Those look a lot like Paratheraps fenecatemaconkeli.
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I think my interest in this issue is exhausted.
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I think my interest in this issue is exhausted.
My newest acquistion: sp. 'Conkeli'
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As I said earlier DCT sells them as different animals and that is why I've have had them on my list as piebalds for several months. The F0 pair of Catemaco is the only order I've made of that fish and I will continue to distinguish them the same way DC does. There should be fry of the piebald fenestratus soon my pairs are setting up shop. My interest from the start has been in the fish and not in the name I was blown away by the F0 pair from the moment they hit the water. BTW Chris they seem to do very well in groups, there are 9-10 in my 180 gal and they get along swimmingly.
Im gonna second that they do very well together-cool fish no doubt. They school together which is not something you would see regularly amongst cichlids of that size.The only aggressiveness I have witnessed with mine is the few who are in breeding mode.ira;3817979; said:
cchhcc;3817915; said:
EXHAUSTED??? Mine is just beginning to pique. Chris, you picked up some nice fish, no doubt about it. It will be interesting to see updates on them for comparison with the sp. 'Catemaco'. Surely some light will get shed on this issue as more of each species get distributed throughout the hobby.
flowerpower;3823356; said:
Each species? Is that three?......or two?.....or one? Depends on who's buying and who's selling.
My new little guy loves his giant new home!
The little guy (I forgot to vent him/her when I released him/her) is in my 10' x 4' with all kinds of CA's, from Convicts (aka feeders) to dovii.
I'm sorry I missed all this. I'm not sure whether the two(or three for that matter) are different species. I guess DC is the man to answer that. But I can however distinguish a difference between the "pie bald" and "sp. catemaco" that DC is putting out. Here are a couple pics for comparison, all relatively the same size. They may be the same species, just different race. Or they may be different species. We can only go by what the man who's collecting them is saying at the moment, until everything is official 
. Really don't want this to turn into an argument, just a healthy discussion.
cchhcc's "sp. conkeli"
Ira's "pie bald"
Ira's/ now my "sp. catemaco" in bag.
I would love to see updated pics Chris. Pie bald, sp. catemaco, or sp. conkeli, they all are amazing looking fish imo, whether they be the same or different.
Again, sorry for bringing back this thread, I just find it an interesting discussion, and wanted to give my input. Please keep this clean fellas.
. Really don't want this to turn into an argument, just a healthy discussion.cchhcc's "sp. conkeli"
Ira's "pie bald"
Ira's/ now my "sp. catemaco" in bag.
I would love to see updated pics Chris. Pie bald, sp. catemaco, or sp. conkeli, they all are amazing looking fish imo, whether they be the same or different.
Again, sorry for bringing back this thread, I just find it an interesting discussion, and wanted to give my input. Please keep this clean fellas.
