new to cichlids - need advice

"Rob" wrote in message
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Amateur wrote:

As to the bland look of the brevis......
http://www.amateurcichlids.com/gallery/random/2.jpg

Yup, pretty bland... LOL! ;-)

Actually, that photo is fairly extraordinary - if you do a search on them,
most photos you'll see will be far "blander". This one looks like it's a
"Sunspot" variant (i.e. not typical of what you'll find in most stores), and
is shot in light to make it look as iridescent as possible - most of the
ones I've seen have far less color and usually less markings. I'm not
denying that they can have some pretty patterns when they're happy and
colored-up (and inevitably have great behavior), but relatively speaking,
they have relatively less color and markings compared to most of the other
readily-available shell dwellers.

Once again, just my opinion... Please don't get all offended and flame me.

- Rob



Rob,
If you knew anything at....... Just kidding. I'm not the flaming type. ;-)
This brevis was shot on the southeast Zambia shore. I too have seen some online
pics of L. brevis that left something to be desired. Most of the brevis I saw
in the lake were fairly colorful, though I only saw three pairs. =)
AC
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