lukeS Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 These fish are indeed Pseudotropheus sp. "elongatus ornatus" with the male being blue and the female being yellow. They sold out quite a while ago and the tank was subsequently filled with Metriaclima lombardoi. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop Eye Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Thanks!!!!!!!!!! I hope that solves the mystery!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted December 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 So, both sexes start off blue, but only the male P. elongatus "ornatus" retain the blue? Sounds a bit backward for mbuna to me, but really I'm still pretty new to this type of cichlid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 So you are saying the jason's light blue fish is a Pseudotropheus sp. "elongatus ornatus"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeS Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 The cichlids that PopEye purchased from BA's are Ps. "Elongatus Ornatus". The cichilds that Jason has could also be the same, but not fully mature. You can find pictures of both genders in in Ad Konings "Malawi Cichlids in their natural habitat" 3rd Edition. In the picture the female is not bright yellow like saulosi or johanni, but more of a drab colour as described above, with a black line running along the dorsal fin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted December 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 These are the fish Gina bought from BA's! As they age, the blue one is staying blue, and maybe getting a bit lighter/pearly. The drab one is getting more yellow. 'She' has gone from being almost as blue as the other, to this color, and getting more yellow in 'her' finnage. BTW, they're in a tank w. Ps. elongatus "Chewere" - should I be careful about hybridization? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop Eye Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 yeah I think you have to worry for sure Gina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeS Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 They are both in the "elongatus" complex so you will probably have to watch for hybridization. If you must keep them together, then you should make sure that you have males and females of both species, but there is still no guarantee that hybridization will not occur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted December 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 They are both in the "elongatus" complex so you will probably have to watch for hybridization. If you must keep them together, then you should make sure that you have males and females of both species, but there is still no guarantee that hybridization will not occur. yeah I think you have to worry for sure Well, I'm not totally sure what to do. I just scooped Summit600's P. lambardoi (yes, now I do have some!!), and am trying to figure out what to do. I'm going to start a new thread regarding how to stock my tanks. Thanks a bunch, everyone for helping me figure out what these fish are!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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