novafishy Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 hey guys, what is the going price for "Maylandia estherae" around the 8cm mark? and also what is the availablity of them? common as BNs? thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeyBoyR Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 Wow theyre really nice! Id like to know if anyone has seen them around too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hungsta Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 they were very common before... nowadays i dun even see them in aquariums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 arent they referred to or at least in Ad Konings Book Metriaclima estherae otherwise known commonly as pulu points or red zebra. Have only seen a few here in Melbourne. They are not as common as electric yellows but in Sydney you should have no trouble getting hold of some at a good price too. cheers Sarah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobaltcraig Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 Hi all I am no expert in this however I keep pulu point zebras Pulu point zebras are a line breed aquarium strain of the estherae and should be kept seperate from stocks like tangerine zebras who are also passed up as estherae in the retail shops The main difference between the pulus and tangerine is colour in the pulus are a more stronger orange and the fish also has a red eye I hope this clears up your enquirey cheers craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novafishy Posted September 30, 2004 Author Share Posted September 30, 2004 so i take it they are quite common , but what about the average price for a adult pair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabros Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 Hi guys, They are Metriaclima estherae or red zebra there is no such thing as pulu point zebra however there is an Puulu Island on the Tanzania side of the lake which funny enough has 2 zebra species which are both blue. HTH Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hungsta Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 so i take it they are quite common , but what about the average price for a adult pair? i would get a few more females... I kept one male before and he was quite aggressive, dunno if it is the species itself or just the male that i got. Hopefully someone can clear that up for ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobaltcraig Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 p/s my pulus in orange colour are very similar to the first picture cheers craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kram Posted October 4, 2004 Share Posted October 4, 2004 What you are asking about is the Tangerine Zebra (I think). Not sure if they are comon or not but I got 4 from someone about 7-8 months ago. I am thinking of selling the 2 pairs. If you are interested please PM me. Here is a pic. of mummy holding. Sorry for the PIC. quality. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novafishy Posted October 4, 2004 Author Share Posted October 4, 2004 that is the fish alright. is your male a bright orange one or is it blue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kram Posted October 4, 2004 Share Posted October 4, 2004 The male is still a very light tangerine color but the anal and dorsal fin are slightly blue. I think when the males in full maturity it will be light blue in color. The females are much deeper colored. I'll try to get more pics to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 I had some Tangerine zebras a few years ago but they certainly were not as colourful as those pictures at the top. In fact, mine did not colour up much beyond the pale orange colour they were when they were fry. I still see Tangerines in the fish shops around Canberra but with all the other more colourful Mbuna getting around I would be surprised if the sold many of them. WRT aggression, my Male was very aggressive and would chase any fish in the tank. It didn't take him long to harrass the other male to the point where I had to remove him. When I first got the Tangerines, I had some adult Peacocks and Electric Yellows and the juv zebra would still beat them up even though they were more than twice his size. I would however, be interested in trying them out again if they coloured up like the pictures at the top. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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