My first ID thread!

[NewETown]

So I think it's some kind of Lepidiolamprologus... but I have no clue and s/he's just been hanging out in my tang tank growing and getting more colorful. Kind of a cool fish, but it doesn't really fit with the others. Anyone know what it is, and does anyone want it? If you're in the Washington area I'll gladly give him/her to a good home.

Is it rare or anything? I really dunno anything about it except that it's got some serious chompers and is more of a bottom dweller.

 

[Marius]

Lamprologus Callipterus at a first glance ...largest "shell dweller". I gotta pinpoint the exact variant though.

 

[Marius]

EUREKA! ...Positive Lamprologus Callipterus Isanga variant (I think it used to be Lepidiolamprologus, but they got reclassified). The male gets so much larger than the females, and the male will steal shells from clusters of neighbouring shell dwellers.

• http://aquavisie.retry.org/Database/Vissen/Lamprologus_callipterus.html
• http://cichlide38.free.fr/photo/tanganyika/lamprologus/Lamprologus_callipterus.jpg
• http://www.tanganyika-cichlids.com/Lamprologues/182.jpg

 

[NewETown]

Excellent thank you Marius! Is it rare? I've never seen one before...

 

[Pittbull]

Looks like a Telmatochromis variant as well..

 

[Marius]

Looks like a Telmatochromis variant as well..

Please show me the variant that you have in mind. I am not trying to be cheeky, but it pisses me off when people don't even bother to go through the references that I've put up to have a look and they just throw something out there.

Well, it could be a rocket into space, but I don't have the entire time in the world to research the damn thing and find a similarity between a rocket and the fish described here.

So please, post something that I can use.

The only Telmatochromis specie that I could find to look even remotely similar to this, was the "Dhonti"

• http://www.ohiexchange.com/armke/images/telmatochromis_dhonti.jpg
• http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=2271

Now, I took the patience to look into it, and my position is final, Lamprologus Callipterus Isanga, shell dweller.

Check min 7.00 of this movie
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[Pittbull]

Ok here are the ones i was referring to and these are my Dhonti i was merely saying they look like Telmatochromis if you going to get that pissed than i would say you need a check up dude dont come at me like that aye..













And if you think it is a Callipterus than cool deal have fun aye..

 

[Marius]

Ok here are the ones i was referring to and these are my Dhonti i was merely saying they look like Telmatochromis if you going to get that pissed than i would say you need a check up dude dont come at me like that aye...

"Pisses me off" might have been a little harsh...

Nope, not a Dhonti, Callipterus for sure. Check the spot on the gill, the blue speckles on the face.

Thanks for the pictures

 

[tezr]

what about the tetracanthus
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1661
especially the subadult and yellowfin subadult pics.

 

[Pittbull]

No problem aye, and i guess i could have been a little more clearer on my info in that i was stating that these two resemble, all is good take care..