Can any one identify these 2 little frys? - Aquarium Advice

Xtremez · 02-01-2005, 05:53 PM

we picked them up from our friend's and we have no idea what this specie is called, but the mature fish are quite big (5 inches maybe)

**Fluff** · 02-01-2005, 06:03 PM

Awww, I don't know what they are but they are really cute.

Congrats on your new babies.

bound_for_obx · 02-01-2005, 06:09 PM

they look like they may be convict cichlids.

bound_for_obx · 02-01-2005, 06:12 PM

Did one of the parental units have a rusty red belly?

Xtremez · 02-01-2005, 06:46 PM

no they are quite big, gray, and they look really funny and their back is greenish

Maillis · 02-01-2005, 06:49 PM

HMm the fry look like convicts but it's not unusual for the fry of some species to look different than the mature adults. What kind of fish did your friend have? That would help narrow it down.

Edit: Hmm from your post it seems like you don't know what the adult fish are either, is that right?

Xtremez · 02-01-2005, 06:50 PM

only this specie

EDIT: yup no idea.. i really want to know so it will help me breed them in the future, i might buy more if these happens to be two of the same sex

Drake · 02-01-2005, 06:52 PM

I'm pretty sure that they are convict cichlids, if not they definitely look like them. But I'm sure they are cichlids

bound_for_obx · 02-01-2005, 06:54 PM

If your friends don't know what they are, see if you can snap a pic of the adults. The greenish back is drawing a blank for me. I'll see if I can find anything in one of the atlas's I have at home.

Toirtis · 02-01-2005, 06:59 PM

Sore look like convicts, but I suppose they could be green severums.

02-01-2005, 05:53 PM	#1
Xtremez Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 18 Images: 3	Can any one identify these 2 little frys? we picked them up from our friend's and we have no idea what this specie is called, but the mature fish are quite big (5 inches maybe) __________________ 75 gallon fresh water 76 temprature Eheim 2215 Filter 1.5 inches of gravel 5 plastic plants and 2 dead corals

02-01-2005, 06:03 PM	#2
Fluff The Keeper Community Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 10,112 Images: 29	Awww, I don't know what they are but they are really cute. Congrats on your new babies. __________________ ~Cindy

02-01-2005, 06:09 PM	#3
bound_for_obx Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 773	they look like they may be convict cichlids. __________________ 75 gal 4x65w PC AquaC Remora Pro 140#s Live Rock from LiveRocks.com Frogspawn, Hammer, Zoos, Leather Frag, and Xenia and Green Star Polyp frags from fishfreek and Alarmguy66, Thanks! Member of the Unofficial A-Team

02-01-2005, 06:12 PM	#4
bound_for_obx Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 773	Did one of the parental units have a rusty red belly? __________________ 75 gal 4x65w PC AquaC Remora Pro 140#s Live Rock from LiveRocks.com Frogspawn, Hammer, Zoos, Leather Frag, and Xenia and Green Star Polyp frags from fishfreek and Alarmguy66, Thanks! Member of the Unofficial A-Team

02-01-2005, 06:46 PM	#5
Xtremez Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 18 Images: 3	no they are quite big, gray, and they look really funny and their back is greenish __________________ 75 gallon fresh water 76 temprature Eheim 2215 Filter 1.5 inches of gravel 5 plastic plants and 2 dead corals

02-01-2005, 06:49 PM	#6
Maillis Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 176 Images: 4	HMm the fry look like convicts but it's not unusual for the fry of some species to look different than the mature adults. What kind of fish did your friend have? That would help narrow it down. Edit: Hmm from your post it seems like you don't know what the adult fish are either, is that right? __________________ 55 Gallon Community - 2 Bala Sharks - 1 Sailfin Pleco - 30-40 Zebra Danios - 7 Orange Von Rio Tetras - 3 Otos - 1 Bamboo Shrimp 20 Gallon Menagerie - 4 German Blue Rams (2 Males, 2 Females) - 1 Dwarf Puffer - 1 Clown Pleco - 1 Candy Stripe Goby 5 Gallon Eclipse - 1 Female Betta - 2 Otos - 1 Ghost Shrimp

02-01-2005, 06:50 PM	#7
Xtremez Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 18 Images: 3	only this specie EDIT: yup no idea.. i really want to know so it will help me breed them in the future, i might buy more if these happens to be two of the same sex __________________ 75 gallon fresh water 76 temprature Eheim 2215 Filter 1.5 inches of gravel 5 plastic plants and 2 dead corals

02-01-2005, 06:52 PM	#8
Drake Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Louis Posts: 202	I'm pretty sure that they are convict cichlids, if not they definitely look like them. But I'm sure they are cichlids __________________ 55 Gallon-two clown knifefish, chocolate pleco 46 Gallon Bow Front-Planted-swords, java fern and African cichlids, sail fin pleco 29 Gallon-black ghost knifefish, bristlenose pleco 10 gallon-brackish, figure-eight puffer, knight goby

02-01-2005, 06:54 PM	#9
bound_for_obx Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 773	If your friends don't know what they are, see if you can snap a pic of the adults. The greenish back is drawing a blank for me. I'll see if I can find anything in one of the atlas's I have at home. __________________ 75 gal 4x65w PC AquaC Remora Pro 140#s Live Rock from LiveRocks.com Frogspawn, Hammer, Zoos, Leather Frag, and Xenia and Green Star Polyp frags from fishfreek and Alarmguy66, Thanks! Member of the Unofficial A-Team

02-01-2005, 06:59 PM	#10
Toirtis Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,768	Sore look like convicts, but I suppose they could be green severums. __________________ G. A. Christian Bilou, Zoologist/Writer Founder/Director, Reptile Rescue Alberta Vice-President, Calgary Aquarium Society www.calgaryaquariumsociety.com Polypterid/Primitive Fish/Ctenopoma/Catfish Fanatic 62 Aquariums, 2200+ total gallons, Aquarist since 1971.

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
rainbow neon FRYS!!	nycfatcow	Freshwater & Brackish - Breeding	6	07-13-2007 11:53 PM
identify these	jrp1588	Freshwater & Brackish - Planted Tanks	6	01-08-2006 07:07 PM
Please help to identify	reefrules	Saltwater & Reef - Identification	3	11-21-2005 11:46 PM
Can Anyone Identify This ?	Chopstix	Saltwater & Reef - Identification	1	02-21-2005 11:11 PM
How do I keep Frys alive	rcm87	Freshwater & Brackish - Breeding	11	08-28-2003 01:59 PM