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[cichlidinsomniac]

i have no doubt thats a loisellei go look at the new loiselleis rapps has

 

[HerCrenVie]

I have never seen a Loisellei as elongated as that. The head and mouth shape are off. Loisellei have very blunt snouts.

 

[---XR---]

Sorry-not a freddy. Males have the spotting on the operculum and a much smaller black blotch under the eye. Females are yellow without the purplish patch. Its a loisellei-no question. Here is a freddy.

 

[mohinder]

Just out of curiosity, I emailed Bigsmooth's photo to Jeff Rapp's for an ID. He said it was a gold female motaguense.

Here is a photo of my female motaguense for comparison:

and my female loisellei:

Here is a video of my female friedrichsthalii:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvMVKh_2uGU

 

[Vicious_Fish]

WTF? Here we go, every damn fish is a hybrid

I didn't say it was a hybrid, I said it could be.

Members of the Parachomis family can all breed with each other quite easily.
Heck if I wanted to I could cross my Loisellei with my Jag without much effort.

 

[sicxspeed]

definitely a Gold Tiger Motaguense....I have an F1 of the same fish and mine looks just like yours but brighter gold.........Maybe it's the lighting and dark photo throwing everyone off..>Congrats on the Gold Tiger Mota, my female runs my tank of a Jag, Atabapo Fire Pike, kicks my flowerhorns ass too. Mota's are mean but really built like tanks.