Any interest??

Would anyone be interested in 6, 2"-3" karema frontosa?? We got them from Jojo, but need to move them so we can move our mbuna into the 75g so the 125g is freed up. Anyone???

Cyphotilapia covers three species that were previously covered under Frontosa. They are Frontosa, Gibberosa and C. sp. "North".

gibberosa is the new species name for the southern varients of frontosa. Much like any species from the Zambian coastline, southern tanzanian coastline, and the southern Zaire coastline. Things like zaire blue, moba, nangu, nsumbu, ikola, kipili, and mpimbwe, bismark, samazi are all identified as C.gibberosa. They were different enough than the northern varients to recently warrant a separate species name. So technically the Zaires and such are no longer frontosa.
frontosa is belongs to Cyphotilapia because of the hump on the forehead and the broad vertical bands on the body (these bands are not visible in large males). Frontosa is to include the 7 stripe variety collected in kigoma and surrounding area. Other differences between Frontosa and Gibberosa are, C. frontosa, in having three scale rows between the upper and the lower lateral line (versus two rows). C. gibberosa has a greater number of scales in the longitudinal line (34-36 versus 33-34); fewer outer teeth on the upper jaw (31-52 versus 39-62); higher body (43,3-51,2 versus 38,2-46,5 %SL); longer predorsal (37,5-44,9 versus 37,1-42,7 %SL); longer dorsal fin base (57,1-64,6 %SL versus 53,8-60,9 %SL) and longer pectoral fin (36,0-47,2 versus 31,3-41,7 %SL).

C. sp. "North" would include the Burundi, Kavala and Karilani.



With all that being said. I would not put her in the wrong for calling them a Frontosa. But if you want to get techenical yes sir it's a Gib.

When that Japanese dude got bored and counted the scales along the lateral lines on the cyphos, it made reclassifying them confusing.

After the reclassification, only fish with 7 stripes collected in Kigoma area are called Frontosa,

So Kory is right, there are 3 species now. Gibbs, Fronts and Sp. North i.e burundi types. But for other people they are just plainly Frontosa, which at one point they all are.



Now buy those juvies so Raschael can in turn pickup the Wild Caught Adults from me

How much would you want for them?

Geez. . . just trying to find some beautiful fish a new home. . . I can't keep up with all this "reclassification" stuff. . . so

Anyone want some karema gibberosa?? ;) I honestly am not sure what to ask for them. I just really want them in a good home, but don't want to "give"' them away either.

It's okay. . . I was just joking around, no offense taken here.