I only got the Kelberi cuz its the ssmallest species, topping out at 24", but more commonly 18"
Got my Kelberi tonight
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And although I assume you'll be fine here's another tip for you....cb kelberi grow faster than most wc kelberi. Wc kelberi are usually a pia to pellet train and are finicky and sensitive where as cb kelberi readily accept whatever.
I was told both species can go to 24" but more commonly 18". Also, he is already pellet trained.....John fed him baby-sized pellets before bagging him up for me and he ate later on that night here at the house and earlier today, plus he actually prefers the bigger mini-sized pellets I offered w/ the baby-sized ones, so I think I got a good healthy Kel. Thanks for the help, man. I just got lucky I guess lol he eats like a horse though
There is also a lot of doubt whether Kelberi and Intermedia deserve their own taxonomy also, so it could all just be mumbo jumbo for all we know. Some still consider Kelberi part of Occelaris. As far as intermedia IDK much about them, but the latin/greek translates (unless i'm a bit rusty) to "in between" ......more-or-less, or a "in-the-middle", so the name could MEAN what it is - something not fully accepted in one genus or the other - but in between two of them.....a possible intergrade w/ no distinct genetic barriers isolating it from similar subspecies/locales/variants. I have a feeling they named it "Intermedia" for a reason though.
Unless i'm 200% incorrect....
Thoughts? (from MFK collectively)
Nemo's lol John hooked me up for a trade-in. They are giving away their 3' Blacktip reef shark for free to a good home. You want it?
They want to turn the 5,000 cylinder tank into large cichlids. A collection of all our ideas and everyone liked it, but I been pushing them towards large aggressive CA/SA cichlids. The owner and John want to do Boulengerochromis microlepis for a tank boss, but I said Dovii and other Parachromis w/ some Amphilophus.....but wth, it's 5,000 gallons, we can mix it up. I vote Buttekofferi too
