Aquarium1
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I picked up my first cichlids today. 1 Yellow Lab and 1 Red Zebra (which likes to chase his reflection lol)
What do ya think?
What do ya think?
They're awesome! So happy for you! Finally got fish!
They do like to eat.. wait till you have several in there... All of mine come swimming up to the front of the tank when i walk close, like theyre expecting food or something. It is so hard not to feed them 10 times a day lolThanks. Can't wait to get some more. I'll try to get some vids up later. They love eating btw.
Egg spots arent a sure thing. Have seen lots of females with them. The only sure way is to vent them. DizzCat has a link that shows how to do this. Maybe PM her and she can send it to you. You will have to catch them and check out by their pooper...LOL
Not true either. My two grown females have at the least 8 egg spots on their tails! With Red Zebras, most of the time you can tell by shinning a flash light on them. If they have a blue sheen to their fins and body, its most likely a male. Females may have a tiny bit of blue in the fins, but males have it in the body and dorsal fin. Once they are adults you can see the blue all over the male without a flashlight.However I read that with the zebras, the females have 0-3 eggspots and males have 4-7 and he has 4..
Turns out my yellow lab is a female (I'm pretty sure, there's no egg spots