5 o'clock shadow

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jessiejames

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i have a quick ? my electric yellow cichlid's face is black almost like he has a 5 o'clock shadow goin on, so i was just wondering why he's like this? he's been like that since a few days after we got him about 4-5 months ago. thanks for the help.

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Ok so most yellow labs (well even F1's) will get black sometimes, ie it looks like they have a dirty mouth (black), but not nearly close to the amount that guy has... That said I honestly and sorry to say that that fish is a hybrid (there are a bunch more signs than just the face)...

That is I am assuming that you are saying that the fish is an Labidochromis caeruleus.

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=713
 
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