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Mostlycichlids Cichlid Specialist
Posts : 4566
Age : 44 Location : New Mexico USA Favorite Fish : Jaguar Cichlid
| Subject: Unexpected Spawn Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:00 pm | |
| Here is the one holding... The suspected father although not 100% sure it is a male...Sciaenochromis fryeri (Taiwan Reef) The father could also be a Strawberry Peacock. I thought I had an all male tank! I will be moving her as soon as the eggs hatch in to fry...right now there is a Female Kenyi in the holding tank healing up some wounds from a rowdy spawn attempt in another tank. | |
| | | kiokie Member
Posts : 289
Age : 53 Location : West Melbourne, Fl.
| Subject: Re: Unexpected Spawn Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:40 pm | |
| Anything new? Babies all hatch? | |
| | | Mostlycichlids Cichlid Specialist
Posts : 4566
Age : 44 Location : New Mexico USA Favorite Fish : Jaguar Cichlid
| Subject: Re: Unexpected Spawn Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:07 pm | |
| No they never got fertilized...I did notice yesterday they were dancing around again though. I was their first time so I am sure they will do it again. | |
| | | mahemaheman85 Member
Posts : 280
Age : 39 Location : Washington Favorite Fish : vics
| Subject: Re: Unexpected Spawn Thu Nov 20, 2008 2:32 am | |
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| | | Mostlycichlids Cichlid Specialist
Posts : 4566
Age : 44 Location : New Mexico USA Favorite Fish : Jaguar Cichlid
| Subject: Re: Unexpected Spawn Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:02 am | |
| Thanks, she is sometimes silvery but in this pic (full Breeding) she took on a brown color! | |
| | | pokbg Member
Posts : 79
Age : 48
| Subject: Re: Unexpected Spawn Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:04 am | |
| They're both so beautiful... fingers crossed for beautiful little babies too! | |
| | | Mike D DIY Guy
Posts : 1842
Age : 41 Location : Maine Humor : You can't offend me
| Subject: Re: Unexpected Spawn Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:18 am | |
| Nice looking fish mostly and GL I hope you get some fry! Side note: Why must you tempt me with pictures of your beautiful africans! You know I have a problem with cichlids | |
| | | Mostlycichlids Cichlid Specialist
Posts : 4566
Age : 44 Location : New Mexico USA Favorite Fish : Jaguar Cichlid
| Subject: Re: Unexpected Spawn Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:50 am | |
| Hey you looked...lol lol I love them but they are aggressive little buggers. Hard to keep the right mix happy all the time. | |
| | | Mike D DIY Guy
Posts : 1842
Age : 41 Location : Maine Humor : You can't offend me
| Subject: Re: Unexpected Spawn Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:13 am | |
| I went to a LFS last week and saw 3 tanks filled with these beautiful africans! When I moved my hand infront of the tanks those little buggers followed it where ever it went. I cant tell you what kind they were because they were all labeled mixed african cichlids But I can tell you that they were striped with black and white I think. Do you know if theres a standared african mix the LFS get? | |
| | | Mostlycichlids Cichlid Specialist
Posts : 4566
Age : 44 Location : New Mexico USA Favorite Fish : Jaguar Cichlid
| Subject: Re: Unexpected Spawn Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:32 am | |
| If it is in a tank labeled "mixed" they are likely hybrids of some sort. | |
| | | Mike D DIY Guy
Posts : 1842
Age : 41 Location : Maine Humor : You can't offend me
| Subject: Re: Unexpected Spawn Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:50 am | |
| Hummm thats interesting. I didnt know that africans could easly cross breed. After flipping through my encyclopedia of aquarium and pond fish I found three possible matches. The first was a match Pseudotropheus socolofi or Eduardi I remember because it was blue except for this small yellow dot an the end of its tail. and the striped one coule ether be Melanochromis Auratus or Julidochromis regani. sorry. | |
| | | mahemaheman85 Member
Posts : 280
Age : 39 Location : Washington Favorite Fish : vics
| Subject: Re: Unexpected Spawn Thu Nov 20, 2008 1:57 pm | |
| have you ided her yet, looks to be a female ice blue, and if thats true, why do you have mbuna with peacocks?
And also if the fry are guaranteed hybrids why bother keeping them? | |
| | | Mostlycichlids Cichlid Specialist
Posts : 4566
Age : 44 Location : New Mexico USA Favorite Fish : Jaguar Cichlid
| Subject: Re: Unexpected Spawn Thu Nov 20, 2008 2:48 pm | |
| - mahemaheman85 wrote:
- have you ided her yet, looks to be a female ice blue, and if thats true, why do you have mbuna with peacocks?
And also if the fry are guaranteed hybrids why bother keeping them? Not sure if I quite understand? If you are talking to me the female posted is a Sciaenochromis fryeri (f) the fry would likely be from the pair I posted! I do have success with keeping mbuna with Peacocks although they are only there because the Mbuna tank is too rowdy for them. The mbuna in there are Yellow labs other than that it is a Hap/Peacock tank! Also the OB/BB Peacocks are usually a Mbuna/Peacock mix. The stock has been moved around a lot but I finally have a stock that works out very well! I would never tell someone new to fish keeping to try and keep mbuna and peacocks together. Doing so would be setting them up for possible failure. | |
| | | mahemaheman85 Member
Posts : 280
Age : 39 Location : Washington Favorite Fish : vics
| Subject: Re: Unexpected Spawn Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:03 pm | |
| - Mostlycichlids wrote:
- mahemaheman85 wrote:
- have you ided her yet, looks to be a female ice blue, and if thats true, why do you have mbuna with peacocks?
And also if the fry are guaranteed hybrids why bother keeping them? Not sure if I quite understand? If you are talking to me the female posted is a Sciaenochromis fryeri (f) the fry would likely be from the pair I posted! I do have success with keeping mbuna with Peacocks although they are only there because the Mbuna tank is too rowdy for them. The mbuna in there are Yellow labs other than that it is a Hap/Peacock tank! Also the OB/BB Peacocks are usually a Mbuna/Peacock mix. The stock has been moved around a lot but I finally have a stock that works out very well!
I would never tell someone new to fish keeping to try and keep mbuna and peacocks together. Doing so would be setting them up for possible failure. im the one who didnt quite understand lol, crazy my female ice blue looks pretty close to her even the blue on the bottom fins | |
| | | Mostlycichlids Cichlid Specialist
Posts : 4566
Age : 44 Location : New Mexico USA Favorite Fish : Jaguar Cichlid
| Subject: Re: Unexpected Spawn Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:07 pm | |
| Yeah I agree, I have about eight Female Ice Blues at the moment. | |
| | | mahemaheman85 Member
Posts : 280
Age : 39 Location : Washington Favorite Fish : vics
| Subject: Re: Unexpected Spawn Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:08 pm | |
| well have to start a ice blue thread, my male is a beast, id like to see yours | |
| | | Mostlycichlids Cichlid Specialist
Posts : 4566
Age : 44 Location : New Mexico USA Favorite Fish : Jaguar Cichlid
| Subject: Re: Unexpected Spawn Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:10 pm | |
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