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[markandhisfish]

right 1stly appologies for the pic but its only 1 ive got and they dont sit still long enough at 1st i thought deffinately spirulus then maybe sajica then was certain they were spirulus but now the colours are changing im not so sure.

the verticle stripes seem to be slowly starting to fade 1 has a black spot at base of caudal fin 1 hasnt . the anal dorsal and pectoral fins are developing stunning red/blue colouration . on the caudal fin this colouration is kind of like horizontal stripes of alternating blue/red "spots" the dorsal and pectoral fin patterning is the same kind of alternating red/blue striping. base colour of the fish is still light pretty much as in the photo.

 

[markandhisfish]

the fin colouration is making me think sajica??

 

[markandhisfish]

found thius pic which makes me think sajica the fin patterning is identical esp the caudal fin
http/www.akvaariokalat.net/photos/sinileuka_ukko.JPG

 

[foley69]

looks more like a spirulus dont sajica get blue and yellow on them ?

 

[Davo86]

Here are some pics that i have just took of my sajica

you can see a few more here, there a 3 older blurry images that clearly show the horizontal stripe
album

 

[markandhisfish]

the pic in the link was from a google search of sajica so its deffo sajica my 2 jade eyeds looked like spirulus to start with but are now developing the exact same red/blue fin patterning



hard to tell davo. put the fin colouration from the linked pic onto the fish in my pic and thats exactly what mine look like if that makes sense when i googled images of spirulus the red/blue isnt present

 

[markandhisfish]

does the horizontal stripe develop over time or is it present from very young? depending how the light hits them there could/couldnt be 1 developing.


grrrr wish i had a better camera

 

[england]

http/www.cichlidgallery.com/v/fishspeake...ageViewsIndex=1

 

[markandhisfish]

hmmm strange 1 this they have the body colouration of spirulus but the exact same fin colouration as the sajica . errrrm im stumped!

 

[stang1]

It is a tough one to ID and I've had the same problem myself.
Sajica are also known as T-Bar Cichlid and you can almost make out a horizontal "T" on the side. Spilurus tend to have bands but no defining marks.
This is only my experience so don't take my word for it!

Have a look at this site and also fishbase.org, it'll give you a better idea.

Archocentrus

 

[markandhisfish]

100% certain that i have solved the mystery they are in fact cryptoheros cutteri. this pic is an exact match of my fish
http/www.tangledupincichlids.com/images/cutteri.male.jpg

 

[markandhisfish]

well happy just looked on wildwoods and they are selling them for £27.95 each at around the size mine are. i got them for 3 clown loaches which cost me a tenner!!!