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Pet Forum / Aquaria / Cichlids / February 2006ps. 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_21<at>kleo <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/a259/y2kenny19/African%20Cichlids/DSCN2124.jpg Mature coloration: http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a259/y2kenny19/African%20Cichlids/cf.jpg kay-bee > Hi! > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > thx and regards, > Merkwurdigliebe, isotope_21<at>kleo <dot> bial <dot> pl When they start tearing the other fish apart you will know. LOL.... > 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 [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >> thx and regards, >> Merkwurdigliebe, isotope_21<at>kleo <dot> bial <dot> pl And each other. > When they start tearing the other fish apart you will know. > LOL.... [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >>> thx and regards, >>> Merkwurdigliebe, isotope_21<at>kleo <dot> bial <dot> pl So any obvious difference between ps demasoni and Cynotilapia afra? pilamaya > And each other. >> When they start tearing the other fish apart you will know. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >>>> thx and regards, >>>> Merkwurdigliebe, isotope_21<at>kleo <dot> bial <dot> pl 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 > So any obvious difference between ps demasoni and Cynotilapia afra? > > pilamaya They look like Kenyi to me. They have some at the LFS, they are very pretty but I'm glad I didn't get any if they are hypeterritorial. > 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 [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > are monomorphic (the genders are very similar and somewhat difficult to > distinquish, while afra a dimorphic (with obvious gender differences). |
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