Camo Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Hey Do we have this kind of labidochromis species here yet? Labidochromis Caeruleus "white nkali zebra" http://rkdzines.com/cichlidcellar/Malawi_Labidochromis.htm Just scroll through and you will see them. I want some but i bet they would come at a very nice price. . Awesome looking fish but. Possible cross maybe? Cheers Cameron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huzzy Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 I couldnt see any other fish in your link apart from the yellow ones with black fins. These are just the common electric yellow.....$15 from your lfs. perhaps there is another image i missed? [EDIT] just found it.....sorry...no idea on that fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wui39 Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Very interesting fish, perhaps a yellow cross with perlmutt. Either that or they line breed some really washed out yellows. The last pic of the apparent white mum and yellow dad is interesting, a perfect line of seperation. This could start an interesting debate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camo Posted January 4, 2006 Author Share Posted January 4, 2006 Hey Huzzy "Scroll Across" at the top mate wui39 I know this could be a good topic. I know hybrids are wrong and all(if it is a hybrid) but this fish is so nice. Better than any lab species i have seen. Cameron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Could they be a genuine locality variant? I mean with the crossed ones in that link they say crossed - if these were wouldn't they label them as such? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wui39 Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Well after reading the whole E.Blue White Knight v Iceberg debate, I thought this one colud also start to get out of hand. Although I do agree they are a nice fish even if they are a hybrid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeWs Fish Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 There are Lab Caeruleus from many diferent localities... some look like orange/lemon and some look duller. what i dont understand is why people say they are washed out, when they could just be frome another locality. Some of them are pure white and even blue. I know of two different locailutes of Lab caeruleus that are here, some with the white bellys from Lions Cove. I think the whole 'washed out' businees is just that people prfer the full yellow/orange colour and assume that anything else is poor qulaity. If they are dull and from a locality that is meant to be bright yellow orange then yes they are 'washed out' but does anyone have proof of a 'washed out' yellow from Kakusa or Mbowe Island? if you look at the yellows from Londo or Nkhata bay , they seem like yellows what people confuse as washed out. Anyways, I'd like to see a 'washed out' yellow known to originate from Kakusa edit: yes, some of those Labs were crosses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parrdog Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 The origin seems unclear but that male is beautiful . Jamie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksta Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Also the information I have is that no Lab caeruleus have been collected at Lion's Cove in ages because there are none left, I'd be sceptical of any wild caught fish I saw unless they were supposedly caught quite some time ago. There are gorgeous Lab's coming from other area's though... Back on topic, it is a nice looking fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeWs Fish Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Yea i wasnt referring to wild caught fish.. just ones that are already here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Camo Posted January 4, 2006 Author Share Posted January 4, 2006 Hey Anyhow i got to get myself some of these. he he he. Very nice indeed. Cameron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Andrea wrote an article recently that discussed the fact that the majority L. caeruleus found in the hobby came from a single male and female that were collected and exported from Malawi in the early 1980s by Norman Edwards. For the full article see the link. http://www.sydneycichlid.com/content/?page_id=132 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterboy Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 I'll have some them ,NICCEEEE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobbin4 Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Just goes to show even if its a cross But looks nice some people that are not helping the hobby well still want them. Would it not be better to have a nice colour etc fish but the real macoy, Think about it just a little ??????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormboy Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 "Some of the"..... Lab Caeruleus ...."are pure white and even blue" Isn't the "caeruleus" in the species name referring "blue" (latin) indicating that the type specimen may have been a blue colour morph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTR73 Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 The blue version would be nice. Anyone know of these available in Oz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksta Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 The yellow varient at 'Lions Cove' is (was?) quite unique in that most Lab. caeruleus varients are pale blue's through to white's and variations there-of. It is the striking colour that has made it a smash in aquaria. Isn't the "caeruleus" in the species name referring "blue" (latin) indicating that the type specimen may have been a blue colour morph. Exactly The blue version would be nice. Anyone know of these available in Oz? Haven't heard any more than rumors about them being here. At least I don't think they've ever been 'available' but there are some nice blue Labidochromis sp. getting around. And plenty of different blues are covered in the mbuna rainbow so I am sure there would be something equivalent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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