Also it says unerneathe the title PSEUDOTROPHEUS TROPHEOPS REGAN, 1921 I take it that is who discovered this group... I could find pictures and ifo on google under this title also!
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Also it says unerneathe the title PSEUDOTROPHEUS TROPHEOPS REGAN, 1921 I take it that is who discovered this group... I could find pictures and info on google under this title also!
I dont know if her fish is that type but I just know that is a type because I could find info about this on google as well...
well seeing as I am color blind, I am doing the best I can with what I can bud.
I do not see coloration in the cheeks. I see white like the belly. Stripes I will give you.
I do not see coloration in the cheeks. I see white like the belly. Stripes I will give you.
greenearthlawns;2835102; said:
I don't mean to be disrespectful, but 1994 literature is what it is: 15 years old! Now, considering that so many species have been reclassified and their names changed, you might want to consider doing a little more research before claiming three times that it is "that" fish.
Look at the mouth, and I won't go into too many details. How does it look to you?!? Your fish tip for not being a TROPHEOPS is the fact that the mouth is "frontal" Pseudotropheus/Metriaclima/Cynotilapia like.
Tropheops, on the other hand, are more of an algae scrapper family of Mbunas, then the omnivorous species mentioned above. It's so obvious ...
...here's some examples
Omnivorous specialized mouth
and the true Labidochromis Caeruleus
compared to the herbivorous specialized mouth of the Tropheos species, designed to maximize the algae scrapping process.
And please don't give me that attitude. What I said was meant as constructive criticism. Take it or leave it; you won't make a stronger impression by posting several consecutive posts on the same subject. I meant no harm.
LOL don't give me attitude haha we all know females are good at that jk Its for sure a lab. It probly was mixed at some point in heritage I say that for mouth shape
no i think you guys had it right earlier its for sure a talipia 
jk sure looks like alot of labs i see around the chain stores.
jk sure looks like alot of labs i see around the chain stores.There are Psuedotropheus Tropheops Gold- Look nothing like the picture because these guys have faint black barring resembling a johanni
AND
Tropheops Tropheop which do ressemble the picture but their color is more rusty less electric yellow with age - however they do have electric yellow on the fins and pronounced black vertical barring...........Because not all cameras can capture true aquatic color..................it is highly possible the fish in question is indeed a Tropheop.
I raised one of these little firecrackers and gave it to a friend but like I said the body color was more rusty yellow. As a matter of fact my LFS carries these guys regularly as does our local Walmart.
Quite the quandary indeed.............
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Tropheops Tropheop which do ressemble the picture but their color is more rusty less electric yellow with age - however they do have electric yellow on the fins and pronounced black vertical barring...........Because not all cameras can capture true aquatic color..................it is highly possible the fish in question is indeed a Tropheop.
I raised one of these little firecrackers and gave it to a friend but like I said the body color was more rusty yellow. As a matter of fact my LFS carries these guys regularly as does our local Walmart.
Quite the quandary indeed.............
Marius;2835694; said:I don't mean to be disrespectful, but 1994 literature is what it is: 15 years old! Now, considering that so many species have been reclassified and their names changed, you might want to consider doing a little more research before claiming three times that it is "that" fish.
Look at the mouth, and I won't go into too many details. How does it look to you?!? Your fish tip for not being a TROPHEOPS is the fact that the mouth is "frontal" Pseudotropheus/Metriaclima/Cynotilapia like.
Tropheops, on the other hand, are more of an algae scrapper family of Mbunas, then the omnivorous species mentioned above. It's so obvious ...
...here's some examples
Omnivorous specialized mouth
and the true Labidochromis Caeruleus
compared to the herbivorous specialized mouth of the Tropheos species, designed to maximize the algae scrapping process.
And please don't give me that attitude. What I said was meant as constructive criticism. Take it or leave it; you won't make a stronger impression by posting several consecutive posts on the same subject. I meant no harm.
What fish is the first picture? I'm a bit confused in your writing...I'm new so forgive me.
