Egg Spots: Marks located on the rear of the body, especially on the anal fin of the male.
egg spots
i have a mbuna male with the obvious sighns hes very coulorfull and has many egg spots now i have what i thought was a bumbble bee cichlid male and he even has one egg spot but today i saw him mating with my mbuna and his/her mouth seems to ...
DUMMY-EGG SPOTS
Many cichlids, especially those of Lake Malawi, have colored patches on the anal fin which serve to aid spawning. These patches are known as egg-spots, dummy eggs, egg dummies, or false egg spots.
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It was much bigger and had four bright egg spots on its anal fin while the other two were smaller with one faint egg spot. In contrast, all three Labidochromis caeruleus were identical.
The male is a golden yellow with faint vertical bars, and has egg spots on the anal fin along with a lighter colored stomach area. The females are a purple to blue color with the same faint bars and lighter stomach area.
Meanwhile the male displays the "egg spots" on his anal fin. These spots are the same size and color as the real eggs.
The dominant males develop egg spots on anal fin and partial egg spots on the dorsal fin. Subdominant males will normally display a drab brownish purple coloration with some orange or yellow highlights.
The anal fins of males have several colored "egg spots" surrounded by a clear margin. Females have no such spots. The female deposits the eggs on the substrate, then scoops them up in her mouth where she will hold the eggs until the hatch.
Sexual dimorphism: Males with egg spots.
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The males also have egg spots on their anal fins. Females, as with many cichlids, are mostly bland but may show some colors on their fins.
In some African Cichlids the female tries to " scoop up" the egg spots on the male's anal fin, thereby ensuring that the sperm has reached the eggs in her mouth. The eggs are incubated in her mouth for about three weeks.
In many species the male will display egg shaped markings on the anal fin known as egg spots. Some males have a bump on the head, referred to as a nuchal hump.
The egg spots play an important role as it is thought that the female believes these are more eggs and goes to retrieve them. At this moment the male releases his sperm and fertilizes the eggs in her mouth.
Sex differences: Males retain portions of the red and blue hues of the normal "red shoulder" peacock, along with egg spots on the anal fin. Females and subadults appear more fully albino.
It is red in coloration and has the same form as the other Peacock Cichlids of the same family. The male displays the typical egg spots on the anal fin and is typically more colorful than the female, especially [...] ...
Breeding Male Trewavasae Cichlids can be identified by the presence of false egg spots on their anal fins, though some females may also have these. Often the anal fins of males are more pointed than those of females.
Wild males are blue, while the female is normally orange (see photos). However, captive bred fish are now available where both sexes are an identical orange colour. The males are then best distinguished by having larger and/or more numerous egg spots.
The male has egg spots on his anal fin. He will shake these spots to make the female think they are some of her eggs that she missed. She will open her mouth behind him and try to scoop up his “fake eggs'.
Adult males turn bright yellow with faint brown bars crossing the body; fins are plain yellow with egg spots on the anal fin. Like most mbuna cichlids, this species is a maternal mouthbrooder.
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