Finally got my Brichardis

ritzgirl34 · 08-22-2005, 09:21 AM

I had to drive 2 hours to get them, but they're here now.

I got 6 of them total, 5 are about an inch and one is 2 inches. The big one has the same shape as the others, but he doesn't have the yellow on the gill and the white outline like the others. He's also a bit darker and a LOT more shy (he spends 98% of his time in a hole the he dug under a rock). So basically, I just want to make sure that he IS a Brichardi. The pictures are a bit fuzzy, but that's as good as I could do without him running back into hiding.

http://groups.msn.com/FGPix/brichardi.msnw

The first pic is of the babies and the rest are of the fish in question.

IloveCichlids · 08-22-2005, 09:48 AM

I can't tell from the pics, the fin structure looks like Brichardi but I can't make out the markings by the gill. Is there a dark -) marking by the gill?

**Damon** · 08-22-2005, 10:51 AM

He is a bichardi. Nice fish by the way.

Lisachromis · 08-22-2005, 09:07 PM

The little ones are yellow on the gills? Do they have the same -) pattern on the gillplate as the large one or do they have a pattern like this ) )? If they have the )) pattern, then they are pulchers and not brichardi. Behaviour is the same, but then you ought to move them or the lone brichardi out as they will crossbreed easily. What size tank do you have these guys in?

euRasian32 · 08-23-2005, 05:45 AM

Looks like lyretails/neolamprologus brichardi. One of my favorite cichlids. Very nice!

ritzgirl34 · 08-23-2005, 01:17 PM

This little ones are def brichardis and all look like this (the yellow spot is what I was talking about earlier):
http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/img...richardi_2.jpg

The big guy doesn't have the yellow and his body is darker than any brichardi I've seen (any pics I've looked at, they've been silver/light gray), and he's a dark gray, which make me wonder if he's actually a brichardi.

They're in a 29g.

Lisachromis · 08-23-2005, 06:40 PM

That's the reason I asked about the pattern on the gill plate. That's what is going to tell you whether or not they are brichardi or a similar species instead. You can't go by the colour as there are several different collecting locales for brichardi.

**Cichlid Man** · 08-24-2005, 09:23 AM

Funny enough I bought a pair of bichardis a couple of days ago, I keep them with my auratus and they've already steaked out a territory.
To me they all look like bichardis but I'm not 100% sure. Lisachromis knows more about tanginikans, I'm more of a malawi and cenral american cichlid person.

ritzgirl34 · 08-24-2005, 05:21 PM

Hmph. Looks like he is a pulcher. He looks like this guy: http://www.fishhead.com/graphics/neo_pulcher_chit.jpg (same coloring/mouth)

Oh well. Anyone in Central Florida want a N. Pulcher?

08-22-2005, 09:21 AM	#1
ritzgirl34 Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Merritt Island, FL Posts: 81	Finally got my Brichardis I had to drive 2 hours to get them, but they're here now. I got 6 of them total, 5 are about an inch and one is 2 inches. The big one has the same shape as the others, but he doesn't have the yellow on the gill and the white outline like the others. He's also a bit darker and a LOT more shy (he spends 98% of his time in a hole the he dug under a rock). So basically, I just want to make sure that he IS a Brichardi. The pictures are a bit fuzzy, but that's as good as I could do without him running back into hiding. http://groups.msn.com/FGPix/brichardi.msnw The first pic is of the babies and the rest are of the fish in question.

08-22-2005, 09:48 AM	#2
IloveCichlids Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: St. Louis, MO Age: 29 Posts: 456	I can't tell from the pics, the fin structure looks like Brichardi but I can't make out the markings by the gill. Is there a dark -) marking by the gill? __________________ When you feel like this... , just watch your fish, & have a tasty beverage (of your choice, I like Kool-Aid)!

08-22-2005, 10:51 AM	#3
Damon Aquatic Naturalist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 32 Posts: 14,982	He is a bichardi. Nice fish by the way. __________________ For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Member of the AGA (Aquatic Gardner's Association) Member of the IBC (International Betta Congress)

08-22-2005, 09:07 PM	#4
Lisachromis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 280	The little ones are yellow on the gills? Do they have the same -) pattern on the gillplate as the large one or do they have a pattern like this ) )? If they have the )) pattern, then they are pulchers and not brichardi. Behaviour is the same, but then you ought to move them or the lone brichardi out as they will crossbreed easily. What size tank do you have these guys in? __________________ Lisa's Lair Cichlid Room Companion

08-23-2005, 05:45 AM	#5
euRasian32 Why So Serious? Join Date: May 2005 Location: Virginia Age: 33 Posts: 771	Looks like lyretails/neolamprologus brichardi. One of my favorite cichlids. Very nice! __________________ “Corporations pay people just enough money so they won’t quit. People work just enough so they don’t get fired. What's that about?” – Christopher Walken, Pool Hall Junkies

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08-23-2005, 01:17 PM	#6
ritzgirl34 Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Merritt Island, FL Posts: 81	This little ones are def brichardis and all look like this (the yellow spot is what I was talking about earlier): http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/img...richardi_2.jpg The big guy doesn't have the yellow and his body is darker than any brichardi I've seen (any pics I've looked at, they've been silver/light gray), and he's a dark gray, which make me wonder if he's actually a brichardi. They're in a 29g.

08-23-2005, 06:40 PM	#7
Lisachromis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 280	That's the reason I asked about the pattern on the gill plate. That's what is going to tell you whether or not they are brichardi or a similar species instead. You can't go by the colour as there are several different collecting locales for brichardi. __________________ Lisa's Lair Cichlid Room Companion

08-24-2005, 09:23 AM	#8
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,100	Funny enough I bought a pair of bichardis a couple of days ago, I keep them with my auratus and they've already steaked out a territory. To me they all look like bichardis but I'm not 100% sure. Lisachromis knows more about tanginikans, I'm more of a malawi and cenral american cichlid person. __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

08-24-2005, 05:21 PM	#9
ritzgirl34 Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Merritt Island, FL Posts: 81	Hmph. Looks like he is a pulcher. He looks like this guy: http://www.fishhead.com/graphics/neo_pulcher_chit.jpg (same coloring/mouth) Oh well. Anyone in Central Florida want a N. Pulcher?

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