Picked up some Marble Veija Fenestratus juveniles

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Dennis T.

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Saw some white convict looking cichlids with odd patches on them. Then I asked the shop owner and found out they were Marbled Veija Fenestratus. After researching online, I had to get some! I have several adult Veija in an outdoor pond. So I can just imagine how striking these will be in the future.

One thing that I've noticed about the ones I bought, is they have much more white than the ones I've seen online. (I have to wait after I post a few more times before I can add links to a video or post pics.) So I'm guessing that these were line breed much more to attain so much white. ??

What are other's thoughts on this?
 
The marbled fenestratus (op's fish) and the lake catemaco color morph (Roofus's fish) are different fish, in my understanding. The marbled ones will keep the piebald coloration as adults. The catemaco's start off grey/dull colored and peel to the white/pink/orange coloration, or at least all the one's that I have kept always have. I've not had the opportunity to keep the marbled ones. They were pretty rare in the US until a year or two ago, and then were relatively pricey to obtain.
 
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jonclark96 said:
The marbled fenestratus (op's fish) and the lake catemaco color morph (Roofus's fish) are different fish, in my understanding. The marbled ones will keep the piebald coloration as adults. The catemaco's start off grey/dull colored and peel to the white/pink/orange coloration, or at least all the one's that I have kept always have. I've not had the opportunity to keep the marbled ones. They were pretty rare in the US until a year or two ago, and then were relatively pricey to obtain.
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Thanks, I thought they were the same. Much appreciated I'll look into this as well.
 
jonclark96 said:
The marbled fenestratus (op's fish) and the lake catemaco color morph (Roofus's fish) are different fish, in my understanding. The marbled ones will keep the piebald coloration as adults. The catemaco's start off grey/dull colored and peel to the white/pink/orange coloration, or at least all the one's that I have kept always have. I've not had the opportunity to keep the marbled ones. They were pretty rare in the US until a year or two ago, and then were relatively pricey to obtain.
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You are correct, thanks again.
 
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