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Julidochromis ID please


zerospel

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Hey guys

I bought myself some juli regani that was labelled as kipili from STG, and sadly when I got home it doesnt look like the ones I got from Nigel and look nothing like the pics I see on the net.

That store being a well reputable store,I was careless and didnt look carefully and trusted the label. Ive tried ringing them and ask for credit refund because they arent the right fish but didnt work angry.gif

Anyway the fish I got looks pretty much like the one on the very top on the following link where it says "Localitée non connue" if anyone knows what that means? but im guessing it means "locality unknown" sad.gif

http://burnel.club.fr/Photos/Julidochromis_regani.html

And here is a pic of mine

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I see lots of pics of these julis with that particular markings when I do a google search.

Any suggestions /ideas welcome

Thanks

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That store being a well reputable store,I was careless and didnt look carefully and trusted the label. Ive tried ringing them and ask for credit refund because they arent the right fish but didnt work

That would imply you are not correct in your opinion of them?

Craig

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Zerospel your fish look very much like the kipili morph to me. This "generic" J. regani you're referring to always seems to have a faint/broken "4th" longitudinal stripe. The one in the foreground even has a little "yellow" on the underside. They may not be as yellow as some - but it doesnt look like the other regani morph (Bijimbura?) we have here.

Regarding the kipili's if you hunt around on the net you'll find some very highly coloured morphs and some less so - I think again, maintenance of these highly coloured traits may be best achieved via selective (and careful) breeding.

HTH

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Hi Yew

The yellow bit on the underside of my fish is actually from the fin on the sides whatever that fin is called hehe

Ive been watching these fish and I keep them with Nigels kipili and I notice that they only socialise with their own kind,doing those mating like movements and vibrations and they dont do this to Nigels kipilis so Im thinking they are completely different fish?

I also noticed that the kipilis have more slender slimmer body compared to this STG julis which have bulkier stockier body.

Here is "chimba" pic that I found which looks a lot like it?

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1535

Are these type available in aust?

Some better pics of the STG julies

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Zero -

You're better pic solves it. This isnt Kipili. Looks to me like the 'Zambia Gold' morph we have in Aust... the faint 4th stripe seems to be the discriminating factor on this morph!

HTH -

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Hi ZeroSpell,

I don't think that the reganis on your pics look Kipili either. They seem to have a stockier body than the Kipilis and I think they have more stripes as well.

I took some quick shots of my J. regani "Bijumburu", but they are not very good, but at least you can see how they look like. Their body built and sandy base colouration are similar to yours.

Roland

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Dave,

You can see the blue on the cheek what I mentioned earlier.

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Thanks guys

I actually just browsed the sydney cichlid gallery and found one of the two zambia gold pic to look a lot like mine.

So is this the result of poor breeding stock selection? Does the 4th faded stripe go away eventually? cos I dont really like that 4th stripe dry.gif

Roland, thanks for the pic of the bijumburu, looks quite different.

How do you make that hole on flowerpot by the way?

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Zero -

I think you're fish is the morph which has been in Oz for the longest ie: Zambia Gold. Some shops have unfortunately sold the kipili morph (which has no 4th stripe and is narrower) as Zambia Gold IMHO. The Bijumbura morph is quite different (as you can see from Roland's pics).

Hope that makes sence -

David.

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i have bought regani kipili in the past and was dissapointed with them aswell,...but once they got to about 4-5cm the 4th stripe dissapeared and the blue on the fins and cheek got more intense/appeareed,, and the yellow in the upper body brightened up. ended up being quite nice fish

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Hi Zerospell,

You can buy a special drill for ceramic tiles in Bunnings, it cost you around $18. If you use other drills the pot will break.

All you need to do is to draw a circle on the pot, then put holes around the circles then file it out.

Roland

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Since I'm a Julido-enthusiast, I figured I couldn't keep my mouth shut...lol

There is no chance on God's green Earth that they are "Kipili". I agree wholeheartedly with YeW - those fish are Julidochromis regani "Zambia". Instantly recognisable to myself, and anyone that's had this marvellous fish.

The variety you have is one of the largest Julie varieties. Wild specimens have been recorded at huge sizes, and by rights, they should grow even bigger in captivity. They end up looking like a big fat Cuban cigar with a pretty pattern!

Cheers,

Andrew.

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