The Hybrid Is Growing

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Well it's been about a month (38 days to be exact) since I posted about a single fry that survived. I was pretty sure it was a hybrid then, and since the little guy (or girl) has doubled in size, I'm almost positive he's a l.caeruleus x m.callainos, he's a cute little thing so I took a couple of pics. Sorry they're kind of blurry, but I've yet to upgrade my crappy 4.0 camera, so you'll just have to live with it. I also took some pics of the other fish while I was at it. So here goes:

The fry

Female p.crabro, she hides as soon as she sees me with the camera, what a pain.

P.acei, they don't hide, but they won't hold still for pictures, so I only have one.

m.callainos, definately the most photogenic of the bunch, the first pic is a little overexposed, but I caught him mid-yawn, and it shows off how big their mouths are.

l.caeruleus, the first two pics are of a holding female, she should spit any day, she's my most prolific female and is the mother of the hybrid, so I'll be interested to see if any survive to see if the m.callainos seduced her again. The third pic is of the male, who just can't seem to get lucky.

Hope you all enjoyed.

 

[chishnfips]

Nice little fish, it'' be interestin to see how he turns out when its bigger

 

[kribensis12]

Nice little fish, it'' be interestin to see how he turns out when its bigger

Yes it would be!!!!!!!!

 

[dthoffsett]

Just thought I'd give you guys an update on my little hybrid. Well, he was venturing out more often and the adults seemed to be ignoring him. That is until I came home yesterday and sawthem fighting over what was left of him. Apparently he zigged where he should have zagged and they got him. I'm kind of bummed since I was starting to get attached to him and I was looking forward to seeing his adult coloration. Oh well.

On a positive note the same female l.caeruleus spit another batch a week or so ago and I caught site of one of her surviving fry hanging around the same area as the other hybrid. Yup, it's another hybrid, aparently the female decided she will only breed with the alpha m.callainos. This fry is more blue than the other one. If the little guy makes it over the 1-inch mark, I may pull all the rocks out of the tank to catch him and move him to my community tank to grow out a bit. I've been thinking of getting some different rock anyways.

Sounds like a soap opera episode. The Life and Times of an Mbuna Community.

 

[paul_219]

Very nice fish wonderful.

 

[caboose_122]

its to bad they killed the little guy, hopfully you will have better luck with the new little guy, nice looking fish all together, i can see a few pics that deserve a shot at CF photo contest,

 

[kribensis12]

Just thought I'd give you guys an update on my little hybrid. Well, he was venturing out more often and the adults seemed to be ignoring him. That is until I came home yesterday and sawthem fighting over what was left of him. Apparently he zigged where he should have zagged and they got him. I'm kind of bummed since I was starting to get attached to him and I was looking forward to seeing his adult coloration. Oh well.

On a positive note the same female l.caeruleus spit another batch a week or so ago and I caught site of one of her surviving fry hanging around the same area as the other hybrid. Yup, it's another hybrid, aparently the female decided she will only breed with the alpha m.callainos. This fry is more blue than the other one. If the little guy makes it over the 1-inch mark, I may pull all the rocks out of the tank to catch him and move him to my community tank to grow out a bit. I've been thinking of getting some different rock anyways.

Sounds like a soap opera episode. The Life and Times of an Mbuna Community.

lol, The Life and Times of a Mbuna Community, i like that one!!!!!!! Sorry about the little guy!!!!!! Hope the next batch makes it!