Michigan Cichlid Association

General Category => Old World => Topic started by: eitakppurk on December 18, 2014, 10:59:27 PM

Title: Question about gold head comps
Post by: eitakppurk on December 18, 2014, 10:59:27 PM: So I notice when I "google image" gold face comps (and red fin calvuses too), there are some photos where the fish are predominantly more pale with stripes, the way I'm used to seeing them in real life, but a few pictures of really dark-bodied fish. I was wondering if this was a difference in wild caught versus bred, or just a phenotypic trait selected for while breeding, or maybe just a "blushing" fish? I'll put pictures below to help show what I mean.

Dark body:
(http://www.borstein.info/webpics/Tang/Altolamprologus_compressiceps/Altolamprologuscompressiceps.jpg)

Colors I am used to seeing every LFS I go to:
(http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc158/ts13b41/55%20Gallon%20Altolamp%20Aquarium/Altolamps1-12-11030.jpg)

Thanks!
Title: Re: Question about gold head comps
Post by: rcombs on December 18, 2014, 11:14:19 PM: I believe they are different. One is a gold. One is known as the gold head. I have the one with a gold head that I just got from Turtleman. He's really cool. Idk if I was any help. Lol.
Title: Re: Question about gold head comps
Post by: eitakppurk on December 18, 2014, 11:50:20 PM: I wonder if gold comps are commonly mislabeled as gold heads? I have a fry right now that I bought as a "gold head comp," but it looks like it will have a gold head and a pale "goldish" striped body. The darker ones look so cool, I want one!!
Title: Re: Question about gold head comps
Post by: rcombs on December 18, 2014, 11:55:38 PM: Look up gold head muzi comp 😎
Title: Re: Question about gold head comps
Post by: jcunningham0295 on December 18, 2014, 11:59:58 PM: Gold head and gold head muzi are different fish. Here is my gold head muzi.
Title: Re: Question about gold head comps
Post by: eitakppurk on December 19, 2014, 12:25:52 AM: Quote from: jcunningham0295 on December 18, 2014, 11:59:58 PM
Gold head and gold head muzi are different fish. Here is my gold head muzi.

Do you expect to have fry for sale at some point by chance??
Title: Re: Question about gold head comps
Post by: four_by_ken on December 19, 2014, 07:22:23 AM: Quote from: eitakppurk on December 19, 2014, 12:25:52 AM
Quote from: jcunningham0295 on December 18, 2014, 11:59:58 PM
Gold head and gold head muzi are different fish. Here is my gold head muzi.

Do you expect to have fry for sale at some point by chance??

We just got our breeding pair of Muzi. We'll see what happens!
Title: Re: Question about gold head comps
Post by: jcunningham0295 on December 19, 2014, 08:53:52 AM: Quote from: eitakppurk on December 19, 2014, 12:25:52 AM
Quote from: jcunningham0295 on December 18, 2014, 11:59:58 PM
Gold head and gold head muzi are different fish. Here is my gold head muzi.

Do you expect to have fry for sale at some point by chance??

Yes I do from time to time. I also can check with a breeder in OH that breeds almost every type of wc comp and calvus. Sometimes I am able to get 2.5" ones or bigger.
Title: Re: Question about gold head comps
Post by: gcalvus on December 19, 2014, 09:38:41 AM: looking at the 2 pics. the top one is a comp. but the bottom one I
believe is a yellow calvus