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Title: help with identifying Cichlid
Post by: Radshell on June 08, 2006, 12:16:58 PM

Hi,
I'm needing help to identify these 2 cichlid. I think they are from Lake Tanganyika and part of the Xenotilapia group.

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Regards

Radshell[/url]

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Post by: ndoboi on June 08, 2006, 08:52:58 PM

Hi there Radshell,

They look like Xenotiliapia spilopterus and deformed ones at that :( The mouths look wrong.

Cheers
Steve

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Post by: Radshell on June 08, 2006, 08:59:55 PM

thanks steve,
the closest I came up with was Xenotilapia Flavipinnis Katili. I initially looked at the Spilopterus but the head region didn't look right, thus leaning towards Flavipinnis.

Any other comments welcome.

Regards

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Post by: tangy1 on June 09, 2006, 09:25:03 AM

they are spilo's.
where did you purcahes these from?
were they on sand or gravel?
I breed a lot of these and never release anything wuth any form of deformity.
cheers kelvin

Title: Xenotilapia
Post by: Radshell on June 09, 2006, 09:55:17 AM

Hi Kelvin.
they came with a tank i bought here on the forum. They were on sand.
Looks like I'll give them the "knife". If they are deformed "as you say", I'd rather not have or sell them.

Thanks for your comments

Radshell

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Post by: tangy1 on June 09, 2006, 10:32:10 AM

if your interested I have some for sale in the trader
cheers kelvin

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