verbal
CCA Members
Congrats. Great pic.
McGrubble
Members
They're beautiful fish. (Noob question) What are they?
chriscoli
Administrator
Cool, Thanks!
Nannacara anomala (Golden Dwarf Cichlids).
Nannacara anomala (Golden Dwarf Cichlids).
mchambers
Former CCA member
Some sort of Nannacara. Aureocephalus perhaps? Or Anomala?
chriscoli
Administrator
I think it's anomala but I'd welcome any suggestions otherwise. I got them from Sam.....
Sam? What are they?
Sam? What are they?
mchambers
Former CCA member
Pretty sure they are aureocephalus. I got mine from Sam, too, and they look the same.
Sam got some anomala at the PVAS all-day auction last month, but I don't think even he can breed them that quickly.
Sam got some anomala at the PVAS all-day auction last month, but I don't think even he can breed them that quickly.
Andrew
Members
Stunning pic Christine!
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Plenipotentiary-at-large
Dwarfs rock
That they be. What'd we win?
Non-viable genetic match even if the shes were my type to say nothing of forlorn hybrids, social and scientific precedents notwithstanding.
Thanks for the prompt- they'll get their own 30 after next week's meeting and will see what else can be done to encourage them. Seem a little more tightly wrapped than the aureocephalus, females appear larger and males more silvery/iridescent. Really need a rack of 20s for these and Corydoras/Apisto harem projects but have no more space. Of course if someone wants five adult Betta patoti I could repurpose my 33 - no idea/guarantee on gender but they look/act like dragons and might be considered a mellow, poor man's version of a bichir - grow-outs from a spawn that took place in an 8-gallon bio-cube would make for a perpetually entertaining 20 or 29, more so if one had a supply of small feeders. Currently living dynamically with five orange chromides.
That they be. What'd we win?
Non-viable genetic match even if the shes were my type to say nothing of forlorn hybrids, social and scientific precedents notwithstanding.
Thanks for the prompt- they'll get their own 30 after next week's meeting and will see what else can be done to encourage them. Seem a little more tightly wrapped than the aureocephalus, females appear larger and males more silvery/iridescent. Really need a rack of 20s for these and Corydoras/Apisto harem projects but have no more space. Of course if someone wants five adult Betta patoti I could repurpose my 33 - no idea/guarantee on gender but they look/act like dragons and might be considered a mellow, poor man's version of a bichir - grow-outs from a spawn that took place in an 8-gallon bio-cube would make for a perpetually entertaining 20 or 29, more so if one had a supply of small feeders. Currently living dynamically with five orange chromides.
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Plenipotentiary-at-large
Oops
On a lark went to check on the anomala - saw a group of about a dozen free-swimming fry with one of the females right off the bat. How cool is that? Male and 2-3 females in a 10 gallon tank filled with oak leaves, Java moss and water sprite. Small group but the fry are already decent-sized so they've made it this far off naturally occurring micro-forage and in spite of predation from adult tankmates. Good for a momentary grin anyway...
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On a lark went to check on the anomala - saw a group of about a dozen free-swimming fry with one of the females right off the bat. How cool is that? Male and 2-3 females in a 10 gallon tank filled with oak leaves, Java moss and water sprite. Small group but the fry are already decent-sized so they've made it this far off naturally occurring micro-forage and in spite of predation from adult tankmates. Good for a momentary grin anyway...
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arty0007:
Greengirl
Members
Woohoo! Congrats on the surprise!On a lark went to check on the anomala - saw a group of about a dozen free-swimming fry with one of the females right off the bat. How cool is that? Male and 2-3 females in a 10 gallon tank filled with oak leaves, Java moss and water sprite. Small group but the fry are already decent-sized so they've made it this far off naturally occurring micro-forage and in spite of predation from adult tankmates. Good for a momentary grin anyway...
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mchambers
Former CCA member
Once again
Seriously, that's great. RO water or tap?
you, or rather your fish, have proven me wrong. Luckily, I've been wrong many times, so it's not a big shock.On a lark went to check on the anomala - saw a group of about a dozen free-swimming fry with one of the females right off the bat. How cool is that? Male and 2-3 females in a 10 gallon tank filled with oak leaves, Java moss and water sprite. Small group but the fry are already decent-sized so they've made it this far off naturally occurring micro-forage and in spite of predation from adult tankmates. Good for a momentary grin anyway...
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Seriously, that's great. RO water or tap?
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Plenipotentiary-at-large
It's the cheese
RO but not sure it makes much difference with this genus, the aureos perform well either way.
RO but not sure it makes much difference with this genus, the aureos perform well either way.
chriscoli
Administrator
Thanks for the clarification, guys! I've been going back and forth on their ID...
dogofwar
CCA Members
So which one are the (winning) pics of?
Matt
Matt
mchambers
Former CCA member
Aureocephalus.
zackcrack00
Members
Congragulations, Christine. I am going to enter this month, (Hopefully)
Spine
Members
Good job on the photo Christine.
dogofwar
CCA Members
Cool - Cichlid Room Companion lists a Nov 2010 TFH Article on them as a reference but doesn't include a way of differentiating the two species.
Anyone get TFH?
Matt
Anyone get TFH?
Matt
verbal
CCA Members
The article is available here(if you have a digital subscription):
http://www.tfhdigital.com/tfh/201007?pg=79
No mention of the species differences.
