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The shaking and vibrating is typical breeding behavior - sounds like youve got a male whos in the mood for a little love. Unlike most cichlids the female Electric Yellow is as brilliantly colored as the male.
Pics or scientific name are needed.
How to tell if male or female yellow lab cichlid. Net your fish and hold him securely just above the water making sure to support his back with the palm of your hand. A male yellow lab cichlid has a very noticeable large hole adjacent to the anal fin and a second hole that is so small that you might have a hard time noticing it. The female has two equally sized large holes.
Like most male cichlids a yellow lab has pointed dorsal and anal fins. On the other hand these fins take rounder and blunter shapes in females. Fin Color and Egg Spots The ventral and anal fins in males are jet black in color but pale yellow in females.
Likewise a males anal fins have light egg spots which are altogether missing in females. Through your magnifying glass and with the help of your light look at the two spots just above the anal fin. Those spots represent the anus and vent.
If both are different sizes you have a female electric yellow cichlid. If both are the same size you have a male cichlid. It really just depends on the dominant male is dominant and aggressive enough to interfer with the other groups spawning.
Theres no way to know for sure if you did not witness the spawning first hand. Also the thought to be dominant and subdominant males turned out to be confirmed females for what we know there may only be one male in the tank. Electric yellow cichlids Labidochromis caeruleus are a popular addition to freshwater African cichlid tanks.
A dark black dorsal fin stands in stark contrast to the bright yellow color of both males and females. The electric yellow cichlid is one of the easiest cichlids for the novice aquarist to breed. If your yellow lab has no black stripe or very little then it is possibly a hybrid since yellow labs should have the black dorsal stripe whether they are male or female.
Sometimes a females will be lighter but that is not always true. The only for sure way to sex them is to vent them or watch them breed. If your cichlids are dimorphic meaning that the males and the females both have different colors look at your fish.
A quick google search can tell you which is which. Most Malawi cichlids are dimorphic. For certain species of Peacocks and Haps the colors can appear later in life.
As for Mbunas the dimorphisms show up earlier in life. When determining cichlid gender a fishs behavior can be an important factor. A pair of fish attempting to spawn will swim together whereas a group of female fish tend to ignore the presence of other cichlids according to the Fish Channel.
Male cichlids may exhibit flamboyant or even aggressive behavior particularly before spawning. Scientific name or photos and id be able to give ya better info. If its an african cichlid id say it would maybe be a kenyiPseudotropheus lombardoi in which the females remain blue and the males turn yellow at maturity or it could be an electric blue ahli in which case i believe males are blue and females are brown.
Pics or scientific name are needed. Yellow lab cichlid Appearance. Yellow lab cichlids are stocky with an elongated body.
As they originate in numerous coasts of Lake Malawi they will develop a wide range of morphs respective to their area. The dorsal fin has a vivid black strip with layers of white shade above and under. The body of the Electric Cichlid is a deep yellow color with black highlights on its fins.
The male species grows to a length of five to six inches and the females are slightly smaller at four to five inches. The male usually has a black line near its eye. Unlike most cichlids the female Electric Yellow is as brilliantly colored as the male.
The reproduction process of Yellow Lab Cichlids begins after 6 months of life. First the male digs a pit in the sand or claims ownership over a flat surface. After this is done the male moves his fins in a seductive manner to attract a potential mate.
Once they reach around three or four inches males will turn bluishgrey with darker blue stripes while females will retain the yellow with brown stripes. Under the pic in the link is a drop down menu for images of male female and juvies. The one who chases is the most colorful and biggest.
They are still around 2 to 3 inches tops. Theres a female who is only 1 inch and a half. The shaking and vibrating is typical breeding behavior - sounds like youve got a male whos in the mood for a little love.
Observe the behavior of the male cichlids. While most male mouth brooders are known to move from one mate to another the male blackchin mouth brooder is known to look after the eggs instead of the female. Male substrate cichlids are generally monogamous.
If you see a male and female substrate brooder swimming together this means that they are. There is one very dominate yellow lab that is way bigger than the restno fish will go near. The Electric Blue is at the top of the tank with the other yellow lab staying to one side.
Eventually they meet the go head on cautiously then it looks like They kiss. Auratus Cichlid Male or Female. The Auratus cichlid male and female have visible differences.
The best way to tell Auratus Cichlid apart is through their color. The male Auratus cichlid can be recognized through their distinctive brown or black body and has either light blue or yellow stripes as well as transparent yellow dorsal fins.