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Confused, Help

Postby GOLLUM on Fri Jun 09, 2006 9:59 pm

Please help me I.D. this Melanochromis?

I purchase this fish about a month ago thinking it was a Female Auratus.
Then it started changing loseing its defined stripes and brite yellow color.
Its now more of a two tone brown, :)

About a week ago i purchased what i think is a Female Auratus in the first picture. ( fish will not stand still for a picture)

Second picture is when i first got the mystery fish
Third picture is about 15 minutes ago.

This fish is very agressive and attacks anything smaller than Him/Her
It keeps the female in the corner of the tank but has not attacked her yet.
Are these compatable to be in the same 55 gal tank?

I have looked at several pictures and it looks very simular to a Melanopterus or Parallelus.
Does anybody know for sure, and the sex would be helpful too.

Thanks
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Postby GOLLUM on Fri Jun 09, 2006 10:01 pm

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Postby GOLLUM on Fri Jun 16, 2006 10:07 pm

Hum, I guess no one knowswhat!?
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Postby babyjax13 on Mon Jun 19, 2006 3:56 pm

It's an Auratus.
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