mitch2052 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I have seven fish that I believe are Albino ice blues, from what I have seen on the web I have six male and one female. These fish were bred by my son from a pair that were sold to him as Ice Blue but they were not albinos, most of the baby fish were like the parents but a small number turned out white with the red eyes. My fish are about 15 months old, a few of them are younger from a second round of babies. I now think that my little female may be acting like she is holding eggs, she is not eating, but I can't see any eggs in her mouth. I don't particularly want to bred fish but if she has eggs I don't really want to watch them get eaten. Are these Albino Ice Blues? Cheers Susan.Boss of the tank and below the female. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Hi Susan and welcome to ACE forums Metriaclima greshakeialso known as Pseudotropheus or Maylandia greshakeiif they are normal and throw albino fry (red eye) then youhave one that is split to albinoa brooding female usually shows a distended throat andif she is holding then you either can milk the eggs anddiscard or let he hold full term and releaseif you are worried about the fry getting eaten then a pileof rockwork in the back corner can be used as a safe havenfor fry to hide in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanned_guru Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 The first fish looks like albino greshakei, but the second one looks more like M. estherae.Edit: Is the photo true to colour? Or does the female look more brown as opposed to yellow in real life? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simy696 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 a guy on gumtree selling Maylandia greshakei fry with albino father but not albino fry if that makes sence. in Adelaide this week. nearly bought some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch2052 Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 She may have a bit of reflection from the green plant but she is not brown. I will try and get a photo of her in the open water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch2052 Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 This is a better photo of her colour. Cheers Susan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanned_guru Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Yeah thats a female greshakei. I think my eyes were overcompensating for the shadows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimB Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 My greshakei females are mainly dark brown with a slight tinge of orange on their dorsal fins. They are also a lot smaller though.Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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