Michigan Cichlid Association

General Category => Old World => Topic started by: Kaia on July 03, 2013, 08:13:29 AM

Title: Name that fishie!
Post by: Kaia on July 03, 2013, 08:13:29 AM
Who likes identifying fish? LOL
Title: Re: Name that fishie!
Post by: Regalblue on July 03, 2013, 08:33:59 AM
1-Ps. Crabro/bumble bee  & Albino Greshakei
2- OB Peacock
3-.OB peacock & Acei
4- auratus
Title: Re: Name that fishie!
Post by: Kaia on July 03, 2013, 08:53:21 AM
1-Ps. Crabro/bumble bee  & Albino Greshakei
2- OB Peacock
3-.OB peacock & Acei
4- auratus

I LOVE YOU!!! Auratus is obviously male. How do I know if these are pure species?
Title: Re: Name that fishie!
Post by: Regalblue on July 03, 2013, 09:17:55 AM
All OB Peacocks are hybrid.  For the others - find reputable species pictures & closely scrutinize your fish to them. 
Or..... find the scientific description & start counting teeth, scales,  scales in a row & tooth shape. :P
Title: Re: Name that fishie!
Post by: TrailerParkFishTanks on July 03, 2013, 09:25:45 AM
1- Logan
2- Archibald
3- George
4- Juanita
Can we still name the fish?
Title: Re: Name that fishie!
Post by: four_by_ken on July 03, 2013, 09:33:49 AM
1-Ps. Crabro/bumble bee  & Albino Greshakei
2- OB Peacock
3-.OB peacock & Acei
4- auratus

I LOVE YOU!!! Auratus is obviously male. How do I know if these are pure species?


Please dont feed the animals.

Title: Re: Name that fishie!
Post by: danielratti on July 03, 2013, 09:38:08 AM
Hahahahahahahaha aww how cute. Blair the lady killer.
Title: Re: Name that fishie!
Post by: Kaia on July 03, 2013, 10:03:29 AM
Well, I loved him up until he started talking about counting teeth and scales. They would be dead by the time I finished! ;)
Title: Re: Name that fishie!
Post by: Super Turtleman on July 03, 2013, 11:24:34 AM
Lol.
Title: Re: Name that fishie!
Post by: Marty on July 03, 2013, 05:53:35 PM
Well, I loved him up until he started talking about counting teeth and scales. They would be dead by the time I finished! ;)

I usually take off my shoes so I can count with my toes, too.   :P
Title: Re: Name that fishie!
Post by: Kaia on July 03, 2013, 09:38:17 PM
Well, I loved him up until he started talking about counting teeth and scales. They would be dead by the time I finished! ;)

I usually take off my shoes so I can count with my toes, too.   :P



Pew! Haha! I got a ton more fish coming tomorrow :/
Title: Re: Name that fishie!
Post by: Kaia on July 04, 2013, 04:05:50 PM
Here's some more.
Title: Re: Name that fishie!
Post by: hollywod12 on July 04, 2013, 05:10:39 PM
u must have everything all home?
Title: Re: Name that fishie!
Post by: Kaia on July 04, 2013, 05:40:39 PM
Ye and I'm so confused with what's in it. I have a buttikoferi cichlid.
Title: Re: Name that fishie!
Post by: Kaia on July 04, 2013, 06:34:21 PM
#2 electric blue johanni
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Post by: jcunningham0295 on July 04, 2013, 07:00:33 PM
Number 1 looks like a nimbochromis fusco.
Title: Re: Name that fishie!
Post by: Regalblue on July 04, 2013, 07:14:29 PM
#1- Livingstoni w/Borleyi behind it
#2- M. Chipokae
#3 - red zebra?
#4- Red zebra
Title: Re: Name that fishie!
Post by: Sean on July 05, 2013, 03:11:34 AM
1. Hap fusco
2. Johanni
3. OB Zebra
4. Red Zebra

Not positive but they look like these
Title: Re: Name that fishie!
Post by: Regalblue on July 05, 2013, 03:18:44 AM
Mouth is wrong for a Fusco on #1

Look at the head, dorsal & anal fin on #2 . There's No way that's a Johanni
Title: Re: Name that fishie!
Post by: Kaia on July 05, 2013, 10:07:10 AM
Mouth is wrong for a Fusco on #1

Look at the head, dorsal & anal fin on #2 . There's No way that's a Johanni

I know the pictures I took were crappy, which makes it difficult and I know how everyone doesn't like it when Blair gets his horn tooted, but after googling what he identified, those looked exactly like what he stated.  :P I don't want to discourage anyone from guessing though, all of the comments are appreciated!!
Title: Re: Name that fishie!
Post by: four_by_ken on July 05, 2013, 10:09:35 AM
Yeah Blair... no tooting.

Title: Re: Name that fishie!
Post by: Regalblue on July 05, 2013, 10:50:54 AM
Yeah Blair... no tooting.


that's cool Ken.... you can toot it for me. :P
Title: Re: Name that fishie!
Post by: Marty on July 05, 2013, 02:52:10 PM
Whatever you do, don't EVER encourage Blair, or we'll have to send him for shock therapy again.   :o

On a serious note, I believe Blair used to be a freshwater manager for a lfs before his current occupation, so generally speaking you can at least trust him to correctly identify a fish for you.
Title: Re: Name that fishie!
Post by: Regalblue on July 05, 2013, 11:21:49 PM
Actually Marty,  my knowledge of Malawi comes from being obsessed with them about 15 years ago. I didn't have the internet back then so I bought every damn book I could get my hands on. But, I did work at a petland. (Not a manager/just ran the fish dept )
Title: Re: Name that fishie!
Post by: Kaia on July 05, 2013, 11:55:04 PM
Actually Marty,  my knowledge of Malawi comes from being obsessed with them about 15 years ago. I didn't have the internet back then so I bought every damn book I could get my hands on. But, I did work at a petland. (Not a manager/just ran the fish dept )


WHAT?!? No Internet? I saw a pay phone the other day and I took a picture of it. I sat there and imagined my son tugging at my shirt and pointing to it saying "mom, what is that" lmao
Title: Re: Name that fishie!
Post by: danielratti on July 06, 2013, 07:50:29 AM
Is it being held together by tape?
Title: Re: Name that fishie!
Post by: Kaia on July 06, 2013, 08:49:41 PM
Is it being held together by tape?

Lmao! Yes it's is, I didn't check to see if it worked lol