Common Names?

[josh_g]

Hi can anyone tell me the common names for these fish please?

Neolamprologus tretocephalus

Neolamprologus cylindricus

Many thanks

 

[fluttermoth]

N. tretocephalus is commonly known as the 'five banded (or five barred) cichlid'; I don't think N. cylindricus has a common name.

Common names are rubbish, anyway. I'd eat my hat (if I had a hat) if there weren't at least three other cichlids with that common name: which is, of course, why the binomial is infinitely preferable!

 

[josh_g]

Yeah Im pretty sure ive heard the named five banded cichlid being used for a diff fish before. Something tells me finding these 2 fish isnt going 2 be easy

 

[ripil]

+1
neolamprologus tretocephalus is called five barred in the book i got. the common name for the neolamprologus cylindricus is cylindricus. bet it took em ages to think of that one.
°interesting fact° cylindricus don't touch plants at all. so anubias and vallisneria would thrive.

i don't like common names either i much prefer names i can't pronounce its half the fun

 

[josh_g]

I know what u mean. It's funny trying to pronounce a name at the LFS

 

[ripil]

i never get it right. people correct me then i forget again and carry on saying it the way i think. apistogrammar ramirezi is my favourite so far. probably spelt it wrong too lol

 

[jowideb]

I know what u mean. It's funny trying to pronounce a name at the LFS

Even more so with a dutch accent.

 

[thereverendturtle]

It's always best to order cichlids by their scientific name. Common names are useless in most cases.

 

[ColR1948]

Well I'll be honest I like the common names better, I can't get my head round the other names, same with plants.

 

[mike os]

learn... its no harder and will at least get you the fish you are after

btw it is now microgeophagus ramarezi.... reclassified a good while ago

 

[ColR1948]

I wonder why most people that post say things like, Cory, Gourami, Krib, Molly, Guppy, Danio etc etc?