lenny Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 hi guys, is the cynotilapia cobue the same fish as the one being marketed as yellow afra ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
none Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Have seen various 'Afra' varieties incorrectly sold under the name Cobue - have been caught out many times. Have also seen three lots of "Yellow Afra" two of which looked nothing like an 'Afra' - the third of which were an Afra but too small to tell what type. Short answer - view the parents - only way to know what you are getting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenny Posted January 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Thanks for your help none, the reason i asked is i got 4 fish as cyno cobue but they have no yellow on them at all , at 60mm i expected to see some yellow. i read on the internet that cobues are sometimes called yellow afra, i have only had these fish for a few days, they are very skittish maybe they need to settle in, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
none Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 The Yellow around the head is the last part to colour up on the true strain of Cobwe I have. As juveniles they have no bars. On mine at around 5.5cm the bars developed. At around 6.5cm the Yellow just starts to become visable. That's just one strain I have - others may colour earlier or later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenny Posted January 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 i will give them more time to settle, you have put my mind at ease, thanks again for you help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
