WTF is this fish?

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damn $200 for some carpintis that sux!!! should have paid with a credit card. youd have your money back already. lesson learned man
 
Try to post better pix when you can.
 
Aw, man, that's a bummer. Hopefully they will turn out to be nice fish anyways.
 
I guess they are not too bad... Here are two pics of the male. First is with flash and the second is without. I usually keep the Q-tank pretty dark for the fist day or two. I did put them both in there together so hopefully no fighting. I will try to get a pic or two of the female. Lemme know what you all think of him. Sorry for the crummy pics but I stink with this stupid camera.
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I think I figured this camera out. I did put the tank light on though. Here is a pic of the two of them huddled in the corner of the tank. Male is the one on top. lol
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crgeltn;2640611; said:
I think I figured this camera out. I did put the tank light on though. Here is a pic of the two of them huddled in the corner of the tank. Male is the one on top. lol
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They are unfaded SRT. Looks like 1 is going to fade soon so you might end up with an actual SRT you got them as they were advertised.;)

Are you sure they are a pair? Were they just told that they were a pair or did you actually check their vents? Because to me, they both look like males. I've had a couple non faded SRTs before and females always had that black dot on the dorsal, and when they do fade that dot peels with everything else.

They are skinny, fatten them up!:headbang2

JP
 
Agree look at all that red underneath.. they're not pure carpinte:)
 
I was told they were a pair and so far so good with putting them together. I did vent them and they do look to be a pair. BUT, this is only the second time I vented fish. I will definately keep an eye on them and do have a divider ready.

Update on paypal... The guy did send me an email response and admitted that they may not be exactly as advertised. He was selling them for someone else in FL. I am pretty sure he was selling them through a distributor since his ebay and payment info are from NC and the fish shipped from FL. He did offer a partial refund since I did not recieve the exact fish pictured in the auction.

They may or my not end up being SRT and look to me to be a cross but than again I am still kinda new to FH. I will keep everyone updated and will post pics in a few days.

Oh yeah, I know they are really skinny but getting them nice and fat is no problem around here. lol I will give them a little more time and see if they want to eat.
 
crgeltn;2640794; said:
Is there a particular size or age that they fade? These two are about 4.5" in size.

No, they all fade at different size/ages and some might not even fully fade.

JP
 
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