the xingu update :D

[densky]

Looking sexy

very nice

love those dots developing above the horizontal band, it's going to look really nice.

yea that cool all the spangles are above that line nice.

beautiful, absolutely stunning, can't wait to see it fully developed!

thank's all.. i'll keep updating this guy...

 

[densky]

what's up densky?! that guys beautiful? does he always only how 3 main bars?

what's up pete ? im fine.... yes he's only show 3 main bars ! any thoughts?

nice......what's the size now?

thank's about 6 inch.. how's yours??

 

[channarox]

hes never showed more bars?
nice update!

 

[bOOsteN aUdI]

He looks Special to me, lets see how he looks with a few more inches added to him before i make an assumption. nice cichla

 

[densky]

hes never showed more bars?
nice update!

He looks Special to me, lets see how he looks with a few more inches added to him before i make an assumption. nice cichla

no more than three bars! that's make me wonder.. xingu supposed had more than 3 bars.. ??

yes pete he's special... i'll keep updating thank's

 

[X-Tank]

no more than three bars! that's make me wonder.. xingu supposed had more than 3 bars.. ??

Not true.

I am actually almost 99% sure yours' an authentic XINGU and probably one of the rare hard to find variant. Looks familiar??

 

[densky]

Not true.

I am actually almost 99% sure yours' an authentic XINGU and probably one of the rare hard to find variant. Looks familiar??

really.......... ooh man u make me curious .... what do you mean with ''one of the rare hard to find variant'' can u give me a clue ?

yes the one in pict looks identical with my xingu...

 

[X-Tank]

really.......... ooh man u make me curious .... what do you mean with ''one of the rare hard to find variant'' can u give me a clue ?
yes the one in pict looks identical with my xingu...

XINGU nomenclature I, II, and III just bother me.
I think people who name them just ran out of time, effort, and probably research money to classify them. From what I can see I, II, and III adults morphs are different as pictures shown.
Brian Scott's Xingu ( fish in RED circle) is (IMO and his) definitely Xingu III and juvi's showing adult vertical pattern which not present in I, and II.
The recent xingu import ( fish in GREEN circle ) as shown is different than Brian's and yours. Right???
yours (in ORANGE circle) is showing tons of dots above horizontal line and faint vertical bars now, right?? similar to Xingu II ?? Again... just IMO.
( ps: can still turn out to be XINGU I as was sold to you. )

How funny is Xingu II picture I took from was originally listed as Cichla sp.mirianae (fogo) prior 12/2006 New Cichla species article published. Xingu are from lower rio Xingu drainage, and Fogo can be found in upper ( upstream) rio xingu. The intense orange-red color of XINGU II had those expeditioners fooled thinking they found fogo... I think at some area, xingu and fogo may co exist or even hybrid. I just thought yours maybe be the variant with coloration closest to fogo.

I am just excited to see there are 3 different XINGU varaints at MFK's, and I can't wait to see how they turn out to be like. Note again... these juvi are about exactly the same size, so the pattern variation can NOT be the stage of growth.

XINGU are rare. PERIOD. The preference of I, II, and III is in eye of the beholder.

 

[densky]

XINGU nomenclature I, II, and III just bother me.
I think people who name them just ran out of time, effort, and probably research money to classify them. From what I can see I, II, and III adults morphs are different as pictures shown.
Brian Scott's Xingu ( fish in RED circle) is (IMO and his) definitely Xingu III and juvi's showing adult vertical pattern which not present in I, and II.
The recent xingu import ( fish in GREEN circle ) as shown is different than Brian's and yours. Right???
yours (in ORANGE circle) is showing tons of dots above horizontal line and faint vertical bars now, right?? similar to Xingu II ?? Again... just IMO.
( ps: can still turn out to be XINGU I as was sold to you. )

How funny is Xingu II picture I took from was originally listed as Cichla sp.mirianae (fogo) prior 12/2006 New Cichla species article published. Xingu are from lower rio Xingu drainage, and Fogo can be found in upper ( upstream) rio xingu. The intense orange-red color of XINGU II had those expeditioners fooled thinking they found fogo... I think at some area, xingu and fogo may co exist or even hybrid. I just thought yours maybe be the variant with coloration closest to fogo.

I am just excited to see there are 3 different XINGU varaints at MFK's, and I can't wait to see how they turn out to be like. Note again... these juvi are about exactly the same size, so the pattern variation can NOT be the stage of growth.

XINGU are rare. PERIOD. The preference of I, II, and III is in eye of the beholder.

nice james
ok now i get it... so my xingu is xingu II ...
just can wait how he looks when get bigger...
your thought about my xingu (bold red) gave me goosebumps all day long LOL i'll keep updating the growth of my xingu...

so many mistery of cichla yet to be solved that's why cichla keeping is always intresting IMO

 

[channarox]