FlashieFront Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 can any one tell me what fish these are. thankyou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_1 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 the first fish is a "fire blue" unsure of the sientific name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViS Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Having never kept either fish, my first thoughts were Protomelas steveni "taiwan reef" and Aulonocara maulana "bicolour 500" (although the green in the face may point towards Aulonocara saulosi? Not sure if they have the yellow flank). Try googling those for a positive ID. I would but I'm short on time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebe Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 dont know obout it being a T reef, it does not have the white strip down the head, but i thought that to at first glance. may be a red empress. the second could be a saulosi might need one more shot of its head to see if it has the funny head shape the is in-dik of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbuna Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 first looks like taiwan reef and the second is almost definetly a maulana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saudukar Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 First one is a exact specimen of what Protomelas steveni "taiwan reef" looks likeand I agree the second one is probably Aulonocara maulana though peacocks are always hard with all the stupid colour morphs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatoscarlover Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 I reckon the first one is a Red Emp, i think the angle of the photo has made it show up a sort of gold colour, Way too much red in the tail for a Taiwan Reef, heres a pic of my taiwan's, photo cred to Arj: I reckon it looks more like a Red Emp just the photo hasnt exposed the red through the body... *edit* On second thoughts, and i hate to suggest it but you may have a mix of both, your fish seems to have the headshape and finage of a Red Emp but the white balze on your fish is NQR. The anal fin looks alot like a taiwan too, if the body is really gold and not caused by a bad photo i reckon its a cross. The second one looks like Aulonocara Maulana but its hard to say with any certainty... Cheers Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cichlabxr Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 From the two pics I'd say one is a Red Empress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobbin4 Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 I say 1st one Red Empress, no2 is a bicolour 500 for sure. Look like mine in my tank anyway. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_1 Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 well it looks just like my fire blue its body is a dull yellow color Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_1 Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 heres a photo of a fireblue pair the photo is from "malawi4me" this photo does not do justice compared to the top photo but this fish has the same body shape as the first fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlashieFront Posted February 20, 2006 Author Share Posted February 20, 2006 thanks everyone for ur help. 1st pic is a fire blue or a flame back. 2nd pic is the Aulonocara maulana. cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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