Agreed it s a hybrid - additionally hybrids passed off as the genuine thing command high prices which should not be applicable to a hybrid fish. In the UK as a rough example a longirostris might cost £60, but a hybrid should be nowhere near that figure

Cyprichromis species or Tanganyikan killis

Jcaustralia wrote: ↑21 Jan 2018, 12:14 Can you guys tell me what is the lifespan of the Lucipinnis? Do they live over 10 years?

Yes they do, double that is realistic

the vulture can occasionally turn nasty & take chunks out of tankmates when least expected. Bolt & Jury both relatively docile in a well fed captive environment. Jags ultimately too small. Great tank size proposed & i'd suggest (long term) removal of all except the vulture & get a group of these.

These are the Zambian or white polli

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HH

you will be missed more than you know & I wanted to say a big personal thank you for everything, a pleasure to spend a little precious time with a few years ago & who knows maybe again in the future sometime.

Awesome...

Nice? Surely NOT nice....

Me too please if possible

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Gold Nuggets often suffer on import & there is a lot poor quality fish out there. Try to buy from a respected source & get fish that have been wormed already & that have settled & are feeding well without being hollow bellied. Offer a good mixed range of food with a slightly higher temperature than ...

Ah, 2 posts at the same time

How big are these exactly (SL)? They are not what i'd call typical of either species - image 2 in cat-e-log for petricola shows the broad head & many fine body spots - this is not as obvious when the fish is smaller. Some Lucipinnis have smaller dots on the head & the definitive way to differentiate ...

bekateen wrote: ↑07 Feb 2017, 16:03

Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus

, the "gold spot" common pleco,

I agree

These look like Lucipinnis

If this fish grow s to 8.3" & is 7" already surely it is an adult rather than juvenile? I think c.crocodili has a longer flatter adipose & eyes more towards the top of the head rather than the small rounded adipose & eyes on the side of the head. Do we know the provenance of the fish?

Interestingly the fish does not have branched barbels

We've seen this on FB - bottom one is probably too big for Centralis. Confirmed ID is being looked into.....

What size tank will it be?

Definitely Lucipinnis

Thanks for posting

Check the Chaetostoma species in the cat-e-log

Any of the lake species of synos would work in a Malawi tank but i'd avoid riverine species - particularly nigriventris.

Filament barbs get to 6"+ & can be quite boisterous, lots of people suggest you need a bigger tank with high oxygenation for these - congo tetras would mix ok but given max sizes you'll need to carefully think about stocking levels for 2 shoaling species. Paradise fish are a slower species & prefer ...

Pic above looks genuine but I've never seen w/c smaller than 10cm SL & never with the juvenile spotting - better catch methods may have changed this. I wonder about the costs involved in Neil shipping to the US - an email to him would get an answer & I'm sure he'd be interested as if not, someone is ...

Are these 'white polli'? the undescribed Zambian species rather than true polli?

I've not had problems keeping black or harlequin lancers. pH 6.6-7.2 generally, nothing special, good filtration & aeration, smaller set-ups with small dither fish or very different bottom dwellers (mochokiella). General aquarium foodstuffs plus shredded earthworms, minced prawn etc

One member of a genus should eliminate hybridisation as indicated by Jobro above

I see Congicus about every so often but not too frequently & quite often labelled Notatus - but easy to tell apart by barbel
length

Congicus would work fine as they are slow growing, but more importantly a very gentle syno