MarkLB Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Hi all. I'm very happy and thought I'd share......I was early for an appointment today so I thought I'd kill 10 minutes in the LFS just around the corner. I don't go to this particular shop often and it was a pleasant surprise to see this fellow.....I couldn't resist him....I raced home and set up a quarantine tank....his colour isn't the best right now but I'm sure he'll look sweet when he's settled and a bit older :bounce: Astatotilapia (Haplochromis) brownae. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted June 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Cheers I don't think he'll be any nastier than his future tankmates. He'll be going up against almost full grown Fryeri and a very dominant adult Zebra, amongst others Time will tell, if he becomes #1 in the tank so be it. I'll be keeping a close eye on proceedings and will make sure no-one loses an eye :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 oh. nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 looks good, can't be any worse than a bumblebee now find him a girl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted June 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 now find him a girl For sure the next step. I would've got a female there and then but there was only the male to be had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Agression might not be to bad. Probably try to pick fights with similar shaped, coloured mbuna. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Good score they're wicked fish Here are some pics of mine, male is only around 2" females around 1.5", the males have been coloured since around 1" and the females just started breeding so they mature very young. lol photos are pretty bad but its what you get when you nip out there with a 20mth old running around the fishroom trying to help too They are quite dominant in the tank despite being one of the smaller fish but I haven't seen them cause any trouble. When I lived in Auckland I kept 2 males in a display tank and they got along alright with everyone else (but hated each other). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Nice! He will look very nice with your other cichlids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 One should never spent '10 minutes to spare' anywhere near their lfs :lol: Mind you, my husband spent his 10 minutes in a car yard so his purchase was more expensive :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 One should never spent '10 minutes to spare' anywhere near their lfs :lol: Mind you, my husband spent his 10 minutes in a car yard so his purchase was more expensive :roll: lol I was thinking how did he only have 10 mins spare and go into his LFS walk out with a fish and still get to his appointment on time.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted June 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 He will look very nice with your other cichlids Cheers. I think he'll finish the display tank off nicely Mind you, my husband spent his 10 minutes in a car yard so his purchase was more expensive :roll: Now that's an impulse buy 8) :lol: lol I was thinking how did he only have 10 mins spare and go into his LFS walk out with a fish and still get to his appointment on time.. I'm good Nah, I went to my appointment, which was short, then got the fish. Beautiful fish you have there Ryan, I'm looking forward to mine looking similar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 I gotta admit Mark he didn't actually buy it at the time but he came home with so much drool left after looking at the car that I bought it for him for his birthday, which was the following week (using his money of course). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted June 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 I gotta admit Mark he didn't actually buy it at the time but he came home with so much drool left after looking at the car that I bought it for him for his birthday. Wouldn't a bib have been cheaper?? :lol: using his money of course. Ahh, that explains it :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Brad had/has a couple of males in the 10ft display tank. It was always funny to watch the dom one chase the other around most of the tank. Yet as Ryan said, leaves everything else alone. & yes these guys do breed at a very young age. Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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