cichlid babes identifcation?

[Dee]

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

[Gill Passman]

Dee wrote:
> 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

[Ian]

id say fish f

which looks like either

melenchromis joanjohnsae
or
Labidochromis textilis

out of the 2 id go for the textilis


"Gill Passman" > wrote in message
.. .
> Dee wrote:
>> 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

[Gill Passman]

Ian wrote:
> id say fish f
>
> which looks like either
>
> melenchromis joanjohnsae
> or
> Labidochromis textilis
>
> out of the 2 id go for the textilis
>
>
> "Gill Passman" > wrote in message
> .. .
>
>>Dee wrote:
>>
>>>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
>
>
>
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

[Dee]

"Gill Passman" > wrote in message
.. .
> Ian wrote:
>> id say fish f
>>
>> which looks like either
>>
>> melenchromis joanjohnsae
>> or
>> Labidochromis textilis
>>
>> out of the 2 id go for the textilis
>>
>>
>> "Gill Passman" > wrote in message
>> .. .
>>
>>>Dee wrote:
>>>
>>>>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
>>
>>
>>
> 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?

[Gill Passman]

Dee wrote:
> "Gill Passman" > wrote in message
> .. .
>
>>Ian wrote:
>>
>>>id say fish f
>>>
>>>which looks like either
>>>
>>>melenchromis joanjohnsae
>>>or
>>>Labidochromis textilis
>>>
>>>out of the 2 id go for the textilis
>>>
>>>
>>>"Gill Passman" > wrote in message
.. .
>>>
>>>
>>>>Dee wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>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