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Pede Wrangler
12-29-2008, 10:36 PM
I know Paratheraps can be difficult to identify, especially when the pictures are crappy, but does anyone want to take a shot at this fish? I got him 12 hours ago, so the colours definitely aren't developed yet. But the blue on the cheeks narrows it down quite a lot.
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm177/Ichthyophile/DSC_0742.jpg?t=1230606674
Pede Wrangler
12-30-2008, 5:25 AM
Meh ignore that pic above. Look at these pics and tell me what you think the fish is.
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm177/Ichthyophile/DSC_0776.jpg?t=1230635083
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm177/Ichthyophile/DSC_0767.jpg?t=1230635113
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm177/Ichthyophile/DSC_0766.jpg?t=1230635142
LOL...The pics are familiar. Nice fish!
Pede Wrangler
12-30-2008, 7:01 AM
LOL...The pics are familiar. Nice fish!
Yeah lol. Thanks. Any idea what he is?
Wyomingite
12-30-2008, 12:27 PM
I'm leaning toward P. bifasciatus, FWIW.
WYite
ScottoMacD
12-30-2008, 12:51 PM
I'm leaning toward P. bifasciatus, FWIW.
WYite
While I am not 100% sure. That is the exact thing that popped into my mind when I saw the picture. Looks allot like mine.
Wyomingite
12-30-2008, 4:54 PM
I'm not 100% either. The over-all gold and the hint of red starting on the throat and possibly the cheeks has me leaning toward that.
WYite
Pede Wrangler
12-30-2008, 10:17 PM
Thank you both! The more I look at it the more it seems like Bifasciatus to me too. But I got it for free, and the previous owner thought it was a hybrid, and if that's what it is, I can't complain. A very pretty fish in any case.
AikidoGuy
12-31-2008, 3:08 PM
Not bifasciatum.
bifasc. have a pronounced spotted pattern on the front half which this fish does not exhibit. Could be anything else though..