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Post by brenda on Sept 18, 2008 13:10:29 GMT -5
This is just something I was curious about... I see OB’s at the LFS that look totally different then mine…Are there different types? Also, if these different types were to breed are they still just called OB’s or are they a weird OB hybrid? (even though OB’s are hybrid as it is)
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Post by jonv on Sept 18, 2008 13:29:08 GMT -5
This is one I hope 8 or Bill will answer. I don't know a terrible amount of stuff about OB's myself and I'm inclined to think there are numerous morphs of colors out there, and I can't think of any that might be like a pure strain really. I think all these morphs are actually a conglomerate of mixes. I could be totally wrong as well. I'm hoping our two more experienced guys will jump in here.
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Post by Carl on Sept 18, 2008 13:46:45 GMT -5
This is just something I was curious about... I see OB’s at the LFS that look totally different then mine…Are there different types? Also, if these different types were to breed are they still just called OB’s or are they a weird OB hybrid? (even though OB’s are hybrid as it is) I am guessing that you are seeing these, Pseudotropheus zebra "OB" morph: VS. the Aulonocara Hybrid which is also called an OB cichlid The Pseudotropheus zebra "OB" morph was much more common in the aquarium trade a few years back and are rock dwelling Mbunas. Carl
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Post by bikeguy33 on Sept 18, 2008 18:23:09 GMT -5
I have seen alot of very different cichlids labeled as ob`s. i have never kept them myself so I know little about them. I am assuming petstores put that tag on alot of different cichlids when they aren`t sure. seems that way anyways....lol. if we don`t get a satisfactory answer i will research and find the right answer.
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Post by jonv on Sept 18, 2008 18:31:03 GMT -5
Yeah they do Bill big time. Another risk you take even if you get a cichlid that is accurate on the species listing, you don't know the whole lineage in how it was bred. Cross breeds can very well still have true genes show down the road, and you get say two Acei's that both appear pure then all of a sudden two recessive mixed genes from other species combine, and bang, half your fry are some odd looking fish lol. No control measures I know of other then finding a breeding farm can control that.
Bill or John, just off hand, is a Fullerboni considered to be an OB?
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Post by 8 in the Corner on Sept 21, 2008 23:40:12 GMT -5
Bill or John, just off hand, is a Fullerboni considered to be an OB? Don't know if I am the John you are asking, but the fuelleborni is just one of the cichlid species that has a color morph called an OB. The OB is not a species in itself, many different species have the OB coloration. It started out being shorthand for "orange blotch" and now can be used for all the fish that have dark blotches. I believe the original orange blotch was a Ps. red zebra color morph, but don't quote me on that. Just an aside on the fuelleborni, notice the underslung mouth, it is adapted for scraping algae off the rocks. So they need a lot of greens in their diets. John
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