Poyter Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 hey found this in a local petstore, not petcity, what is this fish as I have never seen one before thanks poyter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster94 Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 thats a "Dead Fish Floating" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoggy Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Looks like a Labeotropheus trewavasae but I don't know much about Malawis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatsright99 Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Yes, trewavase. Not that common atm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poyter Posted December 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 might have to buy it now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supercobwe Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Yes, trewavase. Not that common atm No they are quiet common Yes lab trewavasae but the picture above is the OB trewavasae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poyter Posted December 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 yer i read up on it and it said that the male is the rare one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadFishFloating Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 (edited) See it looks like a trev https://www.google.com.au/search?q=trewavasae&hl=en&safe=off&tbo=d&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=--bcUJHwLsmoiAeVjICgDg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAA&biw=1920&bih=908 but because fullys look so similar https://www.google.com.au/search?q=fuelleborni&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=D3O&tbo=d&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=HObcUL26MYiTiQfyqIDwBg&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAA&biw=1920&bih=908 its very common to see mixes of the 2 species around these days. Is that one? who knows lol Keep in mind these things are tanks. Survivors, clever and promiscus. Very similar to the simochromis diagramma you had earlier. They inhabit the surf zone, often crop feeding on rocks no other fish have the tools to do so The colouration of them is actually really cool I have a nice marmalade cat poster here, but yea basically LOTS of locality colours AND lots of linebred colour types. The way the OB form works is very clever, many theorys point to it being a way to prevent trev/ful/zeb interbreeding. As much of a sin as it is they are one of the few fish that work well in mixed american/african cichlid setups. Just need some structure to lurk around to stay outta trouble, similar to convicts in that way. Edited December 28, 2012 by DeadFishFloating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poyter Posted December 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 thanks all for your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
