aNOTHER question about cichlid behaviour

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My son added more cichlids(african-mbuna) to his 75 gallon tank tonight- one he purchased is an albino colbalt- the other blue cobalt in there is swimming in close circles around the albino- my son said also he watched them lip lock a few times and the blue has hit the albino - but the most peculiar is the circling- it is fascinating to watch- he goes up and down in a tight circle around the albino- is this territorial or is this a mating ritual? anyone know?
Can you tell if a cobalt is male or female?
thanks in advance.
Janet
 
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You have a mating dance going on in your tank. That is what they do when they are courting a mate for breeding. If you notice the circling to start getting more aggressive don't worry too much about it until you notice the male to start biting fins hard. At that point in time you may want to try and separate the two for a moment and then let them go again. Good luck with them.
 
Kat17 said:
You have a mating dance going on in your tank. That is what they do when they are courting a mate for breeding. If you notice the circling to start getting more aggressive don't worry too much about it until you notice the male to start biting fins hard. At that point in time you may want to try and separate the two for a moment and then let them go again. Good luck with them.
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It is not breeding. They are fighting for dominance. Most likely two males. If it was breeding, the male would be shaking in front of the female. Circles is a good sign that they are fighting.

Also, Albino Cobalts dont exist. Post a pic. Either an Albino Greshekai, or an Albino Socolofi.
 
buzzbombtom said:
how can you say that. albinos exist in ever living being. it may be that they are super rare but they do exist.
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I can think of about a thousand of species that dont have albino forms. Fryeri, Borleyi, Venustus, Livingstoni, Red Empress, Yellow Lab, Saulosi, Dolpins, etc. WAY too many to list.
 
buzzbombtom said:
you mean to tell me that this is the only living creature that does not have the gene for ablinisim? wow. every living creature has a gene for albinism. and to make it a little less hard to state my point i have provided you a web pic of said fish
http://images.search.yahoo.com/sear...jpeg&no=1&tt=25&oid=f895915bb741acb6&ei=UTF-8
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That is not an Albino Cobalt. Because:

1. They dont exist.
2. Its an Albino Greshekai. Since when have you seen a Callainos with red in its fins?
 
i have never seen lots of things but i believe that they exist. and because you do not believe that it exists it CANT? that seems strange. i gave you proof of what you asked and all you can say is no that is not real because you dont believe they exist?
 
buzzbombtom said:
i have never seen lots of things but i believe that they exist. and because you do not believe that it exists it CANT? that seems strange. i gave you proof of what you asked and all you can say is no that is not real because you dont believe they exist?
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I think? I know! Ask anyone that has african cichlid knowledge.

By the way, how are the 9 africans doing in the 10 gallon? Have any more died yet?
 
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