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Postby Marco Arroyo » Sun Sep 25, 2005 2:36 pm

HI there fellas, well i need an ID of this cichlid cause im not pretty sure what i got when this little guy was a frie, so i think its a Placidochromis phenochilus, but i dont know, what you think friends.
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Postby Dave Schumacher » Sun Sep 25, 2005 2:58 pm

Hi Marco,

It looks like an Otopharynx of some type. Definitely not a phenochilus though.
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Hi dave

Postby Marco Arroyo » Sun Sep 25, 2005 3:13 pm

Thanks Dave, yes it doesnt look to much like a phenochilus
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Postby Philippe Burnel » Mon Sep 26, 2005 12:24 am

Maybe Otopharynx heterodon
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Postby MDOU » Mon Sep 26, 2005 12:41 am

i would say either Otopharynx "gold blueface" or O. heterodon
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