RD. Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 (edited) Just thought I would share the transformation of my Placidochromis sp. "Phenochilus Tanzania" that I acquired from Valerie (degrassi) back in the spring of 2006. These fish are most certainly late bloomers, but well worth the wait. Thanks again Val! June 2006 Feb 2007 June 2007 Dec 2007 March 2009 Edited March 7, 2009 by RD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTG_Gerry Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Stunning fish, Neil! That last pic is fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD. Posted March 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Hey Thanks Gerry, and for your info all of those pics were taken with a $200 point & shoot. :tongue: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTG_Gerry Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 LOL You got talent AND chutzpah. :thumbs: But don't make me bust out the pics I took of a friend's pheno. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rED O Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 congrads :thumbs: great looking fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
African_Fever Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Amazing looking Pheno Neil! Definitely well worth the wait; he's a show stopper! I can't say I've seen any captive raised Pheno's that look even close to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD. Posted March 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Thanks! And overall this is a fairly sub dom fish, with no females in the tank. Interestingly enough the best looking male out of the two was at one time very sub dom in this tank, and over the first 10 months in my tank spent most of his time hiding behind the rocks. (yet he still had better spangling/color than the dom male) His sibling constantly harassed him until one day he decided he'd had enough and laid a licking on his brother. While the fighting didn't result in any damage, they went at it for a couple of hours (circling each other & then lip locking) until out of sheer exhaustion the dom male gave up, and a new king emerged. Two years later and they have never fought like that again, and the once sub dom male still remains dominant over his sibling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 They are looking awesome! I"m glad they found a good home with you. The one I kept is looking about the same as yours. Mine has always been a bit darker black/blue but recently he "dethrowned" the red empress and is starting to get some brighter colors. They are gorgeous fish, definitely worth the wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydo Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 Yeah Niel :thumbs: .....Awesome pics and stunning fish.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingin' It Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 This is probably going to sound dumb, but why is the progression looking worse to me? At first they seem like nice blue fish, and then at the end they look diseased or something? Is this the style of fish or something? Sorry, I just don't get it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tydus Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 Nice transformation. They are some great looking fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 This is probably going to sound dumb, but why is the progression looking worse to me? At first they seem like nice blue fish, and then at the end they look diseased or something? Is this the style of fish or something? Sorry, I just don't get it yet. Haha, I guess everyone has a different opinion on what looks good in a fish. Phenos get speckling as they mature. It looks better in person then it does in pics, as its hard to capture the different colors and the metallic shine to the flecks in a picture. So the spots/flecks aren't disease, its just the color pattern of this fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnaw Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 Interesting visual transitions though time. I bet the speckles look much better in person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD. Posted March 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 I guess it's an acquired taste? lol But yes, as Val mentioned the fish look far better in person as their subtle colors & iridescence is difficult to capture with a camera. BTW Val, look what I found on my HD ..... the 3 little bros from back in Feb 2006. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 (edited) Aww, my babies I have a couple pics of the 3 of them together too. Here they are in June 2006 right before you got your 2. The one I kept is the front fish, with the speckle on his head. And here is what my guy looked like in Sept 2008. The pic isn't too great but shows the progress. Edited March 13, 2009 by degrassi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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