lilly1958 Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Hi Folks, I was sold this pair of fish as Demasoni. Male being the darker one & the female was light blue striped & is now turning yellow. i have had 2 cichlid breeders look at these pics & they both said demasoni pair. It has now been suggested that the lighter one might be a lombardoi male. I am trying to sell these & don't want to rip anyone off by selling them the wrong fish. ID anyone please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looie1282 Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Both demasoni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_a Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 I don't mean to be rude, but why on earth do people feel the need to comment when they obviously have no idea? With comments like the one above its no wonder there are so many mislabeled fish floating around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanoz Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 #1 Demasoni #2 Mystery Bag to me?!?! :S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looie1282 Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Well matt a what is it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve6610 Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 second one is 300% NOT a demasoni, they are like the first photo all the time, even at 1cm, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve6610 Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Males and females have similar coloration: rather bright blue body with dark blue to purple (sometimes appearing black) vertical bars extending on the dorsal fin. Both sexes are also roughly the same size. Males have longer ventral fins and more distint eggspots. taken from cichlid profiles/species Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 (edited) Its a bit yellowy? Maybe female Cynotilapia afra (Cobue)? https://www.google.com.au/search?q=demasoni+sexing&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a&gws_rd=cr&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=ErohUsfUAoX_lAWFiYGAAg&biw=1920&bih=908&sei=GbohUqThDcaBlAWC2oDIAQ#hl=en&q=demasoni+female&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB%3Aofficial&tbm=isch&um=1 Breeding Telling male and female demasoni apart. As fry Edited August 31, 2013 by Donny@ageofaquariums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grubby Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Why is this thread in the American cichlid section ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilly1958 Posted August 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Because I was originally told that these were peacefully American Dwarf Cichlids.. So I needed to check as I'm trying to sell them. I have no idea what to do with them now as they are both beating up on my other fish. They killed a Bolivian Ram today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grubby Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Because I was originally told that these were peacefully American Dwarf Cichlids.. So I needed to check as I'm trying to sell them.I have no idea what to do with them now as they are both beating up on my other fish. They killed a Bolivian Ram today. Get em out of there for starters, they are not compatible socially and water chemistrywise with South American Dwarfs. These guys are agressive and will kill everything in your tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilly1958 Posted August 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Yes I have learnt that the hard way. The only place I can put them is in with a pair of Albino Convicts so I hope the convicts can stand up to them. How do I take down a sale because now the information is incorrect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_a Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 I put my money on the second one being a male lombardoi just starting to mature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grubby Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 yeah the convicts will be fine and if you have set the tank up right the water should be closer to what they need in terms of PH and water hardness. Suggest you do a bit of research into cichlids before you take other peoples say so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilly1958 Posted September 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 So I can list the second one as a male lombardoi? That is what it is?/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbeer Posted September 1, 2013 Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 I have moved this thread to the african section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
