Dimidiochromis compressiceps (Albino) Malawi Eye Biter
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congrats looks nice 
hopefully he doesn't live up to his name..
hopefully he doesn't live up to his name..
Picked this bad boy for $14 flat. The LFS had 2 mixed with a bunch of CA fish. I picked up the smallest of the 2 just because I want to see him grow.They were $15 but I talked him down to $14 no tax since he was smaller.Now thats some negotiating
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Dimidiochromis compressiceps are natural predators of small fish, they do not have an eye biting specialty, nor will they pluck eyes out of fish at a rate any different than other fish in my experiences.
As a side note on the albino's, please do not breed these with regular comp's, as the albinos are a developed hybridized fish, that looks like D. comps.
As a side note on the albino's, please do not breed these with regular comp's, as the albinos are a developed hybridized fish, that looks like D. comps.
Now what makes you think this is a hybrid? Just because it's an albino doesn't mean automatically it's a hybrid.Albinoism does happen naturally.Now I know there is the OB D.Comp that is a hybrid.Even the forums own profile does not mention the albino D.Comp of being a hybrid http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/s ... hp?id=2319.
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The OB and Albino came from the same Singapore breeders... The same breeder had albino Lab's.. that were clearly not Labs'.. I don't think their website is up anymore, but they had a ton of hybrids and interesting creations. More than just a coincidence when a single breeder suddenly has a ton of "new" albinos and OB strains in a very short period of time.eyezak said:
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I certainly hope they are not hybrids When I purchased mine I bought them as albino Dimidiochromis compressiceps not as a hybrid. I searched and could not find anywhere that claimed them to be hybrids but I will contact the dealer I got them from and see what he has to sayFogelhund said:
I bought an albino d.compress in Rockville MD 2 weeks ago. I had a long trip to pittsburgh tho.
He lived 6 days and I thought I was in the clear. Then on Day 7 he was stuck to the prefilter on my powerhead.
FYI - cost me 22 bucks, but they're giving me store credit for him.
He lived 6 days and I thought I was in the clear. Then on Day 7 he was stuck to the prefilter on my powerhead.
FYI - cost me 22 bucks, but they're giving me store credit for him.
I work at a fish store and we ordered regular Malawi Eye Bites and got an albino in. I was not under the impression that they were that rare. Are there multiple types?Desi<3 said:Lucky! $14?
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They are not rare around here. I see a lot of them. Only started popping up the last year or so.Jonesab7 said:I work at a fish store and we ordered regular Malawi Eye Bites and got an albino in. I was not under the impression that they were that rare. Are there multiple types?Desi<3 said:Lucky! $14?
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