parry Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Hi, I’m wondering if anyone can help me locate some Demasoni (Pseudotropheus demasoni) for my cichlid tank, I'm Auckland based. Any help would be greatly appreciated. http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/p_demasoni.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 They have gone of the wholesale list according to all the shops ive asked we have 7 and hope to breed them as do a few other people on here so unless you can find someone who wants to sell theres maybe wait until everyones bred them.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Actually just looked in our tank and one of ours is holding :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parry Posted September 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 You're a fast worker Ryan keep me posted if you end up selling any. Thanks Parry :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoandWilly Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 yeah i would also like to get some more, we brought 6 and have had 2 mysteriously disappear so kinda gutted, first fish's we have lost in age's too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 We had 8 but lost 1 apparently they kill each other off if you have less than 12 because they're really aggressive dont know if thats what happened to it or if it got eaten (as they're in with other africans that are alot bigger than them) who knows, they always have shreaded fins from fighting, one had a huge sore on one side of it and was swimming weird and I thought it was a gonner but it seems to have healed up and only has a scar to show for it.. So they're pretty tough. We will probably keep a few babies and build up our colony first hopefully we have a few more females in our lot that breed soon as they dont have many babies.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonhunt Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 I had the same problem lost one mysteriously and am down to 3 2 male 1 female I think theyre still pretty young though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Watch them then from what ive heard anything less than 6-8 (in some peoples advice even upto 12) ends up being one.. Our 7 seem to be going alright mind you they're not even an inch yet and in a 540litre 5ft so they have alot of room to hide.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoandWilly Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 ours are in our grow out tank with about 50 e.yellows and 20 kenyi and 2 ice blues and havent seem them fighting at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 lol your lucky Ours scrap like theres no tomorrow 2 or 3 always have ripped fins and thats in a 5ft full of rocks they're awesome little guys. We used to have them in a grow out tank as well but decided to just chuck them in with the big fish so they could fend for themselves... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoandWilly Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 knowing my luck we will ned up with 4 males or 4 females lol gonna be chucking about 40 bumble bees and 40 auratus in the grow out tank this weekend so gonna need to move some of them on this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishman Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 You have a PM Parry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTam22 Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 Did you find any or does anyone have any babies forsale as they are very very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 lol also after some more now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parry Posted September 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 Hi timtam, i was hoping ryan might come through - but it looks like a wait is on the cards. I'm new to african cichlids and all i've told about these are... they are aggressive and the smaller they are the better they may get on with the other fish. Parry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parry Posted September 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 I can't believe how hard they are to find..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted September 29, 2006 Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 Yeah they were only on the list for a short time luckily a few people on here got colonies From my research they aren't aggressive to other fish just to their own kind or anything the same colour so they shouldn't have too many problems.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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