please sex my two melanochomis Johannii
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no prob. i had 1 of these guys. meanest fish ever! from what i know the females have lighter colored stomachs so yours looks lke a female.
brad2525;1551172; said:
Thank you Brad ...mine isn't mean..only because the ratio of mean in the tank seems to keep everyone in check.. but it is only because of that..too few fish or not enough males or females etc or hiding places yes he would be a devil.
female melanchromis johanni are orange or orangeish yellow with black markings, cant miss a female. They are not blue. The profile page on cichlid-forum has pics of males next to females,for confirmation on this please see this link:
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=760
I agree they are highly aggressive, one of the most aggressive i ever kept. I had one once and it killed 4 fish over night out of the blue. I found it a new home LOL.
Im new and I dont know what this sites rules are for posting links to other sites profile pages ,so if not allowed please PM me, so i can not do it anymore. Thanks.
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=760
I agree they are highly aggressive, one of the most aggressive i ever kept. I had one once and it killed 4 fish over night out of the blue. I found it a new home LOL.
Im new and I dont know what this sites rules are for posting links to other sites profile pages ,so if not allowed please PM me, so i can not do it anymore. Thanks.
The first two pics in this thread are of two different fish . One is a m. johanni and the other is a maingano. The maingano (top pic)has male and females that look identical except the dominant male might be more intense colored compared to others in the tank. The johanni (bottom pic)will have blue males and orange females. Hope this helps. So the johanni in that pic is a male. not sure on the maingano.
It also looks as though you have a auratus in there, the black fish w/yellow on the tail and fins in post number 11 (the one next to the two blue fish in question) . I believe that is a male auratus, unless the camera angle is deceptive with coloring.
I also dont think i saw any elongatus. I have a elongatus, here is a pic of one, the coloring on the dorsal looks similar but body coloring and shape is wrong.
Here is my young elongatus:
It also looks as though you have a auratus in there, the black fish w/yellow on the tail and fins in post number 11 (the one next to the two blue fish in question) . I believe that is a male auratus, unless the camera angle is deceptive with coloring.
I also dont think i saw any elongatus. I have a elongatus, here is a pic of one, the coloring on the dorsal looks similar but body coloring and shape is wrong.
Here is my young elongatus:
cichlidgirl;1586136; said:The first two pics in this thread are of two different fish . One is a m. johanni and the other is a maingano. The maingano (top pic)has male and females that look identical except the dominant male might be more intense colored compared to others in the tank. The johanni (bottom pic)will have blue males and orange females. Hope this helps. So the johanni in that pic is a male. not sure on the maingano.
It also looks as though you have a auratus in there, the black fish w/yellow on the tail and fins in post number 11 (the one next to the two blue fish in question) . I believe that is a male auratus, unless the camera angle is deceptive with coloring.
I also dont think i saw any elongatus. I have a elongatus, here is a pic of one, the coloring on the dorsal looks similar but body coloring and shape is wrong.
Here is my young elongatus:
yes i raise auratus ..so you may see some young ones in the pic.. he looks alot like your elongatus ..all your fish are beauties!!
