Auratus & Metriaclima Patricki 'jalo Reef' Fry Journal

[eggo]

Tank been set up for a few month now, just watching my fish and noticed the distinct sign of my female auratus holding (jaw looks pretruded at the bottom) so I sat watching her for a while and sure enough she is holding, I can actually see the eggs in her mouth, she is hiding in a quiet area of the tank with her mouth opening and shutting constantly,

i have bought a tropicaquarium 68 15 gallon tank to transfer my auratus so she can spit her fry naturally has this is my first holding female

the auratus fry are now 2 weeks old sinse being spit by the mother

yesterday i noticed my Metriaclima Patricki 'Jalo Reef' was holding with fry in her mouth

Well i have stripped the female and got 13 little baby's into my WC bucket

caught a good pic of one of the fry with my p&s camera

the new fry are in the holding net in my fry tank to grow on for a couple of week's before being released with my auratus fry has they would be eaten.

 

[Malawi MaD]

Looking good mate, always like the auratus fry, great colours on them from an early age.

 

[eggo]

Thanks

 

[rifty]

you sure on the chiwindi id? does not look the same as my female?

 

[eggo]

carl at midland malawi's gave me the ID

 

[rifty]

ok mine are blue like the males sorry about the angle but

this is one of mine

 

[tkdjr1186]

amazing that those Auratus color up so quickly at two weeks. My yellow labs didn't show color until about 2 1/2 months

 

[eggo]

amazing that those Auratus color up so quickly at two weeks. My yellow labs didn't show color until about 2 1/2 months

has soon has the mother spit them from her buccal cavity you could make out the lines and colour, but over 2 weeks they have coloured up nicely and are very active in the tank, also a few Metriaclima Patricki 'Jalo Reef' fry have escaped from there holding net and are happily swimming around with the auratus fry

 

[eggo]

ok mine are blue like the males sorry about the angle but

this is one of mine

hi rifty when i saw your pic i contacted the guy who i bought the fish from and sent him the pics of my holding female, carl's ID was wrong they are Metriaclima Patricki 'Jalo Reef' thanks for the comment and pointing out it was not a Cynotilapia Afra 'Chiwindi'

this is the list of fish a bought of a guy in leeds who closed down his tanks


Pseudotropheus Acei 2m
Labidochromis Caeruleus 2m3f
Pseudotropheus Flavus 2m1f (and a few juveniles)
Cynotilapia Afra 'Chiwindi' 3m2f
Metriaclima Patricki 'Jalo Reef' 2m3f
Melanochromis Paralellus 1m
Otopharynx Lithobates 'Zimbabwe Rock' 1f

 

[rifty]

no worries fella i love chiwindi one of my favs not many about to boot in the uk either! the Metriaclima Patricki looks more like the right fish! nice one
this is one of my males

 

[eggo]

This is one of my males

 

[eggo]

And this is one of my Pseudotropheus Flavus

 

[eggo]

I have a Labidochromis Caeruleus (yellow lab) holding

 

[eggo]

I have a Cynotilapia Afra 'Chiwindi' Holding

 

[eggo]

well i stripped the tank to catch my 2 holding females a Labidochromis Caeruleus and a Cynotilapia Afra 'Chiwindi' to move into my fry tank and on closer inspection both my Cynotilapia Afra 'Chiwindi' are holding one has fry so i stripped her and got 21 baby Cynotilapia Afra 'Chiwindi' and moved the other 2 holding females into the fry tank,

also i have bought a grow on tank a fluval roma 90 and moved all the fry from my fry tank into there new home took me well over a hour has they are very fast to catch them