Help with African Cichlid Fry

[itiwhetu]

Somebody here will have the answer, picked up around 20 Electric Yellow Fry . 3 of them are as picture 1 the rest are like picture 2. I assume the ones in picture 1 are a throw back??. Has anybody else seen this.

 

[Colin_T]

Are you sure they are electric yellows?

I'm pretty sure there is a dark blue colour form of the electric yellow cichlid (Labidochromis caeruleus) and it could be that. Or the babies could be hybrids with another species of mbuna cichlid.

As a general rule, if you don't have cichlids in a single species tank, then you don't keep the fry because they could be hybrids.

Your best bet is to grow them up and see what they turn into.

 

[itiwhetu]

Are you sure they are electric yellows?

I'm pretty sure there is a dark blue colour form of the electric yellow cichlid (Labidochromis caeruleus) and it could be that. Or the babies could be hybrids with another species of mbuna cichlid.

As a general rule, if you don't have cichlids in a single species tank, then you don't keep the fry because they could be hybrids.

Your best bet is to grow them up and see what they turn into.

That's what I thought, Kind of interesting

 

[itiwhetu]

So my little guys are growing up. I reckon they are peacock cichlids. The yellow ones are electric yellows x 20 then the others x 4 peacocks ??

 

[Retired Viking]

They are nice looking fish, I gave away almost all my cichlid fry after they grew enough.

 

[itiwhetu]

They are nice looking fish, I gave away almost all my cichlid fry after the grew enough.

Thanks, I'm happy with them most of them will be rehomed eventually

 

[Retired Viking]

I had over 50 so it was a little crowded in my 55 gallon tank.