HOSStile Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 (edited) I aquired the mother from a former member who aquired the fish a week earlier. He gave it to me free, I think he wanted it gone. Anyway I have her in the 90 gal. office tank and here is her picture. So one day I notice this white baby in the tank. The mom must of bred with my normal colored male. It seems that this was the only one that wasn't eaten, because I have no way of getting carrying mothers out of the tank without tearing it down. I have a wonderful collection of different juveys in the tank so they must have a good hiding place in there. Anyway here is a picture of the baby, I shouldn't call it baby because it is an inch and a half. I would like everyone's thought on this fish. Oh and I have not altered the original picture other than cropping. Baby Top Picture Mom Below Edited March 1, 2006 by HOSStile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunl Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Looks like a "pink" M. estherae. Not uncommon. I had a male that was when fired up went almost white, with an intense blue to his finnage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOSStile Posted March 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Thanks, I hadn't seen one before and I was thinking that if she mated with a full orange male I would get faded orange kids, but the baby is whiter than the mother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevchewy Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 (edited) http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1729 I would agree with Darcy... If you go through the pictures on the profile above you'll notice a male that is almost white. How bis is the littly guy? The color could be due to not getting a balance diet as the baby was probably eating anything just to stay alive... nev Edited March 1, 2006 by nevchewy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOSStile Posted March 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1729I would agree with Darcy... If you go through the pictures on the profile above you'll notice a male that is almost white. How bis is the littly guy? The color could be due to not getting a balance diet as the baby was probably eating anything just to stay alive... nev He is between 1.5 and 2 inches. He always got lots to eat because the little guys would sit under this rock and I would let NLS growth drift under the rock. It's funny the articles refer to males being a light color, not females. I do agree with Dunl, as I said I never saw a white female. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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