possible breeding auratus??

[Mouth-Brooder-Fanatic]

its got great patterning for a livingstonii, they can be kinda big-blotched? i love his style! ha x
whats ur fave fish?

[ronnieroach]

thanks, i dig him too

its hard to pick a favorite.. i wanna say my venestus RIGHT NOW because hes the first ive had of them w/ a good amount of blue.. however, i think it'll be my flame back once his color comes in !!!!!!

& my assumed to be dragon blood is absolutely gorgeous!! & quite nice to watch too so hes in the running also

i kinda just love them all.. except for my ugly auratus LOL

[Mouth-Brooder-Fanatic]

dont diss the auratus maaan. i got given a free VERY HEAVILY PREGGO one today by my lfs cos im such a regular X)
is it a colouring male then? ha
dragon bloods are epic!!! how many in there in total? x

[Mcass]

I found your thread regarding identification of your Livingstonii and thought I would share a couple pics of mine. He just really started to dawn his blue a couple of weeks ago.

[ronnieroach]

mcass he is gorgeous!! i actually rehomed my male living & my male auratas.. i'm trying to achieve my 3-1 female-male ratio

isnt that how the livingstonii look when they are trying to breed? or is that just their maturity coloring? i thoughtttt breeding

i think i'm just gonna grab a few more mbuna females to achieve my propper ratio, UNLESS i can find a colorful female peacock/hap that i can get...?

CT pet stores stiiink in my area so its either $40 shipping from a website or driving almost to the next state

[Mouth-Brooder-Fanatic]

oouch. will u order them anyway?
but thats an amazing livingstonii! x

[ronnieroach]

Originally Posted by Mouth-Brooder-Fanatic

oouch. will u order them anyway?
but thats an amazing livingstonii! x

yeah mouthy, i'll probably end up ordering my next 4 from livefishdirect.com if i cant find what i want within the next week or 2.. i'm quite impaitent lol

the $40 overnight shipping fee is tre' whack but its worth it for the quality fish they have

[Mouth-Brooder-Fanatic]

why not go on a roadtrip for that money in petrol, then u personally pic the fish

[ronnieroach]

true but i have an 05 grand cherokee that gets 17 miles to the gallon on its BEST day lol if i can find a sick shop in NY or RI i'll def go for the ride but i gotta be sure they got options for me lol

[Mouth-Brooder-Fanatic]

yes! why not call first then? for the stock?
oooor ask a local lfs to order in a fish for you? x

[ronnieroach]

mouthy you under estimate your protege' hahaha

but i do call w/ the stores further out and they normally dont have anything i would be looking for or i just go cuz my boys are goin.. with the requesting fish, i have from my petland and they havent come through.. the only other i could really request from is the one where the owner doesnt care and i'd rather not even ask him lol

i think i posted somewhere else that my petland lady diiiiid say again that she was gonna try to find me some pretty peacocks or mbuna females on wednesday but who knows lol

[Mouth-Brooder-Fanatic]

my protege? lol!
yeah. i go to my lfs every week (mostly to feed them and help remove deadies) and look at the stock, to see any cool new comers. they gave me a free and very heavily preggo auratus! iv sorta adopted some of them, id h8 if they got sold.
u need to find a special one and make a bond with it, so u get first pick and free fish :P x

[ronnieroach]

i just grabbed 3 new 1.5-2inchers tonight.. theyre tiny but i'm hoping they survive & i got all 3 for $15 so i cant complain lol

got a:
female kenyi w/ amazing striping
HOPEFULLY female bumblebee cichlid
& one more i already forgot the name of LOL

the last 2 pics are my already unknown haha the dude told me its male species turns blue & this one who is 'likely' female will stay yellow w/ the white spread throughout .. anybody?? i know its not much to go on but take a peek

anyway, i'm happy!! but again, i just hope they survive -_-

[Mouth-Brooder-Fanatic]

sounds like a pseudotropheus johanni female? looks it too.
and the bumblebee looks feminine too, but i cant be sure.
they are beauties

[ronnieroach]

thanks mouth and yes thats it!! man, youre good lol

i actually pulled the vent check successfully today and the bee is fem.. & my ratio is def a bit better now

and when the bumblebee gets darker she is gorrrrgeous

[Mouth-Brooder-Fanatic]

man, im good? for a girl haha!
mm! theres a bumblebee in my lfs i love and that is near black its stunning.

but i love your johanni! lively body colour x

[ronnieroach]

LOL well even though i did think you were a dude for no reason at all, i just meant like 'man oh man' haha good to clearify though!!

and grazi

[Mouth-Brooder-Fanatic]

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