Frontosa id thread.

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If the ones linked are all the same fish than yes burundi the only one you can tell on is the last pic. The ones posted all burundi.
 
The ones that werent linked where all 1 fish.
I will try and explain better with links of some of the fish im wondering about.

I will give the fish numbers.

1
http://dbastatic.dk/pictures/pictures/61/5f/c758-63c2-47d3-88dd-642645320cd8.jpg?preset=large
http://dbastatic.dk/pictures/pictures/c8/09/a04d-8019-4ed9-b954-37c3f7f77a6a.jpg?preset=large
http://dbastatic.dk/pictures/pictures/1d/dd/4c77-3d41-4c84-9fef-62ec969bead4.jpg?preset=large
2
http://dbastatic.dk/pictures/pictures/df/4e/8b4e-88a4-4a02-8ee2-fc7288b9a6b1.jpg?preset=thumbnail
http://dbastatic.dk/pictures/pictures/aa/e5/5c72-155b-48e5-8761-d41a7cb9497b.jpg?preset=large
http://dbastatic.dk/pictures/pictures/55/cc/296c-91e0-4aeb-b912-bdc17fa66e76.jpg?preset=normal
http://dbastatic.dk/pictures/pictures/c2/fc/b422-241c-4e3e-bae7-cf098a566f49.jpg?preset=large
1 and 2 are both from the same person selling them as Mpimpwe

3
This is a group, is from another person, being sold as Mpimpwe Blue, and he sometimes talks about them just as Mpimpwe.:
http://dbastatic.dk/pictures/pictures/6a/b6/1412-92cb-4235-92b5-650a6b8e06f6.jpg?preset=large
http://dbastatic.dk/pictures/pictures/f7/d4/16a3-ec5f-4056-9f72-d873c1900383.jpg?preset=large
http://dbastatic.dk/pictures/pictures/28/28/b08d-f4dc-4507-933d-8a025733289a.jpg?preset=large
http://www.akvariefisk.dk/storage/market/FE329EF3-9D57-6CE9-0D07110D1D61D4CD.JPG
http://www.akvariefisk.dk/storage/market/03711272-B1D8-1B83-BE3C6C6F804FEE08.JPG
http://www.akvariefisk.dk/storage/market/0396F538-03F4-F180-A2D297B5B5CB2BE3.JPG
http://www.akvariefisk.dk/storage/market/03B63694-90B0-58FC-F7B91B8830E5A8AB.JPG
These fish are (The group linked under the number 3) 2 males, and 4 females. The males around 30cm, and the females around 25cm, this is what the owner said.
Hope you guys can id these.
 
1
Hard to tell for sure what it is because it is dark from stress. but given the profile of the head I am 90% sure its Burundi

2
Burundi

3
Is most definitely burundi, very nice looking ones but they are burundi. Mpimbwe will have a lone ranger mask look. Mbimbwe and mpimbwe blue are the same fish just different common names. The color is more of a powder blue.

I wouldn't buy from this person it takes a while (years) to get frontosa that big and in all that time he hasn't properly identified his fish. I also believe I have seen these pics before online. I can be sure but they do look familiar.
 
Rivers2k said:
1
Hard to tell for sure what it is because it is dark from stress. but given the profile of the head I am 90% sure its Burundi

2
Burundi

3
Is most definitely burundi, very nice looking ones but they are burundi. Mpimbwe will have a lone ranger mask look. Mbimbwe and mpimbwe blue are the same fish just different common names. The color is more of a powder blue.

I wouldn't buy from this person it takes a while (years) to get frontosa that big and in all that time he hasn't properly identified his fish. I also believe I have seen these pics before online. I can be sure but they do look familiar.
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I was told that 3 was possibly hybrids between Mpimbwe and Burundi, on a cichlid forum, what do you think about that?
Hes selling everything, including the tank the fish are in, wich is a 140g. How meny Frontosas can you have in a 140g?
 
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