Tank Aquariums Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Hey all I have a colony of Melanochromis Johanni (Ps Johanni) and and am curious about the females. I have a clear dominant and sub-dominante male, and four females (dusky orange). However I have 3 other females whose colouration led me to beleive they were sub-males however they are holding eggs. Their colour is dusty blue/grey/orange combo. (I tries photos but they were crap) Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobaltcraig Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Hey all I have a colony of Melanochromis Johanni (Ps Johanni) and and am curious about the females. I have a clear dominant and sub-dominante male, and four females (dusky orange). However I have 3 other females whose colouration led me to beleive they were sub-males however they are holding eggs. Their colour is dusty blue/grey/orange combo. (I tries photos but they were crap) Any ideas? Hi Paul Do you have the proper Johani or CheckerBoard The males should look alot like Maingarno and the females a orange version Regards Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobbin4 Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 I've had females that have blue in them looking like sub males But if they are holding its sure a female Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbuna Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 have found it common in the Melanochromis genus. It could be the fact that the females are quite aggressive amongst each other. I have had this with M. interruptus and M. auratus in the past. The auratus actually looked better than the dominant male then proceeded to hold eggs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobbin4 Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Did you get fry?How did your females work out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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