hoges Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 Hi guys!!! I have a bit of a problem, a couple of hours ago I had one of those impulse buys in a LFS and now I am unsure as to what I have purchased. I now have two small fish similar in shape to my blue rams - but very different markings. They were marked in the fish shop as being African Butterfly Cichlid's in the dwarf section. I have since searched on the internet and not found any fish called this that looks anything like what I bought Can anyone give any light onto this situation, I feel very silly now to have bought something that I had no idea about, and am now unsure which tank to put them in... Any help would be much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vieja Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 look for "bolivian ram".... if they are like mine they will give your blue rams a bit of a hurry up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoges Posted December 28, 2004 Author Share Posted December 28, 2004 no they're definately not bolivian rams, We have some of them already, great fish but definately not the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoges Posted December 28, 2004 Author Share Posted December 28, 2004 It's all good, I found the scientific name: Anomolachromis thomasi Now I have all the info I needed and they are cruising around happily with the bolivian rams so everything is sorted Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cichlabxr Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 Just thought I'd let you see this African butterfly Fish and this one Not The One You Bought Obviously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoges Posted December 29, 2004 Author Share Posted December 29, 2004 Yeh thanks for that, I found those sites too... that's why I was sooo confused, but I think it was just a bad common name that the fish shop had given them that a number of other fish have as well!!! All sorted now tho, they seem happy and are eating well so I couldn't really hope for much more from a couple of impulse buys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeW Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Laura - Anomalochromis thomasi is an EXCELLENT west african cichlid. Up there with Pelvicachromis as my fave for new players :D! They are easy to breed and quite "unramlike" in that they wont give you the same heartache! Fiona breeds them (or did) by the million.... FIONA! Hopefully she'll drop by to offer her wisdom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiona Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 Hi, haven't been around much. They are pretty if not "smack in the face eye catching". I like the iridescent blue spots and the purplish shading when in breeding condition. They are very hardy and can cope with a wide range of water conditions. I believe that they are also quite long lived for a dwarf - I have read that they can breed up to 6 years, mine aren't that old yet though. They are gentle and can cohabit with community fish without harming them. They thrive on a wide range of foods. They can be kept in groups without killing/harassing each other (just don't put in new thomasi with an established breeding pair as those WILL be territorial). Sexing is not immediately obvious but is not hard once you know them - the females end up smaller and a bit rounder, and the males have a pointy breeding tube while the female's is rounded. Hm, what have I missed .... Edit: oh yes, being an open spawner, using a rock or piece of wood or leaf or terracotta pot (they have spawned on all of those for me), best not to have a catfish in there if you want to breed them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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