mixed breed ?

shade2dope · 07-16-2007, 08:08 PM

i have a dwarf aurtuis but most pics i see of them they are black and white but mine is black and blue is this normal or is it a mixed breed( i have breed it in past)

**JustOneMore20** · 07-16-2007, 08:14 PM

Do you have a picture?

shade2dope · 07-16-2007, 08:24 PM

no, i dont have a pics iam at my girlfriends house at there at my house .it has the same pattern but instead of white stripe it has a darker blue one

emc7 · 07-16-2007, 08:41 PM

More likely its a different species. Melanochromis Vermivorous or Johanni. Try to get a pic.

shade2dope · 07-16-2007, 08:56 PM

i was thinking that maybe it was a vermivorous too but maybe a mixed of a aurtus too not sure i bought it from a fish store that deals only in african cichlids so i thought it would be at less a full breed i get pic asap most likly on tue

emc7 · 07-16-2007, 09:59 PM

They will interbreed even if they are both sexes of both fish in a tank. The most dominant male will court all the females. But they are also several species in the hobby that look almost alike and pet stores aren't alway careful about identification.

davedudeman · 07-17-2007, 09:12 AM

Could it possibly be a blue peacawk?
I can't say pea****************. lol

**JustOneMore20** · 07-17-2007, 12:58 PM

Sounds like maybe a Johanni to me...or vermivorus. Its hard to say without a picture though. Definitely doesn't sound like an Auratus, as they are black and white full grown.

shade2dope · 07-17-2007, 03:43 PM

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[/IMG] heres pic hes usually darker but they just mated

shade2dope · 07-17-2007, 04:12 PM

The guy at store tells me that its because hes the only male in tank is this true

Gourami Swami · 07-26-2007, 05:43 PM

No thats not true. You have a Melanchromis Johanni, in my opinion.

davedudeman · 07-27-2007, 05:39 AM

I agree with the above posters now that they've identified it as a Johanni.

07-16-2007, 08:08 PM	#1
shade2dope Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 19 Posts: 371	mixed breed ? i have a dwarf aurtuis but most pics i see of them they are black and white but mine is black and blue is this normal or is it a mixed breed( i have breed it in past)

07-16-2007, 08:14 PM	#2
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alabama, US Age: 22 Posts: 3,487	Do you have a picture? __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 10g, 5.5g 10g N. multifasciatus tank, 5.5g Platy fry

07-17-2007, 12:58 PM	#8
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alabama, US Age: 22 Posts: 3,487	Sounds like maybe a Johanni to me...or vermivorus. Its hard to say without a picture though. Definitely doesn't sound like an Auratus, as they are black and white full grown. __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 10g, 5.5g 10g N. multifasciatus tank, 5.5g Platy fry

07-17-2007, 03:43 PM	#9
shade2dope Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 19 Posts: 371	[IMG][/IMG] heres pic hes usually darker but they just mated

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07-16-2007, 08:24 PM	#3
shade2dope Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 19 Posts: 371	no, i dont have a pics iam at my girlfriends house at there at my house .it has the same pattern but instead of white stripe it has a darker blue one

07-16-2007, 08:41 PM	#4
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 39 Posts: 2,893	More likely its a different species. Melanochromis Vermivorous or Johanni. Try to get a pic.

07-16-2007, 08:56 PM	#5
shade2dope Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 19 Posts: 371	i was thinking that maybe it was a vermivorous too but maybe a mixed of a aurtus too not sure i bought it from a fish store that deals only in african cichlids so i thought it would be at less a full breed i get pic asap most likly on tue

07-16-2007, 09:59 PM	#6
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 39 Posts: 2,893	They will interbreed even if they are both sexes of both fish in a tank. The most dominant male will court all the females. But they are also several species in the hobby that look almost alike and pet stores aren't alway careful about identification.

07-17-2007, 09:12 AM	#7
davedudeman Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 54	Could it possibly be a blue peacawk? I can't say pea****************. lol

07-17-2007, 04:12 PM	#10
shade2dope Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 19 Posts: 371	The guy at store tells me that its because hes the only male in tank is this true

07-27-2007, 05:39 AM	#12
davedudeman Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 54	I agree with the above posters now that they've identified it as a Johanni. Last edited by davedudeman; 07-27-2007 at 05:42 AM.

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