Rare Cichlid - I am a fan of the A Labiatus and can not for the life of me separate it from some of the others.
15 species?
Is there any documentation that they are really distinct species? I would love to see it as I have particular interest in the fish.
This isn't intended to be rude or instigating but, how do you tell the difference for certain? I would love to know as I can't.
I also wonder if the variability isn't what Harry T is refering to as genetic instability in hybridizing. Or perhaps just species variability.
I would again like to point to the goldfish exhibit where you have the lionhead, veiltail, celestial eye, etc...
Also at what point are you able to tell the difference (size/age).
Again , I am asking this as I am really interested in getting some bright red labiatus with thick lips and breed them and as I cannot tell the difference (apperently a lot of experts can't either if they don't know the parentage) and it is annoying to grow out a fish for a long time only to have it turn out to be a citronellus or a hybrid. I also don't want to grow something out as a labiatus, breed it and after I give a bunch away , find out they aren't true.