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Offline danotaylor

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Labidochromis Mbamba
« on: February 10, 2016, 05:06:45 PM »
So when I was searching for the Lab. hongi pics I found these Mbamba pics as well. I love the last pic when the beta male tried to get in on the action and the alpha shield blocked him out.
I had a lab fettish there for a while with groups of caurelus "lions cove", chisumulae, hongi & these guys. Labs were my bread and butter and the quality of the ones I was able to secure made selling their fry very easy :)




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Offline kodyboy

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Re: Labidochromis Mbamba
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2016, 06:16:08 PM »
Nice.  I had a colony of these guys years ago.  Males were awesome, females meh.  They were more aggressive than my yellow labs.
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Re: Labidochromis Mbamba
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2016, 06:36:47 PM »
Thanks Kodyboy. My girls were pretty vibrant & nice but faded out when they were holding.

Hey MCA crew just for clarity I found these shots from days gone by. I had this group and the hongi when I lived in Australia so I don't have any fry available for sale. Sorry for the confusion crew.
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Offline Down With The Cichness

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Re: Labidochromis Mbamba
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2016, 08:33:56 PM »
Very nice!
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Offline Sean

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Re: Labidochromis Mbamba
« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2016, 11:44:32 PM »
Beautiful! ;D
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Offline Regalblue

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Re: Labidochromis Mbamba
« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2016, 10:49:01 AM »
Had these guys a few times myself.   Definitely a cool Mbuna with great coloration & fun to keep.
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Offline Howler

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Re: Labidochromis Mbamba
« Reply #6 on: February 12, 2016, 12:05:51 PM »
Got a group of these last fall. Beautiful fish.
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Offline fisher11

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Re: Labidochromis Mbamba
« Reply #7 on: February 12, 2016, 09:16:49 PM »
very nice
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Offline danotaylor

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Re: Labidochromis Mbamba
« Reply #8 on: February 13, 2016, 07:23:05 AM »
Quote from: Howler on February 12, 2016, 12:05:51 PM
Got a group of these last fall. Beautiful fish.
G'day Howler...do you have any pics of your group you can share?
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Offline Steve

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Re: Labidochromis Mbamba
« Reply #9 on: February 15, 2016, 02:07:50 AM »
I love Mbamba bay's, I use to have a really big male and a trio of females for a few years when I had my Mbuna 55g tank up awhile back. My male was a brute and probably was my favorite fish at that time. Here's a pic of the male I use to have. He had some really nice size and color to him.

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Offline danotaylor

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Re: Labidochromis Mbamba
« Reply #10 on: February 15, 2016, 10:21:59 AM »
Wow Steve be was a bruiser! Gorgeous color & barring. Definitely an under rated mbuna!
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Offline Ava333

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Re: Labidochromis Mbamba
« Reply #11 on: February 17, 2016, 10:37:11 PM »
I ❤️ them. Really nice!!!
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