crabros Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 Here is Ad's reply, Hi Brett, the Cyn. sp. "lion" has bluish and yellowish males and it is possible that a bluish males may become more yellow with age/aggression/hormones/whatever. So, I think it is quite normal that your females throws blue males even though your current male is yellow. Would like to know if any of the young males become more yellow over time. Enjoy your Cynos, Ad There you have it. HTH Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksta Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 so do we have sp. "Lion" or afra "Lions Cove"? or are they the same thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViS Posted May 2, 2005 Author Share Posted May 2, 2005 That's strange that he referred to them as "lion". There are strains of "lion" on the othe side of the lake to Lions Cove Either way, it sounds like the fish in my pictures are the same fish (they certainly look the same apart from the missing yellow colour). It would be interesting to see if the blue males throw yellow offspring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabros Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 Hi All, If you guys were paying attention ages ago I told you all that Cynotilapia afra Lions Cove is now called Cynotilapia sp." lion" from Lions Cove. HTH Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksta Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 Brett you should know by now I don't pay attention Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViS Posted May 2, 2005 Author Share Posted May 2, 2005 That's all very well, but what I meant was that Ad referred to the Lions Cove as Cyn. sp. "lion" Why didn't he refer to it as Cyn. sp. "lion" Lions Cove? The way he worded it, it looked like the Lions Cove was the only species that came under the name "lion". There are several "lion" variants, some in Tanzania. Probably an oversight on his part, but that's the way it reads in his reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcichlid Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 I have a few fry's not sure if they come from the blue or yellow male. With time I'll let you know what colour they turn out to be. At this stage all my fry's have the tendency to look blue. I am not sure if that matters now? Cheers Ziggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViS Posted May 2, 2005 Author Share Posted May 2, 2005 Ziggy, as far as I can tell, the males don't develop the yellow until they begin to mature, so all fry should look blue. Someone that keeps an adult colony should confirm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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