Lake Malawi Species

by **nick a** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 10:46 am

penalonga2005,
I really appreciate the generational 'family album' ...that adds a great layer of information :thumb:

Here's a pic of the 2nd generation (F3) dom male lion (LC) that is king of his tank.

by **Glaneon** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 1:29 pm

Here's a little guy showin' his colors:

Afra sp. Hara

by **Kanorin** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 11:07 pm

After removing the extra male from the tank, my WC Cynotilapia sp. Mbamba (Nkhata Bay) finally fully colored up!

by **TutenStain** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 4:27 pm

Kanorin wrote:After removing the extra male from the tank, my WC Cynotilapia sp. Mbamba (Nkhata Bay) finally fully colored up!

They are really rare here. I miraculously got 1+1 WC but the female died somehow

Great fish you got there.

by **promoe** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 4:03 am

here are a few of mine

by **promoe** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 3:44 pm

a few more pics...lol good to see this thread is still going!

by **why_spyder** » Sun Sep 11, 2011 12:18 am

Cynotilapia afra Lupingu (Juvenile Male)

Cynotilapia sp. "Hara" Gallireya Reef (Male)

Cynotilapia sp. "Lion" Lion's Cove (Juvenile Male)

by **nick a** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 1:43 pm

The group of F1 Lion Sanga's I've been growing out are beginning to put some color on:

by **why_spyder** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 1:58 pm

Have you noticed anything color/behavior wise that sets the Sanga's apart from the Lion's Cove?

by **xxbenjamminxx** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 2:34 pm

Here is the Jalo I had until recently.

by **nick a** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 8:51 am

Hiya Brian!

The differences between the two are relatively subtle. Some show much more in photos than in person....and may only be this way on my particular groups :roll:

...but do you see from the pics I've posted that the LC has yellow below the blue on the torso? The Sanga seems to reverse that. Little things like that...overall they're very similar and very similar in behavior (much, much more easy-going than the Mara Rocks!)

Here's a batch of F1 grow-outs from that group of afra Jalo Reef I got a while ago that are starting to shape up nicely!

by **why_spyder** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 1:34 pm

Gotta enjoy the subtle diffreneces.... especially with so many similarly colored Cynotilapia species. :thumb:

by **why_spyder** » Mon Oct 31, 2011 12:05 am

by **The King Crabb** » Mon Oct 31, 2011 1:07 am

I've never kept any Cynotilapia species before so quick question for you Cyno. experts, are all Cyno. species females drab in comparison to males?

by **why_spyder** » Mon Oct 31, 2011 1:25 am

Yes and no. Most females are not as colorful as the males, but not all the females lack color.

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