tropheus/ petrochromis thread :) - Page 16

**johannes** · 16-03-2015, 09:24 AM

T. sp Ikola fry about 5 days post yolk sac depleted

A bit of close up

wildbear · 16-03-2015, 10:09 AM

Nice pic taken

realise most tropheus fries looks the same with strips on body, only can differentiate by their colors.

CCT · 16-03-2015, 10:55 AM

Nice babies haha, cant see much different even with colours, haha need magnifying glass.

Fronts and Alto Tank: 4ft x 1.5 x 1.5 (Burundi, Moba, M.Blue and Comps)
Trophs Tank: 4ft x 1.5 x 1.5 ( Trophs Ikola, Bemba, moliro, duboisi and Tretos)
African Malawi Mixed Tank: 3ft x 1.5 x 1.5 (Assorted African Cichlids Zebra Tilapia, Red Jewel and Assorted Malawi Cichlids Bubblebee, Peacock etc)

Orhlulu · 26-03-2015, 09:20 PM

Went to C328 to get some brine shrimps and sydnos, ended home with a bag of tropheus.

Can help ID?

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CCT · 26-03-2015, 10:02 PM

Seems to be ikola

Fronts and Alto Tank: 4ft x 1.5 x 1.5 (Burundi, Moba, M.Blue and Comps)
Trophs Tank: 4ft x 1.5 x 1.5 ( Trophs Canary Cheek, Ikola, Bemba, moliro, duboisi and Tretos)
African Malawi Mixed Tank: 3ft x 1.5 x 1.5 (Assorted African Cichlids Zebra Tilapia, Red Jewel and Assorted Malawi Cichlids Bubblebee, Peacock etc)

Brichardi · 26-03-2015, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Orhlulu

Went to C328 to get some brine shrimps and sydnos, ended home with a bag of tropheus.

Can help ID?

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Only way can identify fries accurately is thru the breeder itself.....else all look almost similar. That's the problem with buying fish from 328 lo....they sometimes doesn't really care/know the breed/variants of TANGANS.

Orhlulu · 26-03-2015, 11:19 PM

Ikola seems to be the closest I can find online. Thanks CCT.

Bought 5 fries which looked the same. Bring home put in tank, all 5 change pattern. I got one with stripes all over, two with red base, one yellow stripe (attached) and the smallest one with very faint orange spot.Let them grow a few more inches and then try IDing again ..... Provided they don't ka jiao my shellies too much.

Impulsive purchase lol. Normally I hardly buy fishes from C328 cause most don't look well kept especially their tanga tanks. However today, these buggers kept "glass surfing" and caught my attention.

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wildbear · 27-03-2015, 12:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Orhlulu

Went to C328 to get some brine shrimps and sydnos, ended home with a bag of tropheus.

Can help ID?

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Recently 328 stock up lots of red moliro...the strip ones do u see redish fin? The other one looks like ikola or could be pemba if whole body is pitch dark.

wildbear · 27-03-2015, 12:51 AM

Hahaha. ...didn't read your post properly

I guessing u may have 3 red moliro (strip & 2 red base)

CCT · 27-03-2015, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Orhlulu

Ikola seems to be the closest I can find online. Thanks CCT.

Bought 5 fries which looked the same. Bring home put in tank, all 5 change pattern. I got one with stripes all over, two with red base, one yellow stripe (attached) and the smallest one with very faint orange spot.Let them grow a few more inches and then try IDing again ..... Provided they don't ka jiao my shellies too much.

Impulsive purchase lol. Normally I hardly buy fishes from C328 cause most don't look well kept especially their tanga tanks. However today, these buggers kept "glass surfing" and caught my attention.

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Haha I agree with wildbear, the strip one if with red fin is highly possible as moliro, the 2 red base one confirm is. Yellow defiantly is ikola and faint orange maybe Bemba do you see yellow? If you see maybe hybrid of ikola and Bemba.

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16-03-2015, 09:24 AM	#151
johannes Moderator Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 4,906	T. sp Ikola fry about 5 days post yolk sac depleted A bit of close up __________________ Life is full of empty promises and broken dreams

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16-03-2015, 10:09 AM	#152
wildbear Arofanatic Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 408	Nice pic taken realise most tropheus fries looks the same with strips on body, only can differentiate by their colors.

16-03-2015, 10:55 AM	#153
CCT Dragon Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 633	Nice babies haha, cant see much different even with colours, haha need magnifying glass. Fronts and Alto Tank: 4ft x 1.5 x 1.5 (Burundi, Moba, M.Blue and Comps) Trophs Tank: 4ft x 1.5 x 1.5 ( Trophs Ikola, Bemba, moliro, duboisi and Tretos) African Malawi Mixed Tank: 3ft x 1.5 x 1.5 (Assorted African Cichlids Zebra Tilapia, Red Jewel and Assorted Malawi Cichlids Bubblebee, Peacock etc)

26-03-2015, 09:20 PM	#154
Orhlulu Arofanatic Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 101	Went to C328 to get some brine shrimps and sydnos, ended home with a bag of tropheus. Can help ID? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

26-03-2015, 10:02 PM	#155
CCT Dragon Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 633	Seems to be ikola Fronts and Alto Tank: 4ft x 1.5 x 1.5 (Burundi, Moba, M.Blue and Comps) Trophs Tank: 4ft x 1.5 x 1.5 ( Trophs Canary Cheek, Ikola, Bemba, moliro, duboisi and Tretos) African Malawi Mixed Tank: 3ft x 1.5 x 1.5 (Assorted African Cichlids Zebra Tilapia, Red Jewel and Assorted Malawi Cichlids Bubblebee, Peacock etc)

26-03-2015, 11:19 PM	#157
Orhlulu Arofanatic Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 101	Ikola seems to be the closest I can find online. Thanks CCT. Bought 5 fries which looked the same. Bring home put in tank, all 5 change pattern. I got one with stripes all over, two with red base, one yellow stripe (attached) and the smallest one with very faint orange spot.Let them grow a few more inches and then try IDing again ..... Provided they don't ka jiao my shellies too much. Impulsive purchase lol. Normally I hardly buy fishes from C328 cause most don't look well kept especially their tanga tanks. However today, these buggers kept "glass surfing" and caught my attention. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

27-03-2015, 12:51 AM	#159
wildbear Arofanatic Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 408	Hahaha. ...didn't read your post properly I guessing u may have 3 red moliro (strip & 2 red base)

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