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rob
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Hey all,
I don't know if you remeber about the 'white' chinese firebelly I bought the other day. Well..I've been watching it and it's white has started to turn a brown. I believe it must have just been a really light grey during it's mating season.
Thing is though, when I compare it's belly pattern to my 6 existing chinese firebelly's it seems to be more of a dotted black instead of blotched pattern. Also, it's tail has the red stripe going down the bottom and the top. Other then it being a lighter brown colour currently and those two things it has skin texture, size and look of a chinese firebelly.
I was curious if I have a species other then a CFB or if this could just be a variation of the pattern? I ask because at the end of its quarentine I wanted to put it in with my CFB but now I'm not sure if it's a different species. It was in a tank with other firebellies and fit in pretty well.
Anywho, thanks for any advice.
I don't know if you remeber about the 'white' chinese firebelly I bought the other day. Well..I've been watching it and it's white has started to turn a brown. I believe it must have just been a really light grey during it's mating season.
Thing is though, when I compare it's belly pattern to my 6 existing chinese firebelly's it seems to be more of a dotted black instead of blotched pattern. Also, it's tail has the red stripe going down the bottom and the top. Other then it being a lighter brown colour currently and those two things it has skin texture, size and look of a chinese firebelly.
I was curious if I have a species other then a CFB or if this could just be a variation of the pattern? I ask because at the end of its quarentine I wanted to put it in with my CFB but now I'm not sure if it's a different species. It was in a tank with other firebellies and fit in pretty well.
Anywho, thanks for any advice.