ps. demasoni

Hi!

week ago, i bought ps. demasoni. fishes are very small (~1in). How can
i be sure, that i bought ps. demasoni but not other one cichlid.

thx and regards,
Merkwurdigliebe, isotope_21atkleo dot bial dot pl

Depending on how much coloration they've achieved thus far (which might be
vary depending on dominance and mood), they range from being black with
five electric blue stripes (which is the usual mature coloration), to a
somewhat faded variation (which young fish may have prior to fully developed
coloration, but also displayed by scared/submissive fish).

The stripes are thicker than kenyi stripes and extend from the belly to the
dorsal (if that makes sense).

Here's a link of some of mine when they were about 1":
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...s/DSCN2124.jpg

Mature coloration:
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...ichlids/cf.jpg

kay-bee


"Merkwurdigliebe" wrote in message
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Hi!

week ago, i bought ps. demasoni. fishes are very small (~1in). How can i
be sure, that i bought ps. demasoni but not other one cichlid.

thx and regards,
Merkwurdigliebe, isotope_21atkleo dot bial dot pl

When they start tearing the other fish apart you will know.
LOL....

"kay-bee" wrote in message
news:l0Swf.34043$uy3.1511@trnddc08...
Depending on how much coloration they've achieved thus far (which might be
vary depending on dominance and mood), they range from being black with
five electric blue stripes (which is the usual mature coloration), to a
somewhat faded variation (which young fish may have prior to fully
developed coloration, but also displayed by scared/submissive fish).

The stripes are thicker than kenyi stripes and extend from the belly to
the dorsal (if that makes sense).

Here's a link of some of mine when they were about 1":
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...s/DSCN2124.jpg

Mature coloration:
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...ichlids/cf.jpg

kay-bee


"Merkwurdigliebe" wrote in message
...
Hi!

week ago, i bought ps. demasoni. fishes are very small (~1in). How can
i be sure, that i bought ps. demasoni but not other one cichlid.

thx and regards,
Merkwurdigliebe, isotope_21atkleo dot bial dot pl

And each other.
"CanadianCray" wrote in message
.. .
When they start tearing the other fish apart you will know.
LOL....

"kay-bee" wrote in message
news:l0Swf.34043$uy3.1511@trnddc08...
Depending on how much coloration they've achieved thus far (which might
be vary depending on dominance and mood), they range from being black
with five electric blue stripes (which is the usual mature coloration),
to a somewhat faded variation (which young fish may have prior to fully
developed coloration, but also displayed by scared/submissive fish).

The stripes are thicker than kenyi stripes and extend from the belly to
the dorsal (if that makes sense).

Here's a link of some of mine when they were about 1":
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...s/DSCN2124.jpg

Mature coloration:
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...ichlids/cf.jpg

kay-bee


"Merkwurdigliebe" wrote in message
...
Hi!

week ago, i bought ps. demasoni. fishes are very small (~1in). How can
i be sure, that i bought ps. demasoni but not other one cichlid.

thx and regards,
Merkwurdigliebe, isotope_21atkleo dot bial dot pl

So any obvious difference between ps demasoni and Cynotilapia afra?

pilamaya

"JG" wrote in message news:jFmxf.78548$OU5.65294@clgrps13...
And each other.
"CanadianCray" wrote in message
.. .
When they start tearing the other fish apart you will know.
LOL....

"kay-bee" wrote in message
news:l0Swf.34043$uy3.1511@trnddc08...
Depending on how much coloration they've achieved thus far (which might
be vary depending on dominance and mood), they range from being black
with five electric blue stripes (which is the usual mature coloration),
to a somewhat faded variation (which young fish may have prior to fully
developed coloration, but also displayed by scared/submissive fish).

The stripes are thicker than kenyi stripes and extend from the belly to
the dorsal (if that makes sense).

Here's a link of some of mine when they were about 1":
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...s/DSCN2124.jpg

Mature coloration:
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...ichlids/cf.jpg

kay-bee


"Merkwurdigliebe" wrote in message
...
Hi!

week ago, i bought ps. demasoni. fishes are very small (~1in). How can
i be sure, that i bought ps. demasoni but not other one cichlid.

thx and regards,
Merkwurdigliebe, isotope_21atkleo dot bial dot pl







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P. demasoni do not have any yellow markings on their dorsal fins (or any
other areas), the stripe pattern extends past the anal fin (it seems the
stripe pattern in most afras fades at around the anal fin).

Demasoni are a lot more aggressive (primarily towards their own kind) and
are monomorphic (the genders are very similar and somewhat difficult to
distinquish, while afra a dimorphic (with obvious gender differences).

There's also a dietary difference. Demasoni are herbivores and the afra are
carnivore/omnivores. There's probably more differences, but these are
probably the most obvious.

kay-bee


"Far Thunder" wrote in message
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So any obvious difference between ps demasoni and Cynotilapia afra?

pilamaya