Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species BREEDING: Breeding occurs in very soft acidic water which is rich in tannins. As a typical egg scatterer they should be removed after spawning, as they will eat eggs. marbles may be used to stop egg predation. Eggs hatch after around 30 hours Have you […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species BREEDING: According to a report in Practical Fishkeping magazine, this was occurred in captivity, following a large water change. Most commercially available stock are imported from Brazil Have you bred Hypancistrus sp. L260? Why not fill in a breeding questionaire? Sorry no records.

Lake Tanganyika is the longest lake in the world, and the second largest (by volume). Like the not-too-distant Lake Malawi, Tanganyika is famous for it’s cichlids. Read our article on setting up a Lake Tanganyika aquarium. Altolamprologus calvus Cyphotilapia frontosa Frontosa, humphead cichlid Cyprichromis leptosoma species Jumbo Kitumba Distichodus sexfasciatus Clown tetra Julidochromis marlieri Julidochromis […]

Aquarium Setup: Slow or no current. Densely planted with some floating plants. Use peat filtration Substrate: Silver sand, driftwood (planted with Java fern Microsorium pteropus or Java moss Vesicularia dubyana), old leaves and coconut shells Water Conditions: Soft and slightly acidic to very soft and very acidic Temperature: 24-28 C Typical fish: Labyrinth fishes, Barbs, […]

and the next 50 images… Scroll down to see them all, or click on the image to see more about that species. Nanochromis transvestitus Males of the species are less colourful than females – note the lack of red on the belly of this individual Nanochromis transvestitus A male (background) displays to a female in […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species BREEDING: Breeding is possible, with adult pairs spawning on a pre-cleaned leaf, or stone. As with many cichlids, the parents will guard their fry. If spawning takes place in a community aquarium, it is better to remove the spawning site to a seperate rearing tank, […]

Species Profile | Images | Breeding Report | Similar Species Pictures of other species here There are many angelfish cultivars; this is the half-black This is the golden strain of angelfish The Marble Angel is one of the most hardy strains Angel fish cultivars are more widely available than the wild type fish. This is […]

Pet fish are great. The keeping of them is relaxing, educational and certainly fun. Most aquarists keep tropical freshwater fish in their aquariums. Shoaling fish like the neon tetra, glowlight tetra or hatchet fish. Cichlids like the discus, angel fish or the African cichlids of Lake Malawi and Tanganyika. Livebearers, killifish, anabantids and catfish – […]

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