Michigan Cichlid Association
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Steve on August 08, 2013, 12:51:38 AM
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Figure you guys will be able to tell me more than I could. I bought this guy yesterday from a local store (Atlantais in Clawson) They had no idea what he was and said just a mixed African :-\ I'm thinking maybe Kenyi? I'm still not good at ID'ing so I might be way off, any ideas?? BTW he's 3" and cost $8 so I couldn't pass him up
(http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/9273/r408.jpg)
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I would say labidochromis joanjohnsonae
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Just goggled joanjohnsonae, yep that looks like him Chris. I still have much to learn I was way off with Kenyi I guess :o
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http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=759
Here's the link and most of all the fish I try to identify or see what my next want comes from this site a lot of good info on here
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Looks like an elongated Socolofi to me. I'm not seeing the orange lateral lines that Joanjohnsonae have.
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Ya I can see that
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Blair please enlighten a still newbie if ya would. Because I google " joanjohnsonae cichlid" and I google "Socolofi cichlid" and I see the same thing to me. So what is the difference? I know there is, I'm just not seeing it myself even though I know it's there :o
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Socolofi
http://www.malawimayhem.com/pseudotropheus-socolofi
Joanjohnsonae
http://www.malawimayhem.com/melanochromis-joanjohnsonae
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Gettin a "members only" note there Blair when I click the link.
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Ya you have to sign up to the site in order to view anything on there
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Joanjohnsonae
http://www.cichlidae.com/gallery/species.php?id=470&content=pictures#content
Socolofi
http://www.cichlidae.com/gallery/species.php?id=139
Try those
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Ya you have to sign up to the site in order to view anything on there
Should be 3 views before it asks for log in
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Must'a been 3 to click it before me. No biggie though, I goggled both, just havin a hard time seeing the difference. I just need to learn more about these species I think though because I still have such a hard time telling the difference between so many of them.
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A lot of them do look alike and really there's just a tiny difference it's about looking at every detail the fins coloration body style everything some do make it very hard to determine
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Joanjohnsonae
http://www.malawimayhem.com/images/profiles/Melano_Joanjohnstoni_KB.jpg
http://www.malawimayhem.com/images/profiles/Melano_exasp_f.jpg
Socolofi
http://www.malawimayhem.com/images/profiles/Pseudo_socolofi_m.jpg
http://www.malawimayhem.com/images/profiles/P.socolofi_fem.jpg
How about those? Top are male & bottom are female
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Okay here's my take as a newbie lol. They both look REALLY alike to me, but the one difference I "think" I see. The head of the Socolofi looks a little less how do you say it..."prononcessed" maybe is the best way to say it. Which I think is how mine is maybe.
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Ya I can see both but the socolofi is lacking the strips on the body that the joanjohnsonae has that's why I went with that one
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Steve... sign up for www.malawimayhem.com
Its worth it.