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	lombardoi turned yellow
Obi Fingerling Posts: 15 Kudos: 14 Votes: 7 Registered: 02-Jan-2005	helloi have a female lombardoi that had blue and purple on her when i first got her now its as though she is dusted in yellow but is showing no signs of sickness except she keeps moving pebbles out of her favourite spot until you can see the bottom of the tank is this normal?. ph is about 7.8 nitrate is 0 anommia is 0 thank you in advance
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Cichlid Keeper Big Fish Posts: 368 Kudos: 466 Votes: 304 Registered: 17-Aug-2003	My guess is you in fact have a male lombardoi and not a female. I read somewhere once that the males will start to turn yellow as they mature. As far as the moving of pebbles, he's simply digging a spawning pit to breed in in case any females happen by. It's nothing to worry about just its nature to do this. Last edited by Cichlid Keeper at 27-Jun-2005 21:54
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
PJ Big Fish Posts: 492 Kudos: 427 Votes: 326 Registered: 19-Aug-2004	yes, both males and females start off blue. But males eventually turn into a yellow/orange colour as they mature. Click Here and you can see images of lombardoi's. The first image is a large male. Last edited by PJ at 27-Jun-2005 22:02
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Obi Fingerling Posts: 15 Kudos: 14 Votes: 7 Registered: 02-Jan-2005	ok great that is a relief thank you both
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02


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