Tropheus Moori Bemba fry

[mikevxr]

ive a F1 colony of Bemba adults which came from Holland in their own tank,, they've been breeding regularly for 18 months producing a good number of fry.

Latest batch have produced some with a slight blue hue to their heads which I've not seen before. It will be interesting to see if this disappears as they grow or stays.

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[brianyelick]

Very cool never seen that in the bembas before

[mikevxr]

Should be interesting to see how they develop .

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Interesting. Is the breeding group in a tank of there own?

[mikevxr]

Since I've had them since summer 2017 they've been in a 5' tank on their own. They've produced fry steadily since last October which I've grown several on and sold a few without anything unusual. But last batch from one of my regular breeding females has produced some with a slight blue hue to their head which is only really noticeable at this size when they angle their head to rasp algae off rocks. Thought it may be my lights but they're under a plain white LED strip. The only thing that has changed during last 3 months is my cichlid "salt" mix - I'm now using a combination of Seachem African Cichlid Salt, Malawi Cichlid Salt, Cichlid Trace and bi carbonate of soda.