malawi_man Posted July 12, 2013 Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 Hey guys, I've been out of the hobby for a couple of years while going through uni. Got a tank a while back, possibly looking at getting a couple more. Just wondering what african cichlids are available now? At the moment I have: Demasonis Yellows Taiwan Reefs Blue Dolphins Cuckoo Catfish Looking to possibly get hold of in the future: Red Empress Tropheus Pemba Aulonocara Jacobfreibergi Aulonocara Hansbaenschi Geophagous Surinamensis (bit off topic I know) Dimidiochromis Compressiceps Cynotilapia Afra What new/interesting species are out there? Keen to have a tang tank too, I'm a bit biased towards malawis because that's what I've kept in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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smidey Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 once you get some tangs i think you'll like them more than malawians. The tropheus in particular are so much more active than malawians, tropheus are like malawians on speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi_man Posted July 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 I just got some frontosa today so that might stop me from getting tropheus for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Fronts are coooool fish :f77: I keep my Tropheus with Frontosa, neither tend to be hounding the other one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi_man Posted July 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 What do you feed them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfishhead Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Fronts are my favorite fish :nfs: Just got another female holding at moment. Finger cross this time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 NLS as a staple, from time to time a little bit of salmon food, some chopped prawn, guppies, homemade frozen mix. The Frontosa generaly get most of these foods before the tropehus, as soon as they sense/taste the different food in the water they are over in a flash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi_man Posted August 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 A few fish I'm interested in that I had 5 years ago but haven't seen lately: Dimidiochromis compressiceps Dragon Blood Peacocks Placidochromis electra Are they still around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuri08 Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 around but not easy to get hold of except eye biters are around more.electras havent seen for years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfishhead Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 A few fish I'm interested in that I had 5 years ago but haven't seen lately: Dimidiochromis compressiceps Dragon Blood Peacocks Placidochromis electra Are they still around? I have some eye biter 10+cm for sell. But pick up only in Auckland... I am still searching for good line Dragon blood... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 A few fish I'm interested in that I had 5 years ago but haven't seen lately: Dimidiochromis compressiceps Dragon Blood Peacocks Placidochromis electra Are they still around? D comps were in all the Auckland stores a few months ago chances are most still have them, there were nice adults for around $20 a fish.. Dragonsbloods should be around, unfortunately I lost my male but stripped a batch recently will be keeping most to grow out to breed from but will sell some. I have a female electra would love to find a nice male for her and breed them again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfishhead Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 D comps were in all the Auckland stores a few months ago chances are most still have them, there were nice adults for around $20 a fish.. Dragonsbloods should be around, unfortunately I lost my male but stripped a batch recently will be keeping most to grow out to breed from but will sell some. I have a female electra would love to find a nice male for her and breed them again. :thup: dragonblood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likoma Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 O. Lithobates boy girl and C. Azureus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeusterae Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 wow that lithobates is beautiful man!!! congrats!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nudge Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 Nice Litho!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likoma Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 Yeah he is an awesome specimen. Borrowed from a friend (cheers again) to improve the genetic diversity. Its a good example of what was talked about in another post regarding the effect of having a single specimen in an aquarium with little or no competition of similar species. Bigger, stronger, brighter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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