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Hi all,

Bought this guy from a mix tank of malawis. Any idea what it is?

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Sorry for the poor quality, couldnt be bothered to get the camera out so used my fone :)

Cheers

DG
 
Hey DG,

Looks like a female Pseudotropheus crabro, commonly refered to as the bumble bee cichlid.

Mogo
 
Hi Mogo, i hope thats what it is. I've been looking around and have a feeling it might be a Neolamprologus sexfasciatus. I'll check out the crabro on the net...
 
I think your right mogo. The bluish tint threw me. But quite a few of the net pics look the same.

cheers

DG
 
Hi DG,

Its definatley a Ps Crabro. I have these as well. The males go very dark when older.

Cheers

Gaza
 
Definitely P. crabo...............to many stripes to be N. sexfasciatus.

CM
 
Cool. I was getting worried because i did see a bluish tint on the top fin. But if it did turn out a tang, then he'd (or she'd) be straight off to the fish shop.

Cheers guys

Hey CM, if you could have a quick look at this thread i have please.

Thanks

DG
 
Some interesting info i found on this Crabro:

"One thing the aquarist will notice with these fish is that they change color rapidly! Interestingly, males can change color to look almost exactly like the females and, in fact, females can quickly change color to a murky black. Why would did this fish adopt this color changing ability?

I found my answer in Ad Koning's book "Malawian Cichlids in the Natural Environment". Psedotropheus crabro inhabits caves in the lake that are also home to a very large catfish with which it shares a pseduo-symbiotic relationship. While in the gold and black barred configuration, this large catfish tolerates Psedotropheus crabro which picks parasites from the skin of the catfish.

Interestingly, the catfish are also cave spawners, exuding thousands of eggs which make a tasty snack for Psedotropheus crabro. When the catfish spawns, both male and female quickly change to a murky black color to steal the eggs. They then quickly change back to the "safe" barred configuration, somewhat like a cat burgler putting on black before entering a home! "

Malawi are so amazing!
 

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