[Stelios_Rjk]

Hello to everyone!!

This is my first Mbuna tank. It is a Rio 180Lt.

Male (possibly the dominant) afra

Filtration: 1 eheim 2026 with it's filtration media plus fracted coral to rise hardness and ph
Heater: Jager 200watt
Rocks: calcareous (for the same reason)
Sand: white and contain silica
Background: Black
Fishes: 4 Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos (maingano) and 4 Cynotilapia Afra White top
Plants: Crinum, Valisneria
Feeding: Twice a day tetra pro vegetable, omega one natural protein flakes, sera granugreen, ocean mutrition spirulina flakes

Make your comment whatever it is! :thumb:

 

[natalie559]

I like it! :thumb:

 

[CICHLUDED]

NICE!!!

How long have you had it?

 

[Stelios_Rjk]

I have had it since Nov 10th 2007. Here is a link http://enydriofilia.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=265&start=0 showing different stages since the begining.. The posts are in Greek but there is some previous photos to see. The other fishes are of a friend of mine. I hold them for two months as his tank broke for an inexplicable reason..
From January 20th to now the setup is as it is appeared above. My friend bought a new tank and he took them back.

 

[Stelios_Rjk]

I am looking for info about Cynotilapia Afra White Top (the fish above) and I find almost nothing. Any ideas?

 

[John_Auberry]

nice!

 

[KoenEeckhoudt]

very nice.

I have the exact same rocks in my 125!

Great looking!

 

[Stelios_Rjk]

Thanx a lot!!

About my fish (the afra) there is great confusion.. I can find it with various names.. such as Pseudotropheus pulpican, Pseudotropheus kingsizei , Cynotilapia pulpican, kingsizei likoma blue frost and cynotilapia afra white top.

 

[nicholas316]

umm....arent those melanochromis johanni?

 

[Stelios_Rjk]

I am talking about the other specie. The melanochromis is the maingano and it is similar to the johanni.

The other one is supposed to be cynotilapia afra white top but as I discovered only God knows what excactly it is..
In this site is regarded to be Pseudotropheus kingsizei. I read the profile and the species article and I belive I have this fish.

 

[nicholas316]

yea true..cichlid naming confuses the s*** outta me man. nice looking fish tho, i was thinking of getting some........

 

[Stelios_Rjk]

When you talk about african cichlids that's typical..! The greatest difference between maingano and johanni is that the female johanni is orange or a color like that. On the other hand maingano both males and females are similar.

 

[Laurel]

Your tank is beautiful! I don't usually like all that blue but I think it looks fantastic in your tank.

 

[Stelios_Rjk]

Thanx a lot

 

[why_spyder]

I am looking for info about Cynotilapia Afra White Top (the fish above) and I find almost nothing. Any ideas?

Look at/for the "white top" Likoma variant.

 

[ziyaadb]

looking great i love it

 

[Stelios_Rjk]

Thanx!!

I'm waiting for an afra too release babies. Any suggestions too save as many as possible without removing the mother from the tank?