dazzman
xenotilapia
Mbuna Boy
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crabro
Jun 24, 2013 20:23:39 GMT 11
Post by dazzman on Jun 24, 2013 20:23:39 GMT 11
I was just wondering if the base yellow colouration of P.crabro is a bright yellow like a L.caeruleus or more of a orangey yellow like a female P.saulosi or M.msobo? can anyone who keeps/has kept them please comment. I'm not putting much faith in google images as they tend to just show the very best examples and would rather hear about the ones currently in the hobby here.
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moy
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Post by moy on Jun 24, 2013 22:51:06 GMT 11
Orange yellow in my opinion mate. Probably depends in quality of stock though, but the ones I have kept and seen are no were near the electric yellow (yellow).
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dazzman
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Mbuna Boy
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crabro
Jul 1, 2013 20:05:43 GMT 11
Post by dazzman on Jul 1, 2013 20:05:43 GMT 11
thanks mitch, that's more or less what I expected
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Craig
Tropheus
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crabro
Jul 7, 2013 21:17:00 GMT 11
Post by Craig on Jul 7, 2013 21:17:00 GMT 11
Agree with Mitch- orangey-yellow, my males would turn really dark at times, then back to normal, I had a breeding colony a while back. Ad Koning's book "Malawi Cichlids in their Natural Habitat" has some good info on them, in the wild they like to feed off parasites on a type of catfish, but also steal their eggs... Apparently Crabro is Latin for Hornet (eg Bumblebee due to colouration)
Cheers Craig
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crabro
Jul 9, 2013 16:08:32 GMT 11
Post by firthy13 on Jul 9, 2013 16:08:32 GMT 11
be careful if your looking for some. there are some terrible quality one kicking around. better off trying to get some off a reputable breeder.
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dazzman
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Mbuna Boy
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crabro
Jul 9, 2013 22:03:55 GMT 11
Post by dazzman on Jul 9, 2013 22:03:55 GMT 11
thanks guys, I was hoping that they would be a nice bright yellow
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