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Nice pic, don't see many frogs that size anymore.... Dam cane toads. Frenchy

Nice to see its healing, just keep the water clean & all will be good. Frenchy

I have done a couple of minor over flows in the garage, glad it is concrete & in a lfs. Brad's brother Steve, used to flood the shop on a regular occurance :lol: If he got distracted, ie; a customer.... Put money on the flood. Frenchy

Head looks to slender to be an afra. Frenchy

Get your water tested for a start. More than likely a bacterial infection which is very hard to treat. Are any other fish doing the same? You can try treating with Oxytetracycline. If you are going to treat, use low lighting. You will have to do a few water changes, as medicine will kill of bacteria in filters, also the drug I mentioned is less effective in high ph. Frenchy

Just give it a bit more time. They are probably big enough to vent sex, if you are really worried about it. Frenchy

With mbuna just try & mix the colours. Similar coloured fish may fight. Mbuna can be rough, so if looking at peacocks or similar buy them at a bigger size. Its a bit of trial & error anyway, just watch the predatory fish like Venustus as they get bigger, may try to rule the tank. Frenchy

A single convict on its own can sometimes be an alright cichlid. May well be fine. Frenchy

Here's a handy link http://www.malawicichlidhomepage.com/other/altolamprologus_calvus_white3.html Frenchy

Good luck with it all. In my case, once I notice the wrigglers starting to separate in the shell, is the time to move them. Bait the female away from the shell with food. I had one female used to just bolt when the hand went in. the other used to attack me or shoot straight in the barnacle shell. Get yourself some micro worm culture just in case. Frenchy

:lol: I just looked in on the ones I am raising. The female is hovering around an entrance to a barnacle. Got the torch out, I see eggs. 8) Looks like next weekend, set back up fry tanks. I have poker final today, will take a photo later when I get the chance. Frenchy

Mine eat flake food, mysis shrimp, live brine every now & then as a treat. I try not to feed them much in the way of pallets. The jaw can dislocate easy. I raise my altos in a pretty much bare tank, so the dom male doesn't bash the rest.... These guys are great jumpers, no gaps in lids. Once I can figure out best looking male, I start getting rid of the other males. I sex them on body shape. I use barnacle shells fro breeding. I have tried shells, but they can get stuck in them, once again dam male. I like the barnacle shell too as you can see eggs, fry etc. The trick here is to take the fry out before they leave the safety of the shell. Once again, dam male, food source. Raising fry can be very difficult. I have found the white calvus to be hard to raise, as has a couple of mates of mine. What worked best was bare tank, live micro worm culture. Constant small water changes. I think with this species, live food is best in the early stages. I have tried fry food with limited success. I do my water changes be emptying the fry tank 1/2 way down. Then topping the fry tank back up with water from the parents tank. {I had fry tanks under parents tanks}Which I had water changed earlier in the day. I use air line tubing to syphon the water in. The young are fragile to changes in water. The fry can be bastards to when it comes to eating each other. I have had 4 2fts with fry at different stages, just to separate them out. As I said earlier its 6 months to get them to 3cm. Frenchy

Of course hybridisation occurs in the lake. Rare as but, species are usually separated by bodies of water etc. But with cases like in Lake Victoria with pollution. Males & females are having trouble seeing who is who properly & cross breeding. I know how they feel, numerous Saturday nights out, I have trouble telling is she a natural blonde.... :roll: Smidey, There is a difference in what you said at the start, this quote explains it well. I get where you are coming from & what you mean but. Tropheus, that particular fish you linked is a purpose bred hybrid. OB do occur in the wild, rare, just like albino's. Frenchy

As Ryan said above :lol: Frenchy

I would buy 10-12 at a small size. Then thin out as they grow...as in get rid of excess males. Frenchy

How easy would it be to get calvus in if you had connections. I mean at 2-3cm... I could tell the difference, but many couldn't. Just to tease, here is a pick of a male white calvus I have. I used to keep a breeding trio in a 4x1x1... he knocked off both girls the bastard. Currently raising about 10 more, should be breeding in about 6 months. These guys take about 2 years to get to maturity. Takes 6 months to raise fry to 3cm. Very cool fish. Frenchy

Because they will attack the others... Even with just 3-4, if all same sex, 3 will hide a lot. If 2 pair up, the others will only be living down the far end of where the others choose to breed. The peacock may get smashed too. With what you are trying to do, it is trial & error. Good luck, you may be fine. Frenchy

Poor Smudgey... The thing is, you probably wouldn't of wanted to breed from him/her anyway. Would make for an interesting display fish. Frenchy

I would probably move the fish on. The joys of mixed African tanks I am afraid. Frenchy

I know what miserable weather is, or was. My mum is from the wet, I mean West Coast. Dad use to have her on.... "Wet between & up to the ears" If it helps, it has been on the chilly side in the mornings. :lol: Frenchy

One way to tell is the eyes. Red zeba should have red eyes. If it's a cross it may still have the red, but if it doesn't, then you know for sure. I personally haven't seen a red zeb with black/brown markings like that... but who knows? Frenchy

Can't you just be happy for me? I mean it was such a lovely day. Doing errands around the house in just trackies & singlet.. Don't worry I do slip, slop, slap when I go outside Frenchy

Forgot about birdlings flat... need a good surf caster Frenchy

Must be all the sun, silly me.... Oh well just to rub it in... Been sunny all week, roll on the sunny weekend too 8) Frenchy

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