Purple labeo, a hippo-sucking aquarist nightmare from Africa

[thebiggerthebetter]

Jerk tank moved and redone:

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

small abrasion on one eye, no biggie

 

[phreeflow]

Fishman Dave Thank you for this, Dave. The ID process of our fish started out with L. variegatus and L. cyclorhynchus and proceeded from there with the help of experts (see below). All I can do fetch you the threads on the basis of which I settled at the L. congoro ID.

Richard B is an expert level hobbyist and your countryman: https://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=41670&hilit=labeo

Cichlas knows his carp and is your countryman; posts #8,9,10 and so on: https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/...abeo-shark-in-miami-lake.656939/#post-7432826

So what do you think now? Do you still suppose my current species ID may be off?

Just saw your thread on planet catfish and am shocked at the extent of damage your purple labeo was able to inflict on your ID cats. What a jerk! Good thing you found some tankmates that are working with him

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Took out the furniture from the jerk tank. Forgot to check later on any problems. 2 days later noted the ARTC got sucked on hard by Terrorist, the purple labeo, the alpha of the jerk tank. So the ARTC went to 1800g:

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Terrorist meets and greets another ARTC:

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

This IS surprising! The ARTC fends off the purple labeo: