foai ID please

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foai ID please

Postby michiel » Sat Apr 21, 2012 8:12 pm

Hello

I was sold the below fish as a foai "Karilani". Sometimes the fish has a yellow head and relects blue instead of copper. It also has eggspots on its pelvic and anal fins. Is this consistant with the Karilani location?

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Thank you

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Re: foai ID please

Postby Creepy85 » Sun Apr 22, 2012 10:20 am

looks like...

pls post more pics...thanks
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Re: foai ID please

Postby michiel » Sun Apr 22, 2012 4:27 pm

I have some more pictures below

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A short video of the subadult male
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Thank you

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Re: foai ID please

Postby Benoit » Tue Apr 24, 2012 4:02 am

Hello, at Kalilani, no one have yellow on fins, just a bit at the end of pelvic fins.

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For me, your pics are C. furcifer.

Bye.
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Re: foai ID please

Postby tangs4me » Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:16 am

like to see more wilds shots .to me the lake shots lookmore like sibwesa
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Re: foai ID please

Postby tangs4me » Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:27 am

would like to see more wild shots. to me the photos of the lake pics judging by the markings in the dorsal and anal fins. and red in lower body is sibwesa.micheal have seen on wholesale list orange markings around head and yellow in dorsal and anal fins
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