Michigan Cichlid Association

General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Mattfish on October 26, 2019, 04:01:48 PM

Title: OB gene in all 3 African lakes.
Post by: Mattfish on October 26, 2019, 04:01:48 PM

Does anybody know what species carry the OB gene in all three of the lakes?
I know there are natural occurring OB fish in Malawi and I’m pretty sure it exists in Victoria(the tri color Fulu?).
Is there a species in Lake Tanganyika? I thought I heard there was but cannot remember where I heard or read it.

Title: Re: OB gene in all 3 African lakes.
Post by: danotaylor on October 26, 2019, 10:16:38 PM

There is a naturally occurring OB tropheus kalambo. I believe there are some other OB troph variants as well. The OB Kalambo are crazy expensive, if you can even find them

Title: Re: OB gene in all 3 African lakes.
Post by: Brianyfishguy on October 27, 2019, 12:24:50 AM

Yeah the ob kalambo is a super rare crazy looking fish one of the coolest looking fish in the lake imo.

Title: Re: OB gene in all 3 African lakes.
Post by: Mattfish on October 27, 2019, 02:54:02 PM

Thank you both very much for the info.