Mighty Might?

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I bougt two adult fish known as a Mighty Might. Apparently they were common in the 80's and have since gotten less common in the hobby. The person I bought them from got them 5 years ago. Anyone know the scientific name or head of these?

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nor I what do they look like?
 
Mighty mites, referring to their size. I've heard the name attached to Pseudotropheus demasoni before. They're from Lake Malawi in Africa. Blue with black stripes, very aggressive for their size. Fairly small, about 4" and males and females all look the same to me. They don't seem as common as they used to, but I just bought 4 more the other day to add to my colony, so they do show up in the shops still.

Of course if it's something else, then I've got no idea what you have. I've never heard that name used for any other species.
 
Nope, not a Demasoni since I have a couple of those. I also have afra's and I don't think he is on of them either. He is pretty big, upwards of six to seven inches and wide. I was told that he could possibly be a "pure" Zebra, whatever that means...

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I think C. afra are even less likely. The caudal fin does look odd for a demasoni, but paradigm said they were old fish, I figured that could make them look different from what I'm used to seeing in shops. The dorsal fin looks right with the bands running through them.

Once again, Mighty Mite is definitly a common name for demasoni, which points out why common names suck. Too much confusion.

Clearer pictures would probably help too.
 
Originally posted by paradigmcubed
Nope, not a Demasoni since I have a couple of those. I also have afra's and I don't think he is on of them either. He is pretty big, upwards of six to seven inches and wide. I was told that he could possibly be a "pure" Zebra, whatever that means...

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You're right about them not being demasoni then, they don't get that big.
 
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