Michigan Cichlid Association

General Category => New World => Topic started by: Regalblue on March 25, 2014, 12:22:35 AM

Title: Parachromis loisellei (Panama)
Post by: Regalblue on March 25, 2014, 12:22:35 AM

Finally got decent pictures of the Panamanian P. loisellei that I bought in the CotA group buy.
#1 
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d102/Regalblue/2014-03-24_11_40_39_wm.jpg)
#2
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d102/Regalblue/2014-03-25_12_13_55_wm.jpg)
#2 again
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d102/Regalblue/2014-03-25_12_14_55_wm.jpg)

Title: Re: Parachromis loisellei (Panama)
Post by: Sbgbuddy on March 25, 2014, 12:37:47 AM

Nice! Is that a M or F?

Title: Re: Parachromis loisellei (Panama)
Post by: Regalblue on March 25, 2014, 12:54:47 AM

Quote from: Sbgbuddy on March 25, 2014, 12:37:47 AM

Nice! Is that a M or F?

Number 1 is the suspected female,  number 2 is the suspected male.
 I say suspected because that's how the bags were labeled, but I have some doubts.

Title: Re: Parachromis loisellei (Panama)
Post by: Sbgbuddy on March 25, 2014, 01:23:50 AM

Ok my bad, I thought it was just 3 pics of the same fish. We'll hopefully you can get a pair!

Title: Re: Parachromis loisellei (Panama)
Post by: Regalblue on March 25, 2014, 01:28:34 AM

I'm pretty sure I have both sexes. The differences between the two are evident.

Title: Re: Parachromis loisellei (Panama)
Post by: Dovii_Dan on March 25, 2014, 06:51:11 AM

looks good blair! i have to say though #1 looks female to me #2 looks male...but either way they are diferent so you do have a pair for sure....

Title: Re: Parachromis loisellei (Panama)
Post by: Regalblue on August 15, 2014, 10:27:47 AM

Nope... I transferred them to another tank on Wednesday night, vented them & they're both female.  :(

Title: Re: Parachromis loisellei (Panama)
Post by: Rob S on August 15, 2014, 05:32:55 PM

Great looking fish, I really like those. Sorry you didn't get what you wanted.

Title: Re: Parachromis loisellei (Panama)
Post by: Regalblue on August 16, 2014, 12:52:08 AM

Quote from: Rob S on August 15, 2014, 05:32:55 PM

Great looking fish, I really like those. Sorry you didn't get what you wanted.

Thanks

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