1-800-WHO'S THE DADDY?

[fsc46]

Why are we talking about your female when you have a frontosa?!!! What kind is it?

On a side note which one of you males chases her and the other males?

My male Borleyi chases a female around from 1-3 days and then I will see her following him for a day or so. When she decides (bullied) to do this they usually spawn. Unless of course it's to soon after the last spawn. In that case she follows and nothing happens then it starts all over again until he gives up and goes onto the next female.

What does all this mean? Watch them and you will soon know who the daddy is.

 

[fish head )'>]

Why are we talking about your female when you have a frontosa?!!! What kind is it?

On a side note which one of you males chases her and the other males?

My male Borleyi chases a female around from 1-3 days and then I will see her following him for a day or so. When she decides (bullied) to do this they usually spawn. Unless of course it's to soon after the last spawn. In that case she follows and nothing happens then it starts all over again until he gives up and goes onto the next female.

What does all this mean? Watch them and you will soon know who the daddy is.

you have FRONTOSA on the brain. cool fish, can't wait until his crainium pops!
BTW EVERYONE chases her.....she's so easy.

 

[cichlidfinder]

I must reiterate: I know just enough just to be dangerous. I do not know what she is.

So, any of these African cihclids, could be the dead-beat-dad?

Not only that but I see a couple that could be a shy mom that was holding and you didn't even know.

 

[mssassysan2000]

I'ts some sort of peacock i've saw them at lfs not sure but will cheak in to it.

 

[Socalladylish]

How big does a fish need to be to breed?

 

[lalo]

IM NOT FAMILIAR WITH MALAWIS SO I CANT HELP.BUT I WANTED TO GIVE U PROPS FOR THE BEAUTIFUL PICS.WHAT DID U TAKE THEM WITH AND HOW????

 

[runwithit]

this looks like a female o. lithobates to me... heres a link

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=2294

 

[straitjacketstar]

With random fish there are plenty of possibilities.
3 spots are evident on young C. borleyi, both redfin and yellowfin varieties. The problem with the C. borleyi assumption is that the fish is not deep-bodied enough to fit the C. borleyi body profile. The mouth and jaw are also just a bit longer than would be expected in borleyi. And though spots can be quite obvious on young fish, by breeding age they are almost non-existant, not nearly as large and when they do show they're more like very faint dots.
O. lithobates might be a better guess though there's an even chance that it's not even 100% lithobates.
O. lithobates hybrids are quite common.

As to who the daddy is? The S. fryeri would be my first assumption but you'd probably narrow it down a lot better just by staring at the tank for an hour or two each day. Notible territorial behavior from a certain fish.
I'd suspect Haplochromines primarily over mbuna but wouldn't completely discount mbuna.

 

[fish head )'>]

Super G is the man! He figured it out.
female haplochromis mlotto yellow princess. Not only did he guess that, but I found a breeder of this fish online that is local to the LFS in which I bought this fish. (Probably where they got it) Still am unclear on the male counter-part of this babies. Any suggestions on what kind of cichlid may be able to breed with her?
The first picture is mine, the second I found online doing a search.

 

[straitjacketstar]

"Haplochromis mloto" and "yellow princess" are common names for two different fish.
"H. mloto" would correspond to a Copadichromis species. Copadichromis trewavasae is commonly referred to as a "mloto" and then there is the actual species, Copadichromis mloto, but true C. mloto do not have spots.
"Yellow princess" corresponds to Otopharynx tetraspilus. O. tetraspilus has often been called "Copadichomis" tetraspilus but is not a Copadichromis.