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Hello Everyone. I just want to say that I hope you all have an awesome 2020 and may all your wishes come true. I have uploaded a new video on my YouTube channel. Feel free to comment rate and subscribe. I am not an expert but I only read Ad Konings books sorry if I had offended anyone. https://youtu...

Good Evening All Metriaclima Fainzilberi morphs regarding localities around the coastline of Lake Malawi has the genetic potential to grow long Pelvic fins. Yes indeed some populations shows more extended Pelvic Fins then others ( Metriaclima Fainzilberi "Maison Reef" for example) , but I ...

Good Morning Jasonwwagner "What are the best recommended water parameters in terms of Kh and Gh. Articles are all over the board with this. Any advice would be helpful." The type of species that you want to culture will define what type of water parameters you need to adhere to. Regards Iz...

Good Morning longmayitreign To be one hundred percent sure of the scientific name of the Aulonocara Sp. that you have, one has to wait for the specimen to grow out as well show his breeding dress.Judging by the picture provided there is no way one can make a 100% accurate judgement. At this point in...

Good Morning NickHan According to sources I would like to keep alias. "Hongi Sunflower" or any marketed under a similar or pseudo Hongi name , was and is a hybrid form created in East Asia. The hybridization made was between the so called "Tangerine Cichlid" (created in the East)...

Good Day NickHan The 5 types of Labidochromis Sp. Hongi "Hongi" Tanzania that you are asking about above, is the exact same species known to us as Labidochromis Sp. Hongi "Hongi" Tanzania. The different names given as stated above is the marketing strategy employed for and by eac...

Aulonocara Baenschi

Good Morning The person or institution that you did bought this speciman from, are they able to provide you with the correct Scientific or Trade name? In the future please take into account when buying Cichlids from any third party. A Scientific or Trade name must be at least supplied. Hybrids in ci...

Good Evening It has been a while since I posted anything on the Forum. Just want to ad. I have a very good friend which is a Importer of Malawian Cichlids from South Africa. He has Labidochromis Caeruleus "Ruarwe" currently in his collection. Imported way back in the beginning of the year ...

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Nice. Copadichromis Trewavasae sp. Mloto is a very nice species to have. Currently I have Copadichromis Trewavasae sp. Chizumulu Island F1. Pseudotropheus Saulosi Taiwanee Reef will be a good species to add for colour but in a 300L/90 Gal US you must make sure regarding size of the breeding males th...

Species That I am Currently breeding: Hybrid and Line Bred: Aulonocara Dragon Blood OB (Line Bred Hybrid) Aulonocara Dragon Blood (Line Bred) Aulonocara OB (Hybrid) Metriaclima Red Top Albino (Line Bred) Metriaclima Red Top Albino OB (Line Bred) Pseudotropheus Socolofi Albino (Line Bred) Mbuna: Pseu...

Thank You. My Hatchery constructed are 90 percent almost finished as well a Out Door Grow Out tunnel that is about 30 percent. Will upload pictures as soon as I can. Currently I am breeding and raising 32 species of Malawian Cichlids of which 2 are on the CARES list. If there is any questions feel f...

crazycichlid wrote: And only 1 WC the metriaclima pyrsonotos nakantenga

And sometimes it's a fact and not a compliment.

[/quote] What make you say so? I am curious because to me breeding cichlids in captivity does not make them look any other way, with exception of inbreeding, really long term breeding, hybrids, or species that lose some of there distinctive features (like the big lips of P. milomo) caused by the lac...

During the days of the 232 gallon Rocky reef Zone Biotope populated with Mbuna species. I haved learned allot through observation by studying the behaviour. With regards to the complex social structure , feeding behaviour , feeding techniques and fry distribution of the females from each Mbuna compl...

My 232 Gallon Tank went through allot of Biotopes as I did stated earlier in the above mentioned posts. I started of with a Intermediate Biotope where Rocks meets the Lakes sandy floor. Then added more rock reef to decline back into a full Mbuna biotope. Below is my collection of photos from that tr...

Here are some of the Dominant Males which I did had during the days of my 232 Gallon US
Tank.