Jexnell
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Four Firemouth and two HRPs
Was a project I had going for a couple months. 7FMs total, 4 HRPs the Bleeding Heart tetras I had some other misc fish as well.
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Was a project I had going for a couple months. 7FMs total, 4 HRPs the Bleeding Heart tetras I had some other misc fish as well.
Xenotilapia spilopterus Mabilibili, a biparental mouthbrooder from Lake Tanganyika. This is a sandy biotope species, but unlike many Xenotilapia, which live mostly on the sand floor, this is an open water species. They are very active, which makes them difficult to photograph, especially in a hyperkinetic tank like this-
Here's my best attempt (I removed the blurry fishes in the background)-
The actinic lights have washed out the sparkles on the flanks in this image; they show up better in this pic (not mine), which looks more like real-life-
Here's my best attempt (I removed the blurry fishes in the background)-
The actinic lights have washed out the sparkles on the flanks in this image; they show up better in this pic (not mine), which looks more like real-life-
How about 'Sweetie Pie'?
I love it, but I was told it’s a male, and I’ve always associated sweetie pie with female fish, but it could go that way! Haha
Daniel Larusso
fishguy1978
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Thank you, she will be missed for sure. Was very much a part of the family.
