Re: Mystery Lamprologus

["Paul M. Carey" <careyfam3@home.com>]

If I made a simple mistake there is no need to be a pompous ass about it.
Second off the only picture I saw was obviously a N. Brichardi.

Glad to have an "expert" around to clarify things while we are out here.
Would you like to take up the cause of world hunger?  If I missed some
picture then maybe perhaps "Ashley The Great" can be so helpful as to post
the exact picture that I must have obviously not seen according to the
scrutiny of "the expert."

With that my most humble and sincere apologies, actually I was not quoting
any book or anything.   I was simply stating that I have several N.
Brichardi.   I have not seen anywhere else except from the breeder I got
them from in Detroit.  I brought my fish with me when I moved and all of the
"N. Brichardi"  I have seen out here not one of them looks anything similar
to the ones I keep.  Many of them I have seen even have serious mutations.

I do apologize for making such a serious mistake.  Would any one else like
to "crucify" me or can we all just learn to love life and enjoy fish?

Sorry some people do not know how to enjoy anything!

Linda,

maybe you should e-mail Matt Pedersen with a picture of your fish and ask
him to help identify it.  He has lots of knowledge and tons of pictures and
usually responds quickly.

Sincerely,
Paul

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lake Tangnayika" <lake_tanganyika@hotmail.com>
To: <gsas-member@thekrib.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 11:50 PM
Subject: Re: Mystery Lamprologus


> What is Paul talking about? ... "looks like one of the several hundred
> species of Birchardi's ...", first learn to spell!  It's the
Neolamprologus
> brichardi complex (named in honor of Pierre Brichard) that I think you are
> refering to.  Second, there is no stinking way that that fish is any of
the
> following that are classified as being part of the complex (N. brichardi,
N.
> savoryi, N. pulcher, N. gracilis, N. falcicula, N. splendens, N.
> marunguensis or N. crassus).  I would suggest that the mystery cichlid is
> more than likely one of the following:
>
> All species and genus information below are based on Ad Konings last book
> "Tanganyika Cichlids in their natural habitat" published in 1998 ... a
great
> reference if you are wanting more info on Tangayikans!
>
> <<Lamprologus>> meleagris (now <<L.>> stappersi) - (photo on p.208 of
book,
> your fish is definately not as spotted as Ad's specimen)
> Neolamprologus meeli (now Lepidiolamprologus meeli) - (photo on p.213), or
> Neolamprologus hecqui (now Lepidiolamprologus hecqui) - (photos on p.201,
> 212, 213 - THIS IS WHERE I'D PUT MY MONEY)
>
> Linda, if you really want to find out what this fish is, ask Ad at
> www.cichlidpress.com for his opinion.  I have always found him very
friendly
> and helpful with Malawi/Tanganyika cichlid questions, just send an email
to
> the contact on that webpage - I can't guarantee it's going to be Ad, but I
> didn't want to publish Ad's email address to the masses - if you are
having
> problems contacting him through the above page, email me back at
> lake_tangnayika@hotmail.com and I will pass it on to you.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Ashley
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul M Carey" <hcesed@juno.com>
> To: <gsas-member@thekrib.com>
> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2001 5:51 PM
> Subject: Re: Mystery Lamprologus
>
>
> > Looks like one of the several hundred species of Birchardi's i have
> > several at home.
> >
> > Paul
> >
>