P. socolofi

[slayer72]

Anyone had experience with P. socolofi? I love the look of the fish, information on the web is all over the place. Can they cross breed with P. Crabro? I certainly don't want that.

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

Don't have experience with socofoli but yes they will cross breed. Most mbuna will.

 

[erikmoseley]

They're supposed to be somewhat peaceful but I had to give mine away. Go figure it was beating in my other fish. Should be ok but you never know what might breed w what! Keeping groups of same fish helps prevent it from what I've seen but anything can happen!

 

[kay-bee19]

Socolofi's aren't any more predispositioned to hybridize than any other mbuna species. As a monomorphic powder blue species there are few mbuna species that resemble them. Keeping them or the other mbuna's in breeding groups should deter most crossings.

On an 'aggression scale' of 1 to 5 (with 5 being the highest) I'd rate socolofi's as a solid 3.5. They're well equipped to dominate nearly any non-melanochromis or non-metriaclima species (or pseudotropheus species equal to or smaller than them in size), and the one's I had were on they're way to being flashy bullies if my zebra's didn't put them in check.

 

[slayer72]

Socolofi's aren't any more predispositioned to hybridize than any other mbuna species. As a monomorphic powder blue species there are few mbuna species that resemble them. Keeping them or the other mbuna's in breeding groups should deter most crossings.

On an 'aggression scale' of 1 to 5 (with 5 being the highest) I'd rate socolofi's as a solid 3.5. They're well equipped to dominate nearly any non-melanochromis or non-metriaclima species (or pseudotropheus species equal to or smaller than them in size), and the one's I had were on they're way to being flashy bullies if my zebra's didn't put them in check.

Thanks kay- bee. I do have an auratus that is large but, not overly aggressive.