Darkness' fish - Page 8

Tubby Rower · 10-03-2007, 20:10

I did manage to do some damage to your stack. Not much but damage nonetheless. Thanks for the response. I'll be looking into those websites you sent me. I'm not completely sure that we'll be able to get all of those fish in the US. I honestly haven't looked, but I think that import restrictions in Europe are less than in the US.

Tubby Rower · 23-04-2007, 18:06

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quote:Originally posted by Darkness

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quote:Originally posted by Melifluous

To tell the truth I personally think that this thread is one of the best looking threads on the forum, and thought that a little light spam might rekindle interest in it.

So nurgh!

I'll try to post some new pictures soon...

Darkness · 23-04-2007, 19:21

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quote:Originally posted by Tubby Rower

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quote:Originally posted by Darkness

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quote:Originally posted by Melifluous

To tell the truth I personally think that this thread is one of the best looking threads on the forum, and thought that a little light spam might rekindle interest in it.

So nurgh!

I'll try to post some new pictures soon...

Stupid battery problem in the fucking camera. It is (almost) fixed now. I'll get some new pics up by the end of the week.

Darkness · 25-04-2007, 21:16

Especially for Tubby: Blue algae...

Fullgrown Aulonocara sp. Lwanda male (12-13 cm)

Full overview of the tank:

Baby tank (75 litres or so), contains about 20 Cynotilapia afra, ranging between 1.5 and 4 cm...

Tubby Rower · 26-04-2007, 03:13

that A. Lwanda. Where is that cichlid from? How hard are the afras to raise? is that a saulosi in your 3rd pic?

Darkness · 26-04-2007, 09:21

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quote:Originally posted by Tubby Rower

that A. Lwanda. Where is that cichlid from?

Also from Lake Malawi. It's a bit harder to keep than Mbuna, because Aulonocara species tend to be more fragile than Mbuna, especially the females.

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quote:Originally posted by Tubby Rower

How hard are the afras to raise?

Very easy. I just caught the female when she was pregnant and put her in the baby tank. So when she releases the babies I can put her back in the main tank. The babies eat the same food as the adults, only I crush the flakes so they are a bit smaller.

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is that a saulosi in your 3rd pic?

No, there are no Saulosi in the tank.
The yellow ones are Labidochromis caeruleus.
The big blue guy with vertical bars is the boss of my tank, Cynotilapia afra.
The blueish blurs on the right are Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos.

Darkness · 07-05-2007, 16:32

I got some new fish on saturday...

I bought a wildcaught pair of Pseudotropheus scolofi Mara Point and 1m/3f Copadichromis borleyi "Red Kadango". The Kadango's are still very small though.

Now the tank is fully stocked, with 26 fish in it...

1m/1f WC Cynotilapia afra Likoma "White Top"
1m/1f WC Pseudotropheus scolofi Mara Point
1m/3f Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos
2m/4f Labidochromis caeruleus
1m/2f Aulonocara sp. Iwanda
1m/3f Copadichromis Borleyi "Red Kadango"
1m/4f F1 Synodontis lucipinnis

I'll try to get some new pictures this week...

Darkness · 14-05-2007, 09:50

The Afra female is pregnant again... I've already got about 25-30 offspring of that pair, but they keep at it...
The Synodontis and Aulonocara's were also at it this weekend, but I don't think the Aulonocara will hold to term (she didn't last time) and the Synodontis ate their own eggs as soon as they laid them...

Furiey · 14-05-2007, 21:27

Once they get settled Cichlids just seem to keep breeding. That's how I got a tank full of nothing but Kribensis Cichlids...

Darkness · 14-05-2007, 22:06

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quote:Originally posted by Furiey

Once they get settled Cichlids just seem to keep breeding. That's how I got a tank full of nothing but Kribensis Cichlids...

I know. I had the same happen with Paracyprichomis nigripinnis as well as Julidochromis ornatus...
The Paracyps are not a problem, but Julidochromis species can be very evil...

10-03-2007, 20:10	#71
Tubby Rower Moderator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Middle of VA. Posts: 3,896	I did manage to do some damage to your stack. Not much but damage nonetheless. Thanks for the response. I'll be looking into those websites you sent me. I'm not completely sure that we'll be able to get all of those fish in the US. I honestly haven't looked, but I think that import restrictions in Europe are less than in the US. __________________ 3/2006 : Now, surely that must be because some fists might have caused internal damage to certain delicate parts?

25-04-2007, 21:16	#74
Darkness Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Netherlands. Posts: 4,169	Especially for Tubby: Blue algae... Fullgrown Aulonocara sp. Lwanda male (12-13 cm) Full overview of the tank: Baby tank (75 litres or so), contains about 20 Cynotilapia afra, ranging between 1.5 and 4 cm... __________________ "Death is lighter than a feather, but duty is heavier than a mountain..." - The Eye of the World

26-04-2007, 03:13	#75
Tubby Rower Moderator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Middle of VA. Posts: 3,896	that A. Lwanda. Where is that cichlid from? How hard are the afras to raise? is that a saulosi in your 3rd pic? __________________ 3/2006 : Now, surely that must be because some fists might have caused internal damage to certain delicate parts?

07-05-2007, 16:32	#77
Darkness Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Netherlands. Posts: 4,169	I got some new fish on saturday... I bought a wildcaught pair of Pseudotropheus scolofi Mara Point and 1m/3f Copadichromis borleyi "Red Kadango". The Kadango's are still very small though. Now the tank is fully stocked, with 26 fish in it... 1m/1f WC Cynotilapia afra Likoma "White Top" 1m/1f WC Pseudotropheus scolofi Mara Point 1m/3f Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos 2m/4f Labidochromis caeruleus 1m/2f Aulonocara sp. Iwanda 1m/3f Copadichromis Borleyi "Red Kadango" 1m/4f F1 Synodontis lucipinnis I'll try to get some new pictures this week... __________________ "Death is lighter than a feather, but duty is heavier than a mountain..." - The Eye of the World

14-05-2007, 09:50	#78
Darkness Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Netherlands. Posts: 4,169	The Afra female is pregnant again... I've already got about 25-30 offspring of that pair, but they keep at it... The Synodontis and Aulonocara's were also at it this weekend, but I don't think the Aulonocara will hold to term (she didn't last time) and the Synodontis ate their own eggs as soon as they laid them... __________________ "Death is lighter than a feather, but duty is heavier than a mountain..." - The Eye of the World

14-05-2007, 21:27	#79
Furiey King Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bedfordshire UK. Posts: 1,031	Once they get settled Cichlids just seem to keep breeding. That's how I got a tank full of nothing but Kribensis Cichlids...