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	electric yellow diffrent pattern
tetrafan31313 Enthusiast Posts: 216 Kudos: 218 Votes: 1 Registered: 25-Aug-2004	is a electric yellow supposed to have black spots besides stripes
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
just beginning Moderator Literature Nerd Posts: 1879 Kudos: 1380 Votes: 198 Registered: 17-Dec-2000	Do you mean uniform spots or sort of blotches? Black colouring in the body is a sign of poor breeding in electric yellows. The purer the yellow colour is, the better the specimen. The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. - Oscar Wilde
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
BlAcK_rHiNo Enthusiast Posts: 167 Kudos: 144 Votes: 0 Registered: 27-Aug-2002	the electric yellows arent ment to have stripes either? dont know what your talking about may pay to post a pic up?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Bdadawg Fish Addict Posts: 530 Kudos: 161 Votes: 26 Registered: 04-Feb-2002	I dont necessarily agree with Just. The blotches are quite common on f1 and f2, they reduce the number of splotches by line/selective breeding them. Personal opinion is that the more genetics in the fish the better the breeding. Alot of the adults with blotches are culled, thats why most people think that they should be pure yellow. Bdadawg
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
PJ Big Fish Posts: 492 Kudos: 427 Votes: 326 Registered: 19-Aug-2004	the spots and stripes are quite common on wild specimens. The reason why most captive bred electric yellows are all yellow is because they're bred to be that colour. Most electric yellow breeders just throw away the yellows which show black spots and stripes and only breed with the all yellow ones.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
macbeth Big Fish Posts: 355 Votes: 2 Registered: 20-Apr-2001	Several months ago I bought 8 Electric Yellows that all appeared to be from the same batch, their colour was a very distinctive full deep yellow. Over time the males developed their distinctive black markings on their dorsal fins and spots on the anal fins, one male has also developed black markings on his body, like dirty smudge marks. My break down m/f is 3 m and 5 f. I'm loath to get rid of any of them but I think natural selection will dictate that the 'smudged' one won't get to breed; he's not the dominate male by a long shot. Why did you ask the question? Last edited by macbeth at 01-Dec-2004 05:32
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
BlAcK_rHiNo Enthusiast Posts: 167 Kudos: 144 Votes: 0 Registered: 27-Aug-2002	i have seen fish with black markings eg baring but i have seen aboslutely none with black blotches and i have seen ALOT of photos and done ALOT of readinf on theses acording to ad konings the only marks the electric yellows should have and this include wild caughts are a black mask on the face of males which my male vaguely shows. I am under the impresion that the black baring etc is from to much inbreeding but im not positive this will be an interesting discussion, it would be good to come to the bottom of this
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
bayara Hobbyist Posts: 139 Kudos: 117 Votes: 14 Registered: 30-Aug-2004	i had 1 electric yellow for a while - 'walmart special' so who knows where it came from. it was a bright yellow colour, but had faint black 'streaks' running vertically along it's body - is this what you're fish has?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
tetrafan31313 Enthusiast Posts: 216 Kudos: 218 Votes: 1 Registered: 25-Aug-2004	no they are spots anmd tiger stripes
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
BlAcK_rHiNo Enthusiast Posts: 167 Kudos: 144 Votes: 0 Registered: 27-Aug-2002	does anyone have some pics they can post to show me what they look like?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
just beginning Moderator Literature Nerd Posts: 1879 Kudos: 1380 Votes: 198 Registered: 17-Dec-2000	I don't think you have an electric yellow then. They never have tiger stripes or full spots. Thanks for the info about the wild electric yellows, good to know . The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. - Oscar Wilde
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
chris1017 Fish Addict Posts: 610 Kudos: 421 Votes: 70 Registered: 09-Sep-2003	sounds like a strange fish. mabey a pic. or a detailed description of the fish and mabey we can help you out. chris
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
acei Big Fish Posts: 316 Kudos: 291 Votes: 1 Registered: 18-Mar-2004	i have seen some really bad strains of yellow lab that has black vertical stripes and black blotches all over them. my male is a decent one, but he still has a black splotch on his head, just before his dorsal fin. he also has a black "beard" that will come and go with his mood. i have heard that all of these markings are normal, even in the wild. the really nice, pure yellow with striking black on dorsal, anal and pelvic fins are line bred and hard to get.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
tetrafan31313 Enthusiast Posts: 216 Kudos: 218 Votes: 1 Registered: 25-Aug-2004	its like spts or smudges of black on hisskin i think he isnt a electric yellwo anymore i got it from a assorted tank
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
acei Big Fish Posts: 316 Kudos: 291 Votes: 1 Registered: 18-Mar-2004	its just a bad strain. again, good ones are very hard to come by. even buying wild ones will not guarantee super quality.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02


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