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Post by fishfinatic on Jun 14, 2017 4:04:45 GMT -5
How many males in this group and do they all colour up ? Is there a lot of aggression ? There's 5 confirmed males, 1 female, and 4 unsexed juvies. All the males are all coloured up, and the 2 dominant males more so than the others. So far no aggression, but once they get around the 3" mark, and get into breeding mode that may change. With Mbunas, the more rocks you have the more territorial the fish will become. To counteract that I mainly have my rocks towards the back wall of my tank, with the middle of the tank completely open (aside from 3 caves). Keeping all of the fish well fed helps with lowering the aggression levels as well
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Post by fishfinatic on Jun 14, 2017 19:58:04 GMT -5
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Post by fishfinatic on Jun 14, 2017 22:23:23 GMT -5
Turns out I have 2 breeding pairs of Chindongo.saulosi in my tank lol! Both females holding, with female on top holding a larger batch of eggs Pair #1 - male and female in the 2 top pictures Pair #2 - male and female in the 2 bottom pictures
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Post by fishfinatic on Jun 14, 2017 22:27:37 GMT -5
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Post by fishfinatic on Jun 22, 2017 8:03:13 GMT -5
Update on some of my mbuna: 2 more weeks before I move my Chindongo.saulosi females in their releasing/nursery tank. Here's hoping the 2 females drop me a decent number of fry Short video of my 2 hold females http://instagr.am/p/BVlQG21DzAn Update on my dominant F1 Pseudotropheus.elongatus Chailosi Chitande male. The Chailosi group has settled in, and their colours are beginning to show. Can't wait to see this male is breeding mode, and see that blue colouration really intensify 👌
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Post by fishfinatic on Jun 24, 2017 7:36:05 GMT -5
Some more updates. Might have to move my Chindongo.saulosi females into their nursery tank sooner than I expected. Short video of my Chindongo.saulosi females. If you look carefully you can see the Chindongo.saulosi fry inside the mouths of both females. http://instagram.com/p/BVsWw7wDYJu One of my smaller F1 Pseudotropheus.elongatus Linganjala males coloured up. My F1 Pseudotropheus.elongatus Chailosi Chitande male. Getting more colourful with each passing day 👌 Quick screen shot from a video I was trying to record of my Chailosi Chitande male grazing on algae. Really like how the lighting reflected off this guy, and gave him a pastel colour tone. Originally thought this F1 specimen was a subdominant male, but it turns out to be really colourful Pseudotropheus.elongatus Chailosi Chitande female. Definitely will try to pair off this female to my male.
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Post by fishfinatic on Jun 24, 2017 11:56:53 GMT -5
Subdominant Chindongo.saulosi male Dominant F1 Pseudotropheus.elongatus Linganjala male
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Post by lesfromlakeshore on Jun 24, 2017 14:29:00 GMT -5
Huge difference in dominant and subdominant males. Great shots.
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Post by fishfinatic on Jun 24, 2017 15:55:46 GMT -5
Huge difference in dominant and subdominant males. Great shots. Sure is! Absolutely love when my Mbunas get all fired up! 👌 Thanks! 😊
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Post by jeffyguy on Jun 25, 2017 6:05:57 GMT -5
Awesome thread and beautiful pics.
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My Mbunas
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Post by fishfinatic on Jun 25, 2017 9:42:39 GMT -5
Awesome thread and beautiful pics. Thank you! 😊👍
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