tydus
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Post by tydus on May 24, 2009 20:16:19 GMT -5
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Post by brenda on May 24, 2009 20:19:22 GMT -5
Those incredible pics will make everyone want vics...I know I've said it before but beautiful pics!!!! I will post some as well.
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Post by eve on May 24, 2009 20:22:04 GMT -5
that's really great, thanks for taking me up on that idea  it's really awesome to be able to put pics to a species name barbara showed me some awesome pics the other night, and the one i liked most so far is the "kenya gold" |
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Post by brenda on May 24, 2009 20:27:29 GMT -5
Here is my newest additions. Paralabidochromis "red finned" piebalds they are just little fry.    Paralabidochromis "fire" uganda not fully colored yet.  Paralabidochromis Rock Krib "mwanza gulf"   Paralabidochromis Chromogynos "zue island" This is the dad of the fry I gave to tydus.  |
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Post by jonv on May 24, 2009 20:31:12 GMT -5
I've contemplated the Xistochromis "Kyoga Flamebacks" for awhile since Brenda had been posting hers from months back. You do take a great picture tydus, just that some members pay more attention to the information posted then some others as we've seen the Flamebacks in the past. Yours look very nice. The main reason I don't think I can keep them is the similarity in look to the Xistochromis Phytophagus and Astatotilapia Aeneocolors I have. Otherwise I'd love to keep that species myself. Do you have any more rarer types? Brenda and Barb are the other two African cichlid keepers on here besides myself, and probably my rarest are the Phytophagus. I also have in addition to the two other species, Astatotilapia Lafasciata 2 male 4 female. I picked up what was said to be a group of Pytochromis "Hippo Point" Salmon's but I have reason to believe they aren't what was said to be.
Brenda scored a real steal, probably the biggest prize fish anyone here has. I'll let her tell about that.
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Post by barbara on May 24, 2009 20:41:13 GMT -5
I love your Pundamilia Tydus. He is so beautiful!!
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tydus
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Post by tydus on May 24, 2009 22:50:26 GMT -5
Thanks for the comments everyone. It is appreciated. Bre, your collection is amazing and they are all so beautiful. Keep up the good work. I've contemplated the Xistochromis "Kyoga Flamebacks" for awhile since Brenda had been posting hers from months back. You do take a great picture tydus, just that some members pay more attention to the information posted then some others as we've seen the Flamebacks in the past. Yours look very nice. The main reason I don't think I can keep them is the similarity in look to the Xistochromis Phytophagus and Astatotilapia Aeneocolors I have. Otherwise I'd love to keep that species myself. Do you have any more rarer types? Brenda and Barb are the other two African cichlid keepers on here besides myself, and probably my rarest are the Phytophagus. I also have in addition to the two other species, Astatotilapia Lafasciata 2 male 4 female. I picked up what was said to be a group of Pytochromis "Hippo Point" Salmon's but I have reason to believe they aren't what was said to be. Brenda scored a real steal, probably the biggest prize fish anyone here has. I'll let her tell about that. One problem I see with mixing the kyoga flameback, phytophagus and aenocolor are the similarities between the females, because of the dull silver coloration usually found in the lake victorian species. I do have one more species, Pundamilia sp. Crimson tide, but I don't have any pics so I will post a vid. I am getting more victorians when I expand this summer. I plan to get Ptyochromis salmon hippo point, Haplochromis sp. ruby green, Xystichromis phytophagus, and although technically not a victorian but is believed to have derived from Lake Victoria, Astatotilapia calliptera. I may get more other species too, but I am not sure. The parents of my current crimson tides. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjk9SZZI3pU |
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Post by brenda on May 24, 2009 22:56:46 GMT -5
Oh...you will get more species. wink wink!!!
I agree jon the flamebacks would not mix with the phytophagus. They are just to much a like.
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Post by tydus on May 24, 2009 23:09:53 GMT -5
Oh...you will get more species. wink wink!!! I agree jon the flamebacks would not mix with the phytophagus. They are just to much a like. The aenocolor males are little bit aggressive for the peaceful temperament of the kyoga flamebacks. The females are pretty similar but have their differences which I cannot explain. lol. Do you see the differences between the aenocolor females? And thanks Bre, I will get more species...... Yes!!!  |
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Post by barbara on May 24, 2009 23:13:30 GMT -5
My aeneocolors are so small, I'd be hard pressed to ID mine out of a batch. Hard to tell. But they produce like crazy!
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Post by murdock6701 on May 25, 2009 9:56:16 GMT -5
beautiful fish and great photos as well!
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Post by Carl on May 25, 2009 10:00:10 GMT -5
All I can say is: Beautiful Pictures!, especially the Pundamilia Nyererei "Ruti Island". Thanks for sharing  Carl |
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Post by brenda on May 25, 2009 10:01:18 GMT -5
Even though they are babies...I can't leave out my "holy grail" children. Prognathochromis Perrieri   A different view of my fire showing better color.  |
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Post by jonv on May 25, 2009 12:21:28 GMT -5
Brenda,
Did you tell everyone just how rare this species is and why the pick up is such an important acquisition?
Barb, where do I find how people register the fish you were talking about and the information to distribute? Will have some ready in a couple weeks
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Post by brenda on May 25, 2009 12:55:11 GMT -5
For those of you who don't know...The Prognathochromis Perrieri is extinct in the wild and I don't even know how many people have these fish in the country. There are now a few more people with them as I did get enough fry for Barbara and sent her a small colony as well. So we each have 9. I am sure tydus can have some more input about these awesome fish.
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Post by barbara on May 25, 2009 12:59:27 GMT -5
Jon, CARES is the best way I know. Since you are working with cichlids, I'd say the ACA would be the place to start. Unless your local club has a CARES program, and I'm not certain of that.
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Post by tydus on May 25, 2009 14:21:25 GMT -5
Thanks for the comments everyone. For those of you who don't know...The Prognathochromis Perrieri is extinct in the wild and I don't even know how many people have these fish in the country. There are now a few more people with them as I did get enough fry for Barbara and sent her a small colony as well. So we each have 9. I am sure tydus can have some more input about these awesome fish. I could add on that they are a piscavorous species as you can tell from the slender body shape of the fish mostly feeding on small fish in the wild usually cichlid fry that has been released. They are a smaller species of the Prognathochromis genus growing up to be about 5 inches. They occur from the Uganda part of Lake Victoria. Bre, I wish you luck with the group hoping that someday they can be available to the dedicated hobbyists. |
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Post by brenda on May 25, 2009 14:31:18 GMT -5
Dedicated hobbiests like you...wink wink I hope with the work of the people we know that now have them that we can really get these spread out. That is the goal.
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Post by goldenpuon on May 25, 2009 16:14:08 GMT -5
Great pictures! Very colorful and very clear. Thanks for sharing!
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Post by jonv on May 25, 2009 16:41:08 GMT -5
Tydus,
I already offered a trade with Brenda and Barb, but they don't really have a need for it, but I do have a nice adult female 3+ inches, Phytophagus. Do you have maybe some Aeneocolor females? Not that I don't want her, but the rest of my phytophagus colony is much much younger and smaller. It will be many months before I have any males near her size. I am thinking it's probably in my best interest to trade her for something I could use.
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