Michigan Cichlid Association

General Category => Old World => Topic started by: gshark7 on November 11, 2016, 08:52:43 PM

Title: Black Widow Frontosa - what do you think
Post by: gshark7 on November 11, 2016, 08:52:43 PM

saw this on ebay, looked kind of cool, also has a cool name, but the guy says it might be a hybrid.

copy and paste link in to ebay.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-Black-Widow-Frontosa-1-0-inch-Tanganyikan-African-Cichlid-GUARANTEED/152219782101?_trksid=p2045573.c100033.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D38530%26meid%3D5eb2b6c2330344f4bcc45926b1ba23c2%26pid%3D100033%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D291814710718

Title: Re: Black Widow Frontosa - what do you think
Post by: Regalblue on November 11, 2016, 09:18:05 PM

They're line bred Burundi

Title: Re: Black Widow Frontosa - what do you think
Post by: gtomike on November 12, 2016, 12:04:26 AM

 $95.00 an inch for junk and he sold 6 of them  ::)

Title: Re: Black Widow Frontosa - what do you think
Post by: gshark7 on November 14, 2016, 01:30:42 PM

Regal Blue what does that mean, "line bred"?

Does that mean they are selectively breeding crappy stripe lined Fronts?

Title: Re: Black Widow Frontosa - what do you think
Post by: jcunningham0295 on November 14, 2016, 02:40:04 PM

Quote from: gshark7 on November 14, 2016, 01:30:42 PM

Regal Blue what does that mean, "line bred"?

Does that mean they are selectively breeding crappy stripe lined Fronts?

Yes that is what it means.   They are selectively breeding to get those results.

Title: Re: Black Widow Frontosa - what do you think
Post by: danotaylor on November 14, 2016, 07:46:19 PM

Each to his own but those are some ugly genes...lol 😝

Title: Re: Black Widow Frontosa - what do you think
Post by: gshark7 on November 15, 2016, 10:50:46 AM

I agree, it's kind of a joke.  Ebay should consider banning crap like this.