. Best way to truly get an accurate measurment is next to a ruler. Perhaps it's just smaller and hasn't started the spangling.

Scat's Kelberi is a sexy variant no wonder it started showing the spangles at such a smaller size. It's also a differen't specie of Kelberi than the ones I have IMO. I for one still believe that one of my Kelberi's differs from the other two. Could presumably not even be a Kelberi?

If Milokai's pbass does end up to be Kelberi than I think it will look like one of mines. My suggestion would be to accuratly measure it. It's small enough, fish it out and get an accurate measurment. Then start your log.

Just be patient....

yeah ur right J...I really need to measure...them...and see...they are starting to color up...I will take a newer pictures...but you right I seen different types of kelberi...just because it does not have the coloring like scat's...this does not confirm that is not a kelberi...but like I say patience is the name of the game...and people got their opinion...that's cool

 

[CrystalizedHairs]

I large point that hasn't been mentioned yet, as far as color goes, is milokais' is in a bare bottom tank with a light blue background. A fish will never show their best colors in that situation. Also when measuring size, you should always mention whether the tail fin was included. Size could easily be off by 2 inches.

 

[bOOsteN aUdI]

That was my thought exactly.

Kelberi are a smaller Cichla species maxing out at 14"-16". They should color up at a much smaller size than monos, orinos or tems.

I recall Seiichi saying that despite recent Cichla descriptions stating only kelberi show spotting in the fins, he has seen monos with fin spotting albeit not as heavy as exhibited by kelberi. There's a possibility that despite the spots and different look that they are simply an exceptional mono race. There's also a possibility that they are a natural hybrid of mono x kelberi thereby exhibiting traits carried by both species. It may be a new, not as of yet, described specie.

If you refer back to my kelberi progression thread you'll see that even at 4"-6" mine were looking quite different than Molokai's fish at 7".

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177153&highlight=progression

I also refer back to the difficulties I have experienced in trying to get mine on anything besides live food. I'm amazed that some of you have your kelberi eating everything and anything and how easy it was to accomplish.

Lastly, my kelberi are decidely NOT aggressive yet I've seen several people here mention how theirs are top dog. Again, totally the opposite of my experiince.

I'm not trying to thow gas on a fire but simply making an observation based on what I've dealt with vs. what others are seeing. I guess time will tell. This could get interesting...

my kelberi looks totally different.. he is a beast but only if he gets picked on and he eats differently then all the others. he is more of a stalk and strike which i love but it is a pain in the ass. honeslty if i bought more i would of just kept kelberis for this reason. he never waits at the top of the tank like all the others. he sits at the bottom to middle area.. he looks at his food first then races to the top strike turns and jets right back down. i have a bold snakeskin pattern forming along the top of his back along with 3 super bold yellow lines forming on his tail and bold yellow spangling coming out on his back soft dorsal fin ...mine looks like its going to be a kelberi to me... i think water quality and ph plays a big role in the coloration and patterns in these fish.

 

[bOOsteN aUdI]

That was my thought exactly.

Kelberi are a smaller Cichla species maxing out at 14"-16". They should color up at a much smaller size than monos, orinos or tems.

I recall Seiichi saying that despite recent Cichla descriptions stating only kelberi show spotting in the fins, he has seen monos with fin spotting albeit not as heavy as exhibited by kelberi. There's a possibility that despite the spots and different look that they are simply an exceptional mono race. There's also a possibility that they are a natural hybrid of mono x kelberi thereby exhibiting traits carried by both species. It may be a new, not as of yet, described specie.

If you refer back to my kelberi progression thread you'll see that even at 4"-6" mine were looking quite different than Molokai's fish at 7".

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177153&highlight=progression

I also refer back to the difficulties I have experienced in trying to get mine on anything besides live food. I'm amazed that some of you have your kelberi eating everything and anything and how easy it was to accomplish.

Lastly, my kelberi are decidely NOT aggressive yet I've seen several people here mention how theirs are top dog. Again, totally the opposite of my experiince.

I'm not trying to thow gas on a fire but simply making an observation based on what I've dealt with vs. what others are seeing. I guess time will tell. This could get interesting...

From my understanding a couple of the Kelberi's I have did not start spangling until it reached a bigger size. Like 9-10" or so. Specially around the anal fin & pecs.

Not so say that Milokai's measurement is not on point, but sometimes when people eyeball measure out the tank it's normally smaller. Best way to truly get an accurate measurment is next to a ruler. Perhaps it's just smaller and hasn't started the spangling.

Scat's Kelberi is a sexy variant no wonder it started showing the spangles at such a smaller size. It's also a differen't specie of Kelberi than the ones I have IMO. I for one still believe that one of my Kelberi's differs from the other two. Could presumably not even be a Kelberi?

If Milokai's pbass does end up to be Kelberi than I think it will look like one of mines. My suggestion would be to accuratly measure it. It's small enough, fish it out and get an accurate measurment. Then start your log.

Just be patient....

i love that 24k .. btw its a know fact that water magnifies objects by 30%