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Theres a very good chance there will be some fights in there. The tank should have enough room. Yellows tend to stay out of trouble. It will depend on how your tropheus & cobalts get along. Frenchy

Could be all males. won't know until they breed, or vent sexed. Frenchy

It's not a Melanochromis vermivorus. The problem is that Johanni & Maingano look very much the same. Did they have others from the batch still there, or do you know anyone that has brought multiples? Did any change colour as in go yellow/orange like? Someone may of got some maingano in & people have them confused with johanni. These guys have all stayed blue & people went wow,, a new type of johanni or they could of thought they magically all of a sudden line breed something. :lol: Ryan is more than likely right. There could be maingano in the country. Someone buy multiples, if they all stay blue, breed, then there you go. 2fishy, go to the lfs with a photo of a maingano. See how you go & take a photo of the lfs stock for us to look at, or maybe gannet can get a pic for us too. 8) Frenchy

Thats a good little read Ryan, I have read something similar to this before. Part of classification, studying new species....fish are dissected to see what makes them tick. The contents of the stomach is one thing that is checked. That is why people like Ad Konnings release books with information on feeding habits, what to feed....& obviously there information is well sourced. My fry get spirulina flake, frozen cyclops & baby brine occasionally. Makes sense to about the algae growth rates, it is what they eat in the wild, who cares if a fry tank looks beautiful & clean. As long as the water is. Well it does say, They mean all, as mentioned next This is a seperate comment, some fish species are more susceptible to toxins, diseases than others. & would worry me a bit too. Once upon a time I was having the odd unexplained death & it bugged me to no end. My lfs guy asked about the fishies diet, he should me his arms & the rash caused by bloodworms. I did some research. Took bloodworms out of the diet. Been all good on the unexplained for years.{touch wood} Frenchy

Did he say line bred, cross bred??? Asia, local??? Having read up a bit on both & seen some dodgy imports & cross breeds, heres my 2 cents. Line breeding a species to gain a particular trait would take generations or years. The eureka red peacock is an example, came from an otter point jacobfreibergi{I think, from memory}& that was just to get a brighter coloured fish. What we are talking about here is making a female a whole differnet colour. And when born all born to be a different colour. So if they are local, they wouldn't be in the country long enough to be line bred. Someone should tell him most imported cichlids especially if they came through Asia are not wild caught anyway. :roll: So what are they? My guess is either a cross breed, or a wrongly identified fish. If it has come from asia, wouldn't suprise me, seen it a few times before. Someone got a pic up. Frenchy

This extract comes from an article written by Kjell Fohrman, from the book called "Enjoying Cichlids" Ad Konnings{Editor} Me I prefer not to take the risk when you consider all the feeding options out there. I have seen the rash too a few people have got from handling blood worms too. Frenchy

Yeh, I think I will have to get Brad to order me in one. :roll: Always good to have for future reference & be handy to use here on the forum too. Frenchy

A more relevant one in this case, "To feed fish properly in captivity it is important to be aware of the natural diet & feeding habits of the species concerned." 8) Frenchy

:lol: no worries, just a case of I just beat you too it. Frenchy

or Julies as in Julidochromis, the african cichlid. I think someone does have these in your parts. The topic has been talked about before in the cichlid section. Frenchy

Wow that is excessively high Did you note that there were a couple of species of mbuna mentioned? Also bulldogod stay away from blood worms too. The most important thing is space & clean water. The lower the levels on nitrate the better the growth of fish. Just a mixture of pellets, flake, mysis shrimp will keep them happy. Over feeding mbuna is very easy to do & can cause severe problems. As can high protein foods. Frenchy

I should of said mass of orange colouration. Sorry. I have seen the odd male with a slight flash of orange. If that is a male, it's fatnes is a concern too. Gluttony is a problem with convicts. Males are easy to tell when they get older as the develop a fleshy lump ontop of their forehead. And the male will have trials off his fins too. As in laid eggs, or have raised young. Whats the colour of the other convict? Classic picture of male & female Frenchy

