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Maylandia crabro (bumble bee)

took out the con's, and mr.B's color has come back. about 6" in length

posted by: Steve Colquhoun Tammylyn Richer	(report) Mar 5th, 2008
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Steve Colquhoun Tammylyn Richer	» posted 2008/01/04 - 21:31
anyone have any thoughts about color loss?

Jerry Goebert	» posted 2008/01/04 - 21:42
Yeah....black, with faint grey lines, id naturaral for a mature male crabro. Not color loss at all...

Steve Colquhoun Tammylyn Richer	» posted 2008/01/04 - 21:49
thanks jerry, is it mood caused? at night when he is relaxed (or often during feeding) his yellow will come out, but durring the day, or when more active, this is his color.

Jock Malawi	» posted 2008/01/04 - 22:16
Is he dominant in tank. dont know, but it may affect the colour depending on his place in the tank.

brian cochran	» posted 2008/03/05 - 03:51
hey Steve..good looking Bumble Bee..Isure miss mine..he was about 8.5-9" before he went to the "big fish bowl in the sky"..

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~ Christie, 2008-12-02 18:06

Me too.. Have sworn off new fish for now, but would make an exception for a

Dan Noon, 2008-12-02 18:03

i agree Christie. would love to have a couple of these

Dan Noon, 2008-12-02 18:01

check this link. looks very similar http://www.worldcichlids.com/fotm/july

~ Christie, 2008-12-02 17:58

Oh now that you say that.. If so lucky for you! Love those fish. Where is

*Christian* :o), 2008-12-02 17:56

kinda looks like those t-bar cichlids, think they are american cichlids, no

Dan Noon, 2008-12-02 17:55

i was thinking the same thing Christie but the colour is quite a bit differ