Prettiest Fish In Lake Tanganyika...

[Pat Kelly]

Oh wow

Might just have to haveeeeeeeee.,

 

[mscichlid]

I thought you had the picture upside down. LOL! :smashfreakB:

 

[Andrew]

Only twelve left... Mike's are already looking good! But that's just the beginning. The yellow hasn't come in yet and the blue will intensify and spread.

 

[Charlutz]

I wish I had the room. There is a thread over at The Cichlid Room Companion that has pictures of the adults. Within the thread is another link, which leads to another link. Lots of great info on breeding, care, etc. And great pics.

 

[maddog10]

OK, fish are MAYBE 2 1/2" long and trying to breed. Dancing over cracks in the rocks. Seems a little early, they are not fully colored up yet, but it is encouraging.

 

[knuckles]

That is encouraging!

What's your experience with them so far? Any food/tankmate issues?

Any more pictures?

 

[maddog10]

They are eating small pellets and are getting along with the furcifer/foai that are in the tank with them. I have tried 4 or 5 times now to get good shots of them, with no luck. They do not stay in one spot very long (lots of room to swim in the 150). @ males were having a stare down a couple of days ago, but as soon as I got back with the camera they stopped. I'll get some shots eventually, they are starting to show some nice color.

 

[maddog10]

OK, no more talking about my killies. Came home today and another has died (I have no idea why, for this one). Down to 7.

 

[maddog10]

This is the best I have been able to capture, so far. This is not the most colorful of the fish in the tank. They are fast and always in motion. This was taken with my new 60mm lens!

 

[knuckles]

Nice shot & great colors! I bet seeing them all together is impressive! Do they tend to school?

Sorry you lost one. Everything I read on them mentions how fragile they are .....

I'd like to buy more, but I'm not even sure I could get them home without killing them! :wacko:

 

[maddog10]

Do they school? ---- Sometimes yes, sometimes no. Lately there is always 2 or 3 off away from the others. Mine spend about 60% of their time at or near the surface and the remainder of the time down around one of the rock piles. I think it would be better if there were about 20 in the group.