Brad has got himself a new book called "The New Illustrated Guide to Fish Diseases" It is a fantastic book for those that want to explore the disease side of things more. I may have to buy one myself, I am sure brad will get pissed at me soon if I keep reading when I pay him visits :roll: Heres an add for it... The New Illustrated Guide to Fish Diseases The New Illustrated Guide to Fish Diseases in Ornamental Tropical and Pond Fish Observing - Recognising - Preventing - Treating It is one thing to select beautiful fish for your aquarium or pond, it is quite another to recognise diseases in your fish and also effectively combat them using proper drugs. Many books are thick on text, but thin on photograph's; this book by contrast, features 1,000 photographs of sick fish. After 25 years of research, Gerald Bassleer, an international authority in the field of fish diseases, has written this 'New Illustrated Guide to Fish diseases', as an extended and improved version of the popular 'Colorguide of fish diseases' (1982) This book will enable the fish hobbyist: - To recognise diseases in fish with the aid of a multitude of accurate photographs - To trace the underlying causes on the basis of a questionnaire - To familiarise himself with major fish diseases through concise descriptions written in plain language - to apply the correct treatment based on clear descriptions of practical uses of the latest medications This book is a lavishly-illustrated aid to making the right diagnosis, not only for the home hobbyist, but also for the aquarium retailer or pond centre, and for the veterinarian's or fish doctor's practice. Please Note: This Book does not cover Marine fish diseases Author: Dr. Gerald Bassleer (°1954) is a trained fish pathobiologist with 25 years of experience in the trade and treatment of tropical ornamental fish. He has worked for major wholesalers in Belgium, USA, The Netherlands and Germany. Now he has founded his own import/export business 'Bassleer Biofish' in Belgium. Author: Gerald Bassleer 2nd edition 2006 Hardback 305mm x 215mm 232 pages 1000 full colour photographs Frenchy

Baby brine, crushed flake, cyclops..... Just one thing, make sure the adults can't get at the fry through the breeder trap. Been there down that before Frenchy

Insulation??? :-? Whats that??? Frenchy

Another vote for female Frenchy

Female. Males do not get the orange colouration on the belly. Frenchy

:lol: Great team work non the less. Frenchy

It is an Albino Zebra. I wouldn't know what you lot call an Ice Blue. Common names differ from place to place. Be nice if lfs started using scientific names. Frenchy

This is nowhere strong enough to prevent TB. In Asia they used to use chlor-B in a powdered form to wash down holding tanks. I don't think they do that anymore as it is believed to be carcinogenic. One problem was replaced with another. As said above, be really careful with your own cuts. There are other types of infections you can get from fish tank water. Most people I here/seen with this disease have been connected to imported fish. Fish that contract the disease will have redbordered lesions in the skin & when the lesions are ruptured nothing is released. Once fish have been released in quarentine & then spotted chances are your hands have already been in the tank. Most import rooms will discard these fish. Simply rule for the customer, never buy fish with sores or that look sick. Here is a helpful link to read; contains a section on prevention. http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/management/Lawler_Tank_Safety.html Hope Craig & Shell are fine too. Frenchy

Nope, it is not white spot. I am guessing, here but they look like fungus growths. Your LFS should be able to help you out. Malachite Green... Frenchy

That report is pretty old, but the polution problem, algae, weed...is still the same. On a brighter note, since the report the nile perch catch numbers have decreased. The nile perch have had to rely on turning on each other for food with the depletion of cichlid stocks. So hopefully Nile perch numbers will continue to decrease. Polution is the big problem, another problem is that species cross breed. Murky water means the females can not tell males of similar species apart. Nile perch for those that don't know are a realitive of the barrimundi, very similar looking, huge growth size... Nile Perch are in Lake Tangy & Malawi. Why they haven't knocked off species of cichlids in these 2 Lakes is a bit of a mystery. Maybe it is because the cichlid species in the later 2 Lakes are more evolutionally advanced could be one reason. Frenchy

There is nothing you can do. The eye has been damaged physically. The eye may grow out. Just keep your water clean. Frenchy

I would say there is a good chance he has nicked it on an object or been hit there by another fish. Infection has set in there too. Frenchy

Yep, that would be a very nice thing to do. Lisa's has always wanted to go to Africa & do the Safari thing. Just drop me of at the Lake :lol: Frenchy