Got some fishes from Seaview

Welcome to the Cyphotilapia world....

Nice pcs of fontosa and FH there brother Good catch - Thanks for sharing Cheers !!!

There is one common Tangan cichlid: Neolamprologus Tretocephalus five-barred, which is noticeably resemble Cyphotilapia Frontosa.
So don't be mistaken and do get the right fishes when hunting for frontosa.
Here are some pictures to share to differentiate the species.


These 2 pictures are NOT frontosa. They are Adults Neolamprologus Tretocephalus aka five-barred cichlid.
Tretocephalus are very aggressive so are their looks. As their name implies..they have five black bars.
They are small specie reaching a max. size of 6".


This is a juvenile Cyphotilapia Frontosa Burundi.
Yellowish on the dorsal fin. Black bar extend way below the eye.


This is a juvenile Cyphotilapia gibberosa Mpimbwe aka Mblue.
Blue dorsal fins. When young, some may have bars looking a little fading in very bright tanks.

Originally Posted by Venustus

Hope this link showing the species map and pictures would help you to differentiate and understand the various species and variants of Cyphotilapia.

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/article...ariant_map.php

A very detailed map which summarize the different variant of fronts and gibs.

[jPoPbOl]

Originally Posted by Venustus

Hope this link showing the species map and pictures would help you to differentiate and understand the various species and variants of Cyphotilapia.

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/article...ariant_map.php

thanks alot bro heee

[Gowling]

Can't stand the temptation and went down again today and got 3 pieces.
Now all 4 are swimming happily with the rest of my Burundi (some over 1.5 yrs old) and other fishes.

[jPoPbOl]

Originally Posted by jPoPbOl

thanks alot bro heee

i dun understand the map man

Originally Posted by Gowling

Can't stand the temptation and went down again today and got 3 pieces.
Now all 4 are swimming happily with the rest of my Burundi (some over 1.5 yrs old) and other fishes.

haha, nice catch bro, u have a very nice comm !!

i understand wat u mean, aquarium shopping is like that, temptations everywhere !! hehe.

Originally Posted by Gowling

Can't stand the temptation and went down again today and got 3 pieces.
Now all 4 are swimming happily with the rest of my Burundi (some over 1.5 yrs old) and other fishes.

nice comm you have...and nice fronts...

Fishkeeping is addictive. Those are really great looking fishes.