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(mjm0107) wrote:

Thanks, this is the only real posibility i've heard of so far, but
can't get any confimation on it yet. thanks for the link

Cichlids can't store sperm - fertilisation is external.

Parthenogenesis? This is a serious suggestion - you have a deeply
hybridised fish, as I understand it Parthenogenesis can result from a
single mutated gene.

Roger Sleet
Roger's Aquatic Pages http://www.sleet.plus.com