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| Posted | discolouration of mbuna |
| 04-08-2006 09:01 by darknight |
the cichlid has lost colour from the middle to the begining of the tail, basically half the fish is very pale.
does anybody know what this is |
| 04-08-2006 09:02 by Malawimad |
Which Mbuna are u talking about mate? |
| 04-08-2006 09:05 by Malawimad |
Firstly i would check your water, has anything in the tank been bothering it? |
| 04-08-2006 09:05 by darknight |
Pseudotropheus estherae
Red Zebra Cichlid methinks |
| 04-08-2006 09:08 by darknight |
no nothing has been bothering it, the rest of the fish are fine, waters ok |
| 04-08-2006 10:09 by Malawimad |
Dont you mean Mbuna Estratae, Is he/she a pink/cream colour?
Red zebra'a are orange as young, turn more red as they mature. Sounds like stress related to me, How much light are you giving them a day... I give my malaw's 5 hours light per day! |
| 04-08-2006 10:15 by Malawimad |
This is a esterate...
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| 04-08-2006 11:24 by Ray |
Hello darknight,M.Estherae,are very variable in colour,the best are bright orange/red,but they can fade out as they mature,also colour loss can be down to bacterial infection,if you can isolate it try an anti bac med,what are the fins like? |
| 04-08-2006 11:36 by Malawimad |
Hiya Ray, I have seen Mbuna Estherae (wild) fully grown, 6" or so and it was no where near red, more light pink/cream than a red, I have a red zebra at about 4-5", and she is striking red in colour, but the younger red zebra's or more orange, dont u think darknight's issue is more stress related, cosnidering all the other fish are fine! |
| 04-08-2006 13:28 by darknight |
The fins are fine, the fish seems to be healthy apart from the discolouration.
I think it is a M.Estherae. Here is what he looks like..he is 4 inches long. (sorry about pic quality)  |
| 04-08-2006 13:33 by darknight |
& this..
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| 04-08-2006 13:34 by Malawimad |
He's definately mature, He's a nice fish, how long has he been like that mate? |
| 04-08-2006 13:46 by Ray |
hi,from the photo there is nothing wrong with him,just a colour variant,quite common with this fish. |
| 04-08-2006 13:49 by Malawimad |
Very distinctive patch tho Ray!
Never seen it before! |
| 04-08-2006 13:55 by Ray |
I have seen cobalt zebras and yellow labs like that before probably due to tank breeding for generations |
| 04-08-2006 14:04 by Malawimad |
Never come across it Ray, but thanks for the info, would like to know if this patch came over night or has slowly got worse, becuase that would sugguest something totally different to what u have said! |
| 04-08-2006 15:27 by darknight |
Hes been like this for a while probably 6 weeks or so...it started on one side then spread to the other & is now about half the length of the fish. |
| 04-08-2006 15:42 by Malawimad |
Seems strange mate, I'm sure when the likes of Alan and Lexter see this thread they will give u more of an idea what it is, does he seem to be acting ok ? |
| 04-08-2006 15:50 by darknight |
yep the fish seems fine apart from the discolouration. Thanks for the interest everyone...I'll try & get a better pic so we can determine a better diagnosis?? (if indeed he is sick???) |
| 04-08-2006 15:53 by Malawimad |
I dont think he is sick mate, Considering he's been like it for over 6 weeks, if he was to die he would have done it by now i think. |
| 04-08-2006 16:07 by richard hulley |
Estherae when wild are deep orange and the male blue, not pinky cream.
Yanton has some wild and will enlighten you with his pictures. when pinky cream this is due to the continuous breeding down the generations. you would know a wild from a tank bred. |
| 04-08-2006 17:16 by darknight |
unfortunately my camera is rubbish!
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| 04-08-2006 17:21 by darknight |
& another...
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| 04-08-2006 18:58 by heros hero |
Can we just clear up that the word mbuna is just the african word for rock dwelling (closest translation). It is a metriaclima estherae. |
| 04-08-2006 19:43 by darknight |
MBUNA MATATA |
| 05-08-2006 09:50 by Ray |
Jambo darknight habari?There is a pink wild form as well as the blue and it is now known as Maylandia. |
| 05-08-2006 11:25 by darknight |
no news today |
| 07-08-2006 12:50 by darknight |
any other ideas guys before i remove him from the tank.
im not gonna risk my other fish |
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