MarkLB Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Hi all. I got one male and two female M. Johanni on the weekend. What gorgeous fish they are. I have some info on them from the web but I was hoping to get some more info from any one out there who is keeping or has kept them. Theres nothing better than info from experienced keepers. So if theres anything you think I should know about these beauties please let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 They're good fish, they look great and seem to get on well with everyone else in the tank and the male is pretty big.. What do you want to know about them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted July 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 :lol: How big is big? I was told 5 inches for the male. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 He'd only be 4 to 5 inches the girl we gots about 2 to 3 inches. They just chill out in the tank and dont cause any problems to anyone were hoping they will breed evenually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 What size tank have you go them in, any other tankmates, how is the tank set up???? Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 Hey I dont know if your talking to me or markLB heres our tank. 5ft tank 540 litres with coral sand and a few rocks not too many.. Fish are 4 red zebras 2M 2F 2 johanni 1M 1F 2 brown haps 2M (?) 12 juvy electric yellows 7 juvy Sciaenochromis fryeri 2 red kadango 1M 1F 2 OB zebra 1M 1F 2 red sholdered peacocks 1M 1F 2 bumblebee's 1M 1? 1 albino zeb 3 zebra ice blues 1M 2F 1 male giraffe and a bristlenose Were also adding 4 big electric yellows and 2 big female giraffes tomorrow.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 Sorry I was refferring to Mark. That is a great mix of species & colour Ryan, very nice by the sounds of it. Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted July 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 What size tank have you go them in, any other tankmates, how is the tank set up???? Frenchy I'm think I can see a bigger tank on the horizon. At the moment they are in a 'Waterhome 25'. Thats 96litres. 800mm long. There is only the three M. Johanni and a bunch of baby guppies. The tank is planted , has a good hunk of wood and two flower pot caves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted July 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 Forgot.....theres also some limestone rock in there. I'm thinking of removing the wood and having more rock , depending on what the pH does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishman Posted July 9, 2006 Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 Get rid of the Guppies aswell before they become lunch for Johannis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted July 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 Get rid of the Guppies aswell before they become lunch for Johannis. This brings me to my next question....food preferences. I've read that these guys are herbivores but I've seen them scoff blood worm with no hesitation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Hi There We keep and breed these often, however we keep rather a few females to the one male because our male that we use for breeding is rather bulshy with the girls... but hes certainly the one they seem to want to breed with, must go for the bad boy type :lol: Good Luck! Mekhaela Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 This brings me to my next question....food preferences. I've read that these guys are herbivores but I've seen them scoff blood worm with no hesitation. They will eat anything you throw in the tank basiclly. Buy a good vegie flake, & use that as their staple. http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/feeding_african_cichlids.php Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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