Are These Vieja Bifasciatum

[nutty]

Sweet! Gorgeous fish, Nutty.

I am not sure if I got the Rio Sarstun or not. When I bought them, I believe there was a choice of gold back or not gold back... and i think I went with the not gold back... Did I choose wrong?
They're only about 2" now, so still not showing much color yet.

I've never heard goldback to describe synspilus, only Vieja regani, which is the Rio Nanchital population, are you sure you have "synspilus"?

 

[Calihawk]

i love hearing names for fish... red monk cichlid lol!

I've seen the Goldfishes with the BigHeads sold as Swollen Baboon Ass fish before, LOL

 

[surfpalmsncycads]

hahahaha classic

 

[zekni]

I've never heard goldback to describe synspilus, only Vieja regani, which is the Rio Nanchital population, are you sure you have "synspilus"?

Eh. Too early in the morning. lol. Yes, I have regani also, and I'm sure I have syns as well. Obviously I was thinking of the regani. lol.

As for the syns then, I would have to look at the price list I had, but I'm not sure that there was a location involved in the ordering of them.

 

[dr01d]

i heard theres a new vieja hybrid called red monk in indonesia from a friend

 

[the animal guy]

Synspilum/red head

 

[dr01d]

Synspilum/red head

yeah i knew.... but he insisted that this red monk is a hybrid i mean he knew the breeder..

 

[the animal guy]

OP. I dont care what whoever call it, but those are synspilus/red heads.

 

[dr01d]

OP. I dont care what whoever call it, but those are synspilus/red heads.

red monk hybrid
monkilli X synpillum

 

[the animal guy]

red monk hybrid
monkilli X synpillum

Even if they came from those fish they are still Syns/red heads. Just a contaminated mutt version of Synspilus, or Synspillus dominant Hybrid.

So there. you know it's not Bifa or any other confusions.