I think west and central Africans will be my new addiction for many years to come. In my opinion, the behaviors are similar to South American fish as well as the other more popular rift lake cichlids. After spending some time researching, I'm shocked some of these fish are not more popular.
I'm wondering what species do you keep? Feel free to provide the tank size and if the fish have bred or not.
(SIDE NOTE)
Please do not list Pelivachromis Pulcher AKA the Krib. Great fish and I have some myself, but they are a very popular fish and most people have kept them at one time or another. I'm more interested in the less common species since nobody seems to be interested in them.
**spawned and raised fry
anomalochromis thomasi - 4 in a 30B, 4 in a 6' community
nanochromis parilus - 2 pair in a split 30B
congochromis sabinae - 10g
**steatocranus tinanti - breeding pair in a 30B with fry, 5 in a 6' community
gobiocichla ethelwynnae - 6 in a 42*10*7
teleogramma brichardi - breeding pair in a 30B - female keeps laying eggs, but male hasn't figured things out yet
benitochromis nigrodorsalis - 4 in a 30B, 4 in a 6' community
**pseudocrenilabrus nicholsi - 2m/2f in a 6' community, 6 fry in a 10g
myaka myaka - 6 in a 6' with etia nguti
etia nguti - 6 in a 6' with myaka myaka
I'm shocked some of these fish are not more popular
According to Anton Lamboj's book, The Cichlid Fishes of Western Africa, just about all the "lifalil" in the hobby are actually just a colorfull strain of H. guttatus. Very nice jewel, though.
it is my understanding that guttatus and bimaculatus colour down when they are not in spawning mode. mine are blood red all the time. thanks Bernie, i'm going to research this some more
irondan, maybe your pair is just in spawning mode all the time! :lol:
BTW. virtually all hobby references to bimaculatus are actually guttatus. I only know one person who has had the real bimaculatus, Randall Kohn, who sometimes stops by these forums.
The only West African I'm keeping right now is a bunch of young Pelmatochromis buettikoferi from my breeder pair. Unfortunately, the male suddenly took out the female after a couple of years of these fish living together and breeding multiple times.
My wish list is growing and growing. A local auction is coming up (25th) and I am going to clean out a few tanks. I'll have a 33 long, 110g, 20 long, and possibly a 29g to play with.
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