Re: Labidochromis Hongi

[RedForeman ©®]

not sure, but more than likely, the color change and closeness could be a
reaction to the fighting....


"3492" > wrote in message
...
> Isn't there anyone who knows anything about the females behaviour and
colour
> when they(2 f)fight.Mine seem to get sort of the colouyr of the male
> (slightly paler)
> patrick(belgium)
>
>

[3492]

It doesn't necesaraly (sorry if written wrong)that they are males
patrick

"RedForeman ©®" > schreef in bericht
...
> not sure, but more than likely, the color change and closeness could be a
> reaction to the fighting....
>
>
> "3492" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Isn't there anyone who knows anything about the females behaviour and
> colour
> > when they(2 f)fight.Mine seem to get sort of the colouyr of the male
> > (slightly paler)
> > patrick(belgium)
> >
> >
>
>

[RedForeman ©®]

If it helps any, most labidochromis behave just like any other
labidochromis...

You mean, you aren't sure if they are females or males? how old/young are
they?



"3492" > wrote in message
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> It doesn't necesaraly (sorry if written wrong)that they are males
> patrick
>
> "RedForeman ©®" > schreef in bericht
> ...
> > not sure, but more than likely, the color change and closeness could be
a
> > reaction to the fighting....
> >
> >
> > "3492" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Isn't there anyone who knows anything about the females behaviour and
> > colour
> > > when they(2 f)fight.Mine seem to get sort of the colouyr of the male
> > > (slightly paler)
> > > patrick(belgium)
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Rich Conley]

Not totally true Red, my Lab. Caeruleus are no where near as aggressive as lab
kimpumba or lab hongi.

"RedForeman ©®" wrote:

> If it helps any, most labidochromis behave just like any other
> labidochromis...
>
> You mean, you aren't sure if they are females or males? how old/young are
> they?
>
> "3492" > wrote in message
> ...
> > It doesn't necesaraly (sorry if written wrong)that they are males
> > patrick
> >
> > "RedForeman ©®" > schreef in bericht
> > ...
> > > not sure, but more than likely, the color change and closeness could be
> a
> > > reaction to the fighting....
> > >
> > >
> > > "3492" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > Isn't there anyone who knows anything about the females behaviour and
> > > colour
> > > > when they(2 f)fight.Mine seem to get sort of the colouyr of the male
> > > > (slightly paler)
> > > > patrick(belgium)
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >

[RedForeman ©®]

You're right, I guess I really shouldn't generalize, but I think the yellows
are so inbred the aggressiveness has lost it's edge... My blue lab and a
friends red top kimpumba are identical, in that they are both nice and only
aggressive towards similar sized competitors...

yet again, I should have put YMMV on the end....


"Rich Conley" > wrote in message
.. .
> Not totally true Red, my Lab. Caeruleus are no where near as aggressive as
lab
> kimpumba or lab hongi.
>
> "RedForeman ©®" wrote:
>
> > If it helps any, most labidochromis behave just like any other
> > labidochromis...
> >
> > You mean, you aren't sure if they are females or males? how old/young
are
> > they?
> >
> > "3492" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > It doesn't necesaraly (sorry if written wrong)that they are males
> > > patrick
> > >
> > > "RedForeman ©®" > schreef in bericht
> > > ...
> > > > not sure, but more than likely, the color change and closeness could
be
> > a
> > > > reaction to the fighting....
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "3492" > wrote in message
> > > > ...
> > > > > Isn't there anyone who knows anything about the females behaviour
and
> > > > colour
> > > > > when they(2 f)fight.Mine seem to get sort of the colouyr of the
male
> > > > > (slightly paler)
> > > > > patrick(belgium)
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
>

[RedForeman ©®]

yes that color changing is normal, it's like putting on your fighting
face....

"3492" > wrote in message
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>
>
> > They are a few months old.Let me try to explain again what i mean.When
the
> 2
> > appointed f.fight with each other their normally dark colour changes
into
> > something that is similar to the colour of the male and i just wan't to
> know
> > if this is normal that colourchanging
> > patrick
>
> "> > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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> >
> >
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>

[The Madd Hatter]

I've got perlmutts that are definitely more aggressive then the yellows I've
had... They aren't lethal though, mainly just posturers
"RedForeman ©®" > wrote in message
...
> You're right, I guess I really shouldn't generalize, but I think the
yellows
> are so inbred the aggressiveness has lost it's edge... My blue lab and a
> friends red top kimpumba are identical, in that they are both nice and
only
> aggressive towards similar sized competitors...
>
> yet again, I should have put YMMV on the end....
>
>
> "Rich Conley" > wrote in message
> .. .
> > Not totally true Red, my Lab. Caeruleus are no where near as aggressive
as
> lab
> > kimpumba or lab hongi.
> >
> > "RedForeman ©®" wrote:
> >
> > > If it helps any, most labidochromis behave just like any other
> > > labidochromis...
> > >
> > > You mean, you aren't sure if they are females or males? how old/young
> are
> > > they?
> > >
> > > "3492" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > It doesn't necesaraly (sorry if written wrong)that they are males
> > > > patrick
> > > >
> > > > "RedForeman ©®" > schreef in bericht
> > > > ...
> > > > > not sure, but more than likely, the color change and closeness
could
> be
> > > a
> > > > > reaction to the fighting....
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "3492" > wrote in message
> > > > > ...
> > > > > > Isn't there anyone who knows anything about the females
behaviour
> and
> > > > > colour
> > > > > > when they(2 f)fight.Mine seem to get sort of the colouyr of the
> male
> > > > > > (slightly paler)
> > > > > > patrick(belgium)
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
>
>

[The Madd Hatter]

Couldn't stay away Amateur!!! Good to have you back!

"Amateur" > wrote in message
m...
>
> "Rich Conley" > wrote in message
> .. .
> > Not totally true Red, my Lab. Caeruleus are no where near as aggressive
as lab
> > kimpumba or lab hongi.
> >
> > "RedForeman ©®" wrote:
> >
> > > If it helps any, most labidochromis behave just like any other
> > > labidochromis...
> > >
> > > You mean, you aren't sure if they are females or males? how old/young
are
> > > they?
> > >
>
>
> You'll find that Labidochromis sp "Mbamba" and Labidochromis hongi
species
> are more aggressive than many other Labids. In the wild, they're algae
grazers
> and tend to defend territories. While many other Labids are insectivorous
and
> don't defend territories. I don't think the inbreeding of the L. caeruleus
has
> affected it's aggressiveness. You'll find that many algae grazing species
that
> defend small territories in the wild are the ones that are typically more
> aggressive in our tanks.
> Amateur
> www.amateurcichlids.com
>
>