herefishiefishie Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 I know a couple of the species are not available in NZ. But people can still have a guess, or look up fish for something to do... I had a run 2 months ago where I had 4 mbuna species holding all at once. I have got the 4 species together in one 4 foot tank, more for convenience, well lack of room. The question I ask the members is.... what do you think has grown the quickest out of these guys? Pseudotropheus acei ngara Electric Yellows Pseudotropheus demasoni Labidochromis sp mbamba One species is miles in front. I will add photos at the end. or even place in an order.. Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 Demasoni?? I have Demasoni fry that my female spat a few days ago, and they are growing rapidly.. She spat 12 for her first time, over the moon! They were a reasonable size to, I am so surprised she could carry them all! I have since put her back with the colony, the next morning I turn the lights on the tank and hello, another Demasoni holding (only a smaller female) :lol: :lol: One species I do find streets ahead with growth... is the Johanni, mine rocket with size.. Mekhaela Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted January 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 Ooopppps forgot I posted this up here :lol: The Demasoni are miles in front which is a suprise seeing as they are the smallest of the mbuna. Then when I thought about that, maybe in the wild they need to reach maturity quickly because of their small size. The mbambas are 2nd, Acei & yellows seem to be the same. These have the highest difference in size. Some being close to the mbambas, the others, really tiny. Acei's are the biggest of the lot when fully grown. In the pic is a demasoni, yellow & mbamba. You may be able to make out a white calvus baby, looks like a smudge though lol. Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi_man Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 i have quite a size difference between some of my kenyi fry, i have about 30 kenyi, 30 auratus, 30 yellows and 30 OB zebs. Most of the fish are around the same size but them there is a couple of really big kenyi?! could they be releasing hormones to stop the others from growing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 Neat pic, amazing how fast those Demasoni grow.. oh I can see the face of the smudge! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted January 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Thats what got me, its like a huge difference. They were all stripped at the same time, except for one mouthfull of yellows.... week earlier. Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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