L46 vs L173 Babies

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L46 vs L173 Babies

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L46 vs L173 Babies :mrgreen:
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Re: L46 vs L173 Babies

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lol its like an illusion
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Re: L46 vs L173 Babies

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Hi,

I think it´s the same, just with different color.
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Re: L46 vs L173 Babies

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Noorphish wrote:Hi,

I think it´s the same, just with different color.
No, L173 is a different fish from L046 (H. zebra). They have similar colours, but they are not the same species.

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Thanks and Mats is perfectly right, the true L173 and L46 are two different species
(look at their eyes and full-grown size, you would see the big difference). :wink:
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