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LarryB

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I was a registered user a few years ago with the same user name and posted a question regarding a malawi cichlid that i had seen in a lfs. It was a ps. blue dolphine and they wanted $40 for a 1 inch fish. Anyway i was asking for any info on this fish since it was so expensive, and got a few replies that people never heard of this fish or that it simply did not exist. Well its been a few years, but I have proof they do exist.http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/auction.cgi?fwcichlidsm&1136488460

Thats the link, I dont know how to post pics, sorry

Now is it just like any other malawi as far as keeping?
If anyone remembers the original post please reply
 
He looks nice...

I dont recall your other post but it sounds like the name is mis-spelled... it should be sp. not ps.. Sp. usually stands for 'species' in that it hasnt been given a scientific name yet, or hasnt been put under a particular genus. Ps. may stand for pseudotropheus, although I've never seen that abbreviation before.

I can imagine keeping them would be similar to other semi-aggressive mbuna. You may want to do a species-only tank considering they seem to be somewhat of a rare species, and it would be in your best interest to keep them separate from other fish to reduce all chances of hybridization, thus giving you good quality fry that you could sell for a decent price. A 55 gallon tank would probebly be great for a nice sized colony of them.

:)
-Diana
 
The ps stands for pseudotropheus, I just didnt recall the spelling. At the fish store they were listed as pseudotropheus sp. blue dolphine and I was told that they are from around Tanzania. I was not given any other info on them, cause they were newly discovered at the time apperently. I later found out that they told me they wanted 40 dollars a piece was they didnt want to sell them as they were planning on raising them and starting a breeding project with them. As babies they are more a purplish blue color with very faint stripes. I was thinking of setting up a 55 gal with these and a few other zebras, all male so there no cross breeding. Not sure about it yet though.
 
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