Teresa's Cichlid Tank

[sasquatch]

that hurts! absence makes you forget the mess, and T would take pictures of the warts lol

[teresa]

Originally Posted by boozeman

your pics are so much better than steves....can you take some pics of the wart tank and post them into his thread for us?

Okay I will take some pictures for you. I do not know why I take better pictures then him, we use the same camera.

[vdituri]

I think it's cause you must have little hands that fit the buttons on the camera. Steve's probably got big ol clumsy fingers.

And you did take better pics. lol

[teresa]

Originally Posted by vdituri

I think it's cause you must have little hands that fit the buttons on the camera. Steve's probably got big ol clumsy fingers.

And you did take better pics. lol

Thank you Victor.
You are very right there Victor. His little pinky is bigger then my thumb and when I stand in front of the mirror and if he places his one arm in front of my face, my vision is completely blocked.

[aquaticimports]

I love african cichlids. so far I see you have a bunch of pseudotropheus . what else do you plan to add. I saw you had some pic's of tropheus. Did you add those yet? With you having a 90 gallon you have lot of room to pack them in. Keep those numbers high and they will cohabitate together and thrive. Great aquascape BTW

[teresa]

Originally Posted by aquaticimports

I love african cichlids. so far I see you have a bunch of pseudotropheus . what else do you plan to add. I saw you had some pic's of tropheus. Did you add those yet? With you having a 90 gallon you have lot of room to pack them in. Keep those numbers high and they will cohabitate together and thrive. Great aquascape BTW

The bunch of pseudotropheus that I have is in a 50 gallon tank with a 15 gallon sump. The pics of the Tropheus that I am getting soon will be in a 90 gallon tank with a 30 gallon sump.
Pls enlighten me on this . The pseudotropheus comes from Melawi and were sold to me as Melawi cichlids and the Tropheus that I am getting are sold to me as Tanganyikan Cichlids. Are they both the same kind of Cichlids but coming from different areas? Can I mix the Pseudotropheus and the Tropheus together? What other types can I add to the ones above mentioned?
Thank you for your compliment on the landscape.

[Hexabob]

Teresa I have found this Cichlid-Forum :: Index to be a very good cichlid site and should help you with your questions. Great tank BTW

[lcstorc]

Beautiful fish.

[teresa]

Originally Posted by Hexabob

Teresa I have found this Cichlid-Forum :: Index to be a very good cichlid site and should help you with your questions. Great tank BTW

Thank you Dan, will check out the forum.

[teresa]

Originally Posted by lcstorc

Beautiful fish.

Thank you Lynn.

[aquaticimports]

Ok I will see if i can explain this . Pseudothrpheus are from lake malawi. They are a different species from tropheus. African cichlids come from the three rift lakes Malawi,Victoria, tanganyika. The lakes hold an encredible 600 species of cichlids
this is from wikipedia
Tropheus is a small genus of six species of cichlid fish endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa. The genus Tropheus is widespread across all regions of lake Tanganyika, from Burundi in the North to Zambia in the South.Males and females are relatively similar but do display obvious sexual dimorphism. Males attain a somewhat larger size. All species maternally mouthbrood their eggs and fry and it is this characteristic that provides their latin name. Tropheus comes from the Greek "trophos" which means "to nurture". The genus is fished lightly by the local population but has never become a staple food fish due to its relatively small size and its habitat which enables it to dart between rocks when threatened.

Most species occur along the coastal fringes of the lake at depths of less than 3 metres. These rocky shores, with numerous rocky outcroppings and boulder formations form a habitat similar to many of the mbuna cichlids of Lake Malawi. This habitat provides shelter and, due to the shallow depth and the long hours of strong sunlight, heavy algal growth on which the Tropheus feed. The only tropheus species to dwell further out and deeper in the lake is Tropheus Duboisi which in general inhabits deeper regions of the lake down to around 15-20 metres. All species are algal grazers and have underslung mouths adapted to rasping algae and microinvertebrates from submerged rocks.

Pseudotropheus is a genus of rock dwelling (Mbuna) cichlids found in Lake Malawi. Like some other large cichlid genera, such as Cichlasoma, a number of related fishes have been recently re-assigned to different genera such as Tropheops or Maylandia (see also: Metriaclima). Mbuna literally means "rockdweller" and this description accurately depicts the lifestyle of these cichlids which mostly live in rocky areas. Most Pseudotrophine cichlids are algal grazers in the wild.


Hope this helps.

Oh BTW you can keep them together .Keep you PH at 8.5 and you salinity at 0.53 ppt.

[teresa]

Thank you Mr Aquaticimports for the information. It sure helps me alot . Much appreciated.
Just went and pick up 12 Tropheus sp Black Bulu Points. They are doing well in the new 90 gallon tank. I notice they school and it is so much fun to watch them swimming from one side of the tank to the other.
My Tropheus Moorii Bemba and the Tropheus Moorii Kaiser will be arriving next week. They totaled 30. ( 18 Kaiser and 12 Bemba) They will be added to the 90 gallon tank.

[aquaticimports]

do not feed them for four days ...this will minimize bloat. expect some aggression from the different tropheus ...they should work out there chain of command per say in a few weeks

BTW my name is Brian

[teresa]

Originally Posted by aquaticimports

do not feed them for four days ...this will minimize bloat. expect some aggression from the different tropheus ...they should work out there chain of command per say in a few weeks

BTW my name is Brian

Brian, the Bulus that are in my tank now are about 31/2 ins but the Bemba and the Kaiser are only 1 1/2 ins. Will there still be aggression since the Bulus are so much bigger. The Bemba and the Kaiser are arriving at the same time. Do I still have to starve them for 4 days?
Thank you for the information.

[aquaticimports]

Yes do not feed them for the four day period.If you do they will get bloat I promise. Keep you lights off and if you see any agression before you can feed change the tank decorations around to keep them confused and less likely to fight.