wild or aquarium strain?

[bobrfish]

Recently found Neolamprologus

tetracanthus, lyretail. Are this from Lake Tanganyika or an aquarium strain of fish? Any other

information about location in Lake Tanganyika is appreciated.

[Apexpredator]

Bob, I have seen this

variant around for years. I believe the occur naturally in the lake though I am not 100%

positive.

[Apexpredator]

Scratch that Bob.

It's early and I read Brichardi instead of Tetracanthus. I can't say I have ever heard of

a lyretale strain of that species.

[Marcus]

I don't think they are

necessarily 'lyretail'. As N. tetracanthus grow older they develop weird extensions

on the caudal fins. I've seen them referred to as 'lyretail', 'combtail' and

even 'flagtail' tetracanthus before. I've never seen young specimens with any of the

odd fin growth, it is always older specimens. I think it is natural in that it is not man made but

not natural in that they don't develop these extensions in the wild either due to aggression,

predation or a shorter life span expected in wild fish.

[bobrfish]

Hi Marcus,

This is

the third group of tetracanthus passing through my fish room. The first two groups had rounded

caudal fins. The caudal fins of this group are not round, they are not lyre like yet. Presently

they appear truncate.

Thanks for the input.

[bobrfish]

I have never kept the

following N. tetracanthus
http://www.cichlidlovers.com/n_tetracanthus_lt.htm

I believe this

lyretail tetracanthus to be an aquarium strain.

[epower]

could that be a

tetr/brichardi sp. hybrid?

[bobrfish]

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no idea how it was created, still believe it is AS