Re: Pictures!

[Steph & Dave <caligula@curie.dialix.com.au>]

Fab photos Doug, but now I'm confused about my 'kribs'  which I thought were
P.pulcher but look almost exactly the same as the pikkies.  Can some one please
enlighten me with the distinguishing marks of both species and I'll try and work
out what I've got?

Thanks

Steph

Darren J. Hanson wrote:

> I agree with Steve on the P. taeniatus. I had P. taeniatus and my males were
> alot prettier than the regular krib. The male's tail had 4 large dots in the
> upper part of his tail and the lower part of the tail contained vertical
> stripes. The body coloring was yellowish/brown and the yellowing was mainly
> from under his eye to the belly region. My female had 3 spots in the dorsal
> and one spot in the upper portion of the tail. She also had the same
> yellowing as the male but with the reddish to black belly region when excited.
>
> Just my two cents worth, otherwise I really liked your photos.
>
> Kaycy
>
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