JoandWilly Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 Hey guys can you just help me id these fish please. These 2 pics are of the same fish. These are the same fish too. And the last one is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 Sciaenochromis ahli? I am no cichlid expert though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi_man Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 he doesn't have the same head shape as my ahli, he almost looks like some sort of copadichromis species?? maybe copadichromis azureus?? http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/s ... hp?id=1008 have a look through here?? http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/c ... .php?cat=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoandWilly Posted January 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 They are 3 different fish so need each one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi_man Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 ok well pics 3,4&5 look like copadichromis to me, the top one some kind of aulonocara sp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoandWilly Posted January 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 i'd say pics 1 and 3 both come from the same family of fish they have very similar body shapes and there colouring is onnly slightly different. pic 5 has a different body shape and is some that we brought off rob whatever he has breed, trying to id the 3 of them. Have you seen the rediculous price for the boreyli on trademe... $98 bucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoandWilly Posted January 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 Hmmm the top 4 pics are veru similar to this http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/s ... php?id=638 but not as high quality as them im not sure i'll keep looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoandWilly Posted January 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 also very similar to http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/s ... php?id=651 and http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/s ... php?id=655 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi_man Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 the bid was removed was reversed or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoandWilly Posted January 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Hmmm no they look nothing like what is labelled electric blue on cichlid forum, the closest i can find for the top 4 pics are the 3 links i put up. But so far haven't seen anything that resembles the bottom fish. Trying to id them before i sell them so they have a name to go with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoandWilly Posted January 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 I think with the top to I'll just call them auloncara sp as they have the shape but for the bottom one i'll just call it a Copadichromis sp since thats what you think it is dan and they are probably all hybrids anyways.... im pretty sure the bottom one is that rob breed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoandWilly Posted January 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 i'll try get one a bit later on, but for shipping fish im at home alone all day and dont have a car or my license so you'd have to arrange for a courier to pick it up from here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi_man Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 yeah robs were a hybrid between a male ahli and something else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 There are so many hybrids out there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoandWilly Posted January 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 I dont like all these dirty old hybrids.... flowerhorns and parrots and all that are just ugly man made creatons, its a shame the cross breed, breaks lines that couuld otherwise be awesome fish.... nothing wrong with selective breeding but cross breeding is horrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanksman Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 Sometimes crossbreeding could happen due to an aquarists enthusiasm and neglecting to know any better. It depends how much and how fast someone can learn the hobby but having access to this forum is a good place so hopefully a few less fish will be housed together and a few less Hybrids around. _Mongrels?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoandWilly Posted February 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 hmmm its only partially due to in-experience, alot of it is when females get mixed up as most of them are dull brown or grey colours and they are very ahrd to identify, the other part of it is people actually wanting to cross breed them for colours, fins, shapes etc. Cross breeding just really annoys me in everything, dogs, cats and even cows!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanksman Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 What about in People? I think so long as the pure / pedigree species can be maintained there is not alot wrong with having Hybrid vigour in the nations commercial dairy herd's. Don't know much about Sheep and Beef so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropheus Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 I say they all hybrids. Cross between Copadichromis and Aulonocara species. Where did you purchase the first 4 (pics)? and how much can I ask?. As for the Copadichromis on TradeMe $55 is cheap. Ive seen this fish and its offspring and they look awesome. At least this fish is pure. If you want good breeding stock then you pay for it. Its always better to do your homework before you buy. What pisses me off is when you go down to your LFS and you see a tank full of Aul. species and you read a sign listing 4-5 different Aul. in one tank, how on earth are you suppose to pick the females. You have a one in five chance to get it right and if you dont "HYBRIDS" :evil: If I where you I would bite the bullet and distroy them. If you sell them some one will just end up breeding them again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoandWilly Posted February 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 Yeah i know what its like in the lfs with the peacocks, i would never buy any unless they were from a breeder and weren't hybrids, these came with a whole bunch of fish we brought and have held on to them till now, just selling them as someone might want them for a display tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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