Path: utzoo!hoptoad!cpsc6a!codas!uflorida!ukma!ukecc!beech
From: beech@engr.uky.edu (Wayne Beech)
Newsgroups: alt.aquaria
Subject: kenyi
Message-ID: <1992@ukecc.engr.uky.edu>
Date: 8 Feb 88 02:35:28 GMT
Organization: Univ. of Ky. Engineering Computing Center
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Hi,

I have a question about african cichlids, namely kenyi's.  I have a pair
and have been trying to get them to spawn and havent had any luck.  The
male and female are about 4 inches in length.  The male has always been
very bright orange and very aggressive.  shortly after I purchased the pair
the male killed several fish so i separated both the male and female kenyi
from the other fish and the male almost killed the female so i moved the
female back with the other fish for about a month or so.  during the month
the female changed from her original color of purple with black stripes to
a really blah white color and then started to turn orange with red fins.
well the female was looking pretty good so i put her back with the male
and they seemed to get along fine for a couple of days.  they did all the
things you read about them spawning.  the male shook rapidly any time the  
female was close to her, etc.  well yesterday morning i came down and
the female appeared dead.  after checking it out i found that she was alive
but it looked like all her scales had been eaten.  currently i have her
in a "hospital tank" hoping she recovers.  anyone have any suggestions as
to what im doing wrong or should i give up on this pair and try some more?
almost i heard recently that kenyi's are one of the few freshwater fish that
are capable of changing sex.....does anyone know about this?

Thank you,
wayne


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