New tropheus? Photo ID

[myjohnson]

Steve from VA is reporting that there is a new tropheus.



Here is the picture he took of them. They're named Tropheus Moori "Twihu".

So what do you guys think?

[Gene D]

Interesting, does he any info on collection point or discovery(who, when)? I am sure that there are many undiscovered variants. If things ever stabilize on the northern end of the lake we could see dozens of new variants!

[myjohnson]

Questions just like yours are being asked and he has no given any answers.

He is a new "exporter" on the east side of the lake. He got two shipments into the US earlier this year. One went to Butch from Aqarium Maintenance Specialist and the other went to Greg from Little Africa Aquatics, I believe. There may have been more but not to my knowledge. But I don't think Steve is a full time exporter and was only piggy backing off someone else. This may be speculation as I don't have direct contract with Steve, and I'm only getting this info second hand from some importers I do have contact with.

I don't expect Steve to give up this type of information on the fish. He is trying to make a living so keeping it a secret is better for him.

I'll report what I know if I get any info on them. They actually look like some fish I've seen in the aqualog but I don't have the book in front of me right now to check.

[ddaquaria]

Did you also see the new posted at airfish? chungwa

Another rainbow variant...

Pics on trophs.com

[geoff_tropheus]

Couple things for sure, its southern rainbow type with large blended sunspot these guys run in the extreme corners

I would put money on "Kala Island" Tropheus or something very close to that collection point.

http://hagblomfoto.com/kala.htm

[geoff_tropheus]

Check the Kala Island pic in this link. Its near the bottom.

http://mundotropheus-lukilu333.blogspot.com/2009/03/tropheus-moori.html

[geoff_tropheus]

From another site for Kala Island

http://www.tanganyika.sk/rozdelenie-tropheusov?id=43

[semper]

Check the Kala Island pic in this link. Its near the bottom.

http://mundotropheus-lukilu333.blogs...eus-moori.html

Geoff,

thanks for the link

awesome link to mundotropheus

[Mzungu]

Did you also see the new posted at airfish? chungwa

Another rainbow variant...

Pics on trophs.com

Geoff, our secret's out! NO! No one's supposed to know about Chungwas! Argh...

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[gotticgs]

me and ff looked those chungwa up the other night and damn they are fine

[myjohnson]

From another site for Kala Island



http://www.tanganyika.sk/rozdelenie-tropheusov?id=43

Sure looks just like them!

[Geost]

Hi all, Steve is calling them moorii Twihu but will not divulge actual collection point which is understandable. They look like moorii namansi yellow (never seen them in the US) but there was a picture on the web (Germany I think) that looks similar. According to Steve, there are no tropheus in Namansi..which eludes the actual collection to different collectors etc.

However, the kala as you guys pointed out is very close.

[bethesdaboy]

moorii namansi if you ask me.
looks a lot like the ones in my tank.

[myjohnson]

Yup, I was going to say that too.

[newb]

either way...those Kala are freaking sweet.