Michigan Cichlid Association

Classifieds => Want to Buy/Trade => Topic started by: atmagoulick on December 28, 2013, 06:28:25 PM

Title: Hemichromis lifalili
Post by: atmagoulick on December 28, 2013, 06:28:25 PM

Hi,

I'm looking for some Hemichromis lifalili fry.

Title: Re: Hemichromis lifalili
Post by: Mission Man on December 29, 2013, 10:40:11 PM

Good Luck !!!

I put in the same request a couple of months ago with no success.  I hope you find some.  If you do, let me know.  I'm still looking too!

Title: Re: Hemichromis lifalili
Post by: lightaddict08 on December 30, 2013, 12:14:00 AM

I've got a pair that have recently started producing fry regularly, but I cannot tell if they are H. Lifalili or H. Gattatus.

They are still quite small, but as it is my first time parting with fry, I don't know what the customary length is.
I've got only a small batch of ~3/4" left. Qty 4.
I've got a large batch that are a little bit under 1/2".

If these are too young/small, I can let you know once they get larger in size.

Title: Re: Hemichromis lifalili
Post by: four_by_ken on December 30, 2013, 01:56:43 PM

I would like a nice male also.

Kees Pet Shop had some, but they all had a lot of "electric blue" to them.  I ended up getting the dominate one in the tank because it had a lot of red.

Now I get it home and it is 65% blue.   >:(

Title: Re: Hemichromis lifalili
Post by: Maize-N-Blue-D on December 30, 2013, 03:43:40 PM

I just left Kee's about 2 hours ago,  not too impressed with their selection...

Title: Re: Hemichromis lifalili
Post by: linuxrulesusa on December 30, 2013, 05:46:16 PM

My friend Alex (bcdad007) over on GreatLakesAquaria has some nice red jewel cichlids...I can't say for sure if guttatus or lifalili...but not the 'blue neon jewel' type.  Jeff's Fish in Trenton MI also still had some of Alex's fry last I was in there a month or two back.

Title: Re: Hemichromis lifalili
Post by: lightaddict08 on December 30, 2013, 10:25:02 PM

I had tried quite hard to find those with as little blue as possible. One of the parents has a very even white pattern that scales the entire body throughout the fins. This is one of the best looking red jewels I have seen yet.

Title: Re: Hemichromis lifalili
Post by: atmagoulick on January 01, 2014, 07:26:58 AM

Quote from: lightaddict08 on December 30, 2013, 12:14:00 AM

I've got a pair that have recently started producing fry regularly, but I cannot tell if they are H. Lifalili or H. Gattatus.

They are still quite small, but as it is my first time parting with fry, I don't know what the customary length is.
I've got only a small batch of ~3/4" left. Qty 4.
I've got a large batch that are a little bit under 1/2".

If these are too young/small, I can let you know once they get larger in size.

Are you interested in trading the 1/2 inch fry?  I have a large and a small Echinodorus bleheri.  Echinodorus bleheri is similar to an Amazon sword plant, but grows larger.  Also I have a small clump of java moss to give you.

Title: Re: Hemichromis lifalili
Post by: lightaddict08 on January 02, 2014, 05:56:46 AM

PM Sent.

Title: Re: Hemichromis lifalili
Post by: atmagoulick on January 02, 2014, 12:35:20 PM

Here is the large Echinodorus bleheri.  The other one is a baby of this plant.  I was going to put the fry Hemichromis lifalili in this fry tank.