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After my
aftermath last year of losing all but 6 malawi's, i have now a
breeding pair of P. elongatus "yellow tail", 4 P. socolofi, 4 P.
socolofi "albino" and 4 L. caeruleus. The only fish to have spawned
so far are the P. elongatus yellow tails. Below are pics of the male
and female and their 1 fry
The
photo above shows the female after spawning
The photo above shows the male just
prior to spawning showing his full breeding colors..
Below is a pic of
him after spawning was completed and he had returned to his dull
coloration - he does revert to nearly all the darkest blue with just
a glimpse of the yellow
Below is pics of
the only surviving fry 1 month after release, in the second pic
there is just a brief glimpse of the yellow tail
The fry is
already showing slight coloration, unfortunately i haven’t seen the
fry for about 2 weeks now, it was getting to the stage where it was
leaving the saftey of the rocks to explore the surrounding areas and
i believe has fallen prey to my eldest P. socolofi female My adult
P. elongatus yellow tail is now carrying her second lot of fry and 2
have been rejected to early, they still have their yolk sacks
attached to them and I have them separated in an aerated breeding
compartment, its too early to tell if they will survive but will
keep you updated on their progress
Photos and text by Adele
Rotherham, UK
New
This photo of a male Pseudotropheus elongatus was submitted by
Boyan Kalinov
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