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Posted by Gill Passman on October 26, 2005, 10:59 am
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Dee wrote:
>
>>Ian wrote:
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>>>id say fish f
>>>
>>>which looks like either
>>>
>>>melenchromis joanjohnsae
>>>or
>>>Labidochromis textilis
>>>
>>>out of the 2 id go for the textilis
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Dee wrote:
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>>>>
>>>>>Can anyone identify which of my Malawi's are the parents of these
>>>>>please? (Totally at a loss when it comes to a cichlid tank I'm afraid!)
>>>>>Thanks
>>>>>http://www.sunrise1.plus.com/cichlid%20babes.html
>>>>
>>>>Looks like Melanchronis Cyaneorhabdos (aka Electric Blue Johanni) - I
>>>>started off with one male and two females around March time and now have
>>>>a tank full :-)
>>>>
>>>>Gill
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>>>
>>Looking at your parent fish c) are definitely the parents - Melanchronis
>>Cyaneorhabdos - just checked the photo out with my 11 year old son without
>>showing him the post and he agrees without question - he even asked if
>>they were photos of my fry....
>>
>>Gill
>
> Thanks for the help. I only have one Melanchronis Cyaneorhabdos (Why can't
> cichlids have names like molly or platy??) and, not sure why, but I assumed
> he was male - he just "looks" male. So if that is mum, who is dad? Until the
> babes appeared, I noticed no unusual activity in the tank, no extra
> aggression or anything. I notice now though that Fish a is hiding all the
> time - in fact I thought she'd died then I just saw a flash of her when I
> turned the lights on. She isn't likely to be producing more babes is she?
>
>
If you only have the one then my guess it has cross-bred with one of
your other Melanchronis either as the male or the female side of the
partnership - my male is a lot deeper blue than the females (but not
always) and has very pronounced yellow egg-spots. Cross breds aren't too
good an idea from a purist view point - plus cross breds are almost
impossible to trade in (at least you can't at any of the places I go to)
- although you may find somewhere to take them as "Mixed Africans". Best
bet would be to try and trade the Melanchronis Cyaneorhabdos for
something else before you end up with a whole load of cross bred fry.
Sometimes I spot my Mbunas breeding but not always. It isn't always
accompanied by additional aggression. Generally the females will hide
away while carrying the babies - some of mine do and others don't. The
main thing I notice is that they stop feeding and their throats become
distended.
BTW I agree with you on the names - I always have to keep checking the
spelling - lol
Gill
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