Labidochromis Hongi

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


"3492" wrote in message
news
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)

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

"RedForeman ©®" schreef in bericht
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not sure, but more than likely, the color change and closeness could be a
reaction to the fighting....


"3492" wrote in message
news
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)

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
news
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)

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
news 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)

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
news 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)

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

"

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
news 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)

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