livingart

i think i know the BOB you are talking about 8) if it looks like it, acts like it and breeds true to type then it must be it

our setup fitted glass lids

as you can see in the photo this royal blue has no red in fins the one in link is described as red vented royal blue as said we can only rely on the honesty of who we get the fish off, and they are probably relying on what they are told, and so on etc short of going to the lake and catching your own fish we have to go by doing research and using fish that match the description for the species or variant i read an article on the net recently that recounted a story that in the 70's some local exporters at lake malawi, established colonies of some of the more sought after peacock species closer to their base to make it easier to find and catch them for export has this led to some further mixing of genes

lots of flat rocks stacked up just ensure there are small enough gaps for the fry to live in and the biggies can't get into works in our big tank you may be surprised how many fry can survive

yes there are firenzenz, young females are hard to tell apart growing the ones i purchased on to see if the colour is right to make sure i am breeding true had an 8 year old pair but lost the female after 1 spawning lucky i kept some young

2 thin pieces of mdf cut to fit as lids cut big matching holes in them then sandwich together with fly screen in the middle to cover the holes glue and screw togwther polyurethane mdf to stop water getting to it can screw plastic hinges to it and glue to glass to act as hinged lids or else cut holes in your polystyrene and glue insect screen on the under side P.S. mdf is medium density fibreboard

our jar eats anything that hits the water

mystic you still got those leporinus?

senegals about 8 to 9 inches hoplo probably 5 hoplos in love

Local bird club used to have a judging night set up where some small tanks and fish were setup and people invited to judge them then were shown how they might be judged at a show, easier to do birds in cages opposed to fish in tanks the clups success depends on how driven the committee etc are and being able to find common ground between the tea and bikkie brigade and the youngies

sorry guys i think the water blaster may short the phone out better to use air at 3,000 PSI.

think the senegals are getting cosy? sharns male leviathan is wooing both the fat ladies

my guys are showing blue but area behind shoulder is the last to turn no other colour there yet want to bring some females up to put with young from the big fellow

nice fish callum

i have some young (purchased as) royal blues just colouring up not all over blue yet time will tell, wish they would hurry as they are taking up tank space

my females are a straight greyish colour males have slightly more colour to them i don't kmow too much about them except they breed well

all i get is blub blub blub and the cold shoulder i like fish that aren't too noisy

how can a fish be so blue and not be sad or cold they are a beautiful fish hardest part of breeding malawis is making sure you keep track of the females as in a few species the females look alike

the royal blue we have the red shoulder have definite red patch on shoulder the flash can make it more yellow though it is really hard working from photos a slight angle on fish can make them look nore slender also lighting or mood can have an effect on the colour they appear even overseas sites have slight difference in colours and shapes of photos its got me beat sometimes best idea is to put a lot of clues together and make a choice

onus is on the pet shops and anyone else selling a turtle or any other animal to ensure it is going to an owner who understands and can provide all its basic needs and requirements

i usually range between 80 and 95% of eggs put down but i do just set up incubation and leave it till hatchtime left 10 nests inground this year, nothing hatched from those

going by photos is hard but on the site mentioned they are close to Aulonocara stuartgranti (Metangula) Aulonocara stuartgranti (Ntekete) in amongst the variants there is slight difference in individuals so who knows, all i know as these have been in a closed gene pool for a few years

just keeping about 6, the rest are to go

originally swapped as fry of red shouldered chilumba the guy has been breeding them for a few years now parents are stunning, bloodline is 8 years old have about 30 odd fish all identical for shape etc.

can you be species specific