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March 5th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| Is my Yellow Lab a Hybrid?
Well, im actually ashamed i let this happen to me, but i did not do great research on my yellow labs before i got them. I mean i did everything as far as care goes, and also compatibility, but i did'nt read about hybrids until i got them.
They are still young, only about 2 inches, and two of them have the black stripes on there top fins, one only slightly has it, it is very light, will this grow in? Or was i sold a hybrid yellow lab? | 
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March 5th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| Could you post pics? | |
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March 5th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| Ill try, these guys have only been in my tank for 2 days, they still cower when they see me. Lol | |
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March 5th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| Lol good luck then  | |
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March 5th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| I got him! It only took two dead batteries.  | |
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March 5th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| Looks like an ordinary yellow lab to me, but normally they normally have a dark coloured dorsal fin.
How big is your lab? | |
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March 5th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| about two or three inches | |
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March 5th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| Hmm, really i think it should have a dark blue/black dorsal and anal fin, post a message on steveangelas profile, theyre the person to speak to about malawi cichlids  | |
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March 5th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| Alrighty i will thanks | |
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March 5th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| the stripes came out on mine about a week after purchasing them...so keep a good eye on it....nice looking fish | |
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March 5th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| Thanks mate, yeah there awesome, after staring for a while i realized he has about half of the stripe then it fades, could be coming in because he is still young... i hope that is the case or the fishstore is getting a piece of my mind, haha | |
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March 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| It actually might not be a hybrid or a yellow lab. I am thinking psuedo saulsi (sp) | |
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March 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| I also think it a P. saulosi
Have to ask though, what else is in the tank, as it look like you have an Angelfish in there with it  Hope I'm mistaken though.
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March 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| ^ you both just got me very nervous, so your saying it might not be a lab at all? Thats not good...
And yes that is an angel, but the angels and swordtail are coming out by next week | |
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March 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Its not shaped like a lab, and the black line on the dorsal should be more prominant. Can you exchange him? I think that D and Angela are right. | |
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March 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| Ok so normally i would agree with you guys, but i just did some picture comparing of the juvenilles from both species, and the only repetative difference i could find was their bottom (dorsal?) fin. On the salousi is all yellow, but on the young labs it is mostly white with a bit of black. On my unknown fish they said fins are all white with no yellow whatsoever, this could just be wishful thinking on my part, but im not convinced enough to return them, but i am fairly sure that two of them are males if they are indeed salousi, and if they begin to turn Grey (Reaching sexual maturity) i will return them immediately and exchange for labs, i would return now but honestly there too young for me to be sure. | |
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March 7th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| In my opinion that is the best thing to do. | |
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