Joined
·
58 Posts
About two years ago I bought a batch of juvinile Placidochromis phenochilus from a guy and in the batch I discovered what seemed to be a Cynotilapia afra/ Placidochromis phenochilus hybrid. I thought it was cute and kept it in a 75g with some Maylandia callainos (formerly Pseudotropheus zebra "cobalt") . I was hoping he was male and would be unsuccessful in courting the female cobalts in the tank, but it turned out that little hybrid stowaway was a female.... fast forward to two years later...and she has recently spit out offspring fathered by the cobalts. Sigh... they are about 3 months old now, and they look quite stunning, actually. They are a rich, rich, sapphire blue with transverse darker stripes and white tipped dorsal fins. Of course now I need to give them their own tank because I don't want any further hybridization going on. Bad fishies! Bad!
I'll try to get some pics uploaded.
Anyone else have some interesting hybrids?
I'll try to get some pics uploaded.
Anyone else have some interesting hybrids?