can anyone tell me

connor · Member Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 25

i just got a new fish yesterday (but i dont know its name) its orange and it is rather small its exactly like yellow labidichromis but orange and it has a white spot on the bottom fin. What is the fish and why is there a white spot on the bottom fin?!!!!!! Question

Fish Addict · Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 11:34 pm Post subject:

red zebra

t_chelle16 · Moderator Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 3437

Look like this?

The spots on the anal fins of africans are called egg spots. They play a roll in breeding behavior. The female thinks they're eggs, bites at them, and that makes it easier for the male to fertilize the eggs she's already picked up in her mouth. That being said, females can also have egg spots.

-Chelle

connor · Member Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 25

ya exactly exept it only has 1 egg spot on the anal fin.

Fish Addict · Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:44 pm Post subject:

its a african red zebra then like i had said what are you keeping these fish with

connor · Member Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 25

i am keeping it with 2 jewels 1 leopard.

t_chelle16 · Moderator Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 3437

Hmmm . . . not the best mix of fish.

Red zebras are herbivores. Too much protein in their diet can kill them.

Jewels are omnivores and require a moderate amount of protein. They also prefer slightly softer water than the red zebras (not always a huge issue if they're not wild caught).

Leopard cichlids get a lot larger than the other fish and very well could kill them. They're also omnivore, btw.

And all of those are highly aggressive fish.

-Chelle