Michigan Cichlid Association
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Maize-N-Blue-D on March 10, 2013, 09:21:08 PM
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I bought this fish as a Powder Blue Hap. But when I Google it nothing comes up as a Powder Blue Hap. The closest thing I could find was a Blue Hongi Hap.
Can anyone help me identify it.
It does have a black marking similar to Deep Water Hap, but the shape of the body is different than the Deep Water Hap that I have in the same tank....
Would greatly appreciate any help from anyone in the MCA.
THANKS
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Just a wild guess, but a victorian of some type maybe?
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Looks a lot like my small Lithobates. Definitely a Malawi Hap
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Is that a black line going vertically through the eye? If so victorian hippo point salmon would be my guess because of tha mark. And the little wave. Shape the dorsal fin just a guess tho
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Nope, not a Hippo Point Salmon. It doesn't have the same head shape or up turned mouth.
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Where did you get it from?
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Yes that is a mark on his eye, similar to a Deep Water Hap...
I got if from the Aquarium Shop as a Powder Blue Hap... Seriously that is what was on the tag. I inquired about the coloring and he said it will look very similar in color to a Socolofi. Since I like that color I BOUGHT HIM...
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Yes that is a mark on his eye, similar to a Deep Water Hap...
I got if from the Aquarium Shop as a Powder Blue Hap... Seriously that is what was on the tag. I inquired about the coloring and he said it will look very similar in color to a Socolofi. Since I like that color I BOUGHT HIM...
Same thing happened to me there. I bought a pair of fish for $40 believing they had them labeled correctly. I even questioned it.
Turned out they were not the fish we wanted. Still a sore spot for me with the Aquarium Shop.
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My thought process is - if the fish caught your attention then what is the big deal. I am not a fish snob where I will only buy something because of it's name. If I like the fish then we are good... anyway, the more fish you have the better the reason you've got to expand and get more tanks...
Those who die with the most toys WINS !
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My thought process is - if the fish caught your attention then what is the big deal. I am not a fish snob where I will only buy something because of it's name. If I like the fish then we are good... anyway, the more fish you have the better the reason you've got to expand and get more tanks...
Those who die with the most toys WINS !
Thats the problem... the FISH didnt catch my eye... the NAME did.
We were assured that they were what they were labeled and that they were new to the tank and hadnt gotten color yet. I took their word for it.
I'm not a fish snob either. But,I do expect a fish to be what it is labeled.
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I think it is some type of placidchromis species, similar to a deep water hap as you mentioned because of the black mark over the eye. Only ones I can think of maybe are below.
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1211
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1203
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What size is it currently?
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He is roughly 1.5" long..
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The answer should become much more obvious in another 2"-3".
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That's what I was thinking also Ron. ;D
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So basically "Mystery Fish"
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My thought process is - if the fish caught your attention then what is the big deal. I am not a fish snob where I will only buy something because of it's name. If I like the fish then we are good... anyway, the more fish you have the better the reason you've got to expand and get more tanks...
Those who die with the most toys WINS !
Thats the problem... the FISH didnt catch my eye... the NAME did.
We were assured that they were what they were labeled and that they were new to the tank and hadnt gotten color yet. I took their word for it. At least ur fish store trys to label them. Our new pet store had three different tank with cichlids. One marked "mixed african cichlids" one marked medium cichlids and a third marked "premium cichlids". Just freakin sad still. I'd rather buy at walmart...
I'm not a fish snob either. But,I do expect a fish to be what it is labeled.
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I'd rather buy at walmart...
Booooo!!!!
>:(
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Whoa whoa. I was kidding. I just through that in to further express ??? just how bad the situation is at my new LFS.
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Whoa whoa. I was kidding. I just through that in to further express ??? just how bad the situation is at my new LFS.
As you can tell... I have a complete HATE for Walmart.
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Whoa whoa. I was kidding. I just through that in to further express ??? just how bad the situation is at my new LFS.
As you can tell... I have a complete HATE for Walmart.
But.... they have jalapeno string cheese & Ginger Ale.
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I go to Walmart when I'm bored and just people watch ! What a trip ! Especially down south in Tennessee or Kentucky...
They should make it a law that not everyone should wear spandex...
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I go to Walmart when I'm bored and just people watch ! What a trip ! Especially down south in Tennessee or Kentucky...
They should make it a law that not everyone should wear spandex...
Funny you mention going to people watch... My brother that lived in Florida used to go just about every sunday...He was down near the gulf, Leehigh Acres... Lots of entertainment there...
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Lehigh Acres - I have been there! Roughly 30 miles inland from Ft. Myers. Small World...We stayed in a Time Share there several years ago...