Weeksii vs Mokelembembe?

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arodini

arodini

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My lfs has both, Moke 6" $50, Weeksii 8" $60. What's your pick?

I'll get one only so please help me choose. They both look the same to me at this size. But from what I read, weeksii will get bigger than mokes. But mokes seem harder to come by than weeksii.

It's going to be in a 180g with 2 datnoids 10" and 11", big leporinus, 2 bala, big blue discus and 3 big angels.
 
Does anyone have adult pics of these two for comparison? Appreciate the effort if you would share them.
 
i'm looking at the pics in the stickie again...
 
archers said:
i like mokes better. but the two shouldn't look the same they've got very different patterns.
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oh, i meant for the retro being mislabeled as a moke like being mentioned in the quoted thread.

And what I meant by "They both look the same to me at this size." was, I don't see one being significantly better looking than the other at this size, not meant to say they look the same.
 
arodini said:
oh, i meant for the retro being mislabeled as a moke like being mentioned in the quoted thread.

And what I meant by "They both look the same to me at this size." was, I don't see one being significantly better looking than the other at this size, not meant to say they look the same.
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If that's the case. I would choose weeksii. :) Just because they grow larger than retro. IMO Retro aren't any rarer than weeksii. If it was the Moke you were talking, then yes. Moke would be more rare than weeksii. But none of these bichirs are hard to obtain.
 
I'm stopping by the lfs to look at it again to make sure if it's a moke or retro. what's the most reliable and visual way to ID it for sure?
 
I'll share photos of my 3 Mokes. Hopefully it'll help you out.


 
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