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Eretmodus Cyanostictus

Cichlid Tanganyika Algae Eater Fish Aquarium Eretmodus cyanostictus

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#1 Malawi Freak

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Posted 17 June 2013 - 09:04 PM

Eretmodus cyanostictus

 

 

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Eretmodus Cyanostictus

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Eretmodus cyanostictus mbilibili

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Bulu Point

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Eretmodus sp. cyanostictus Orange Fullbar "Kigoma"

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Eretmodus cyanostictus sp. north Burundi

 

Description

 

 

Variants:
Eretmodus Cyanostictus : Burundi, Kigoma, Zaire
Eretmodus Cyanostictus(North) Magara, Lumbye, Kapemba, Msalaba
 
In the wild:
Eretmodus sp. cyanostictus north is one of the horse nose cichlids from Lake Tanganyika. It lives in the the break zone where waves break. Here lives the of aufwuchs on the stones. Its swim bladder is arranged so that it is underpowered. If it does not swim, it sinks to the bottom. In this way, it's better "standing firm" in the current rich coastal water.
Offspring of Eretmodus are found at low water. Often only a few inches of water.
 
Eretmodus sp. cyanostictus north, is almost identical to Eretmodus cyanostictus. The most significant difference is that E. sp. cyanostictus north has a number of vertical bands on the body. These deficiencies by E. cyanostictus. The two fish does also not have identical teeth, nor do they share the same habitat in the lake. E. sp. cyanostictus north, occur in the northern half of the lake (hence the name), and E. cyanostictus in the south. 
 
In the aquarium:
Horse Nose cichlids general is aggressive. The easiest way to keep them is to buy a smaller group. 4-5 fish. Soon, a couple stand out. Then remove the remaining, there are or often are hunted to death, unless you have a large aquarium for your fish. The aquarium should be arranged with lots of rocks. Remember that the fish live in the surf zone. Therefore, it is advisable to have a lot of circulation. E. sp. cyanotictus north be fine with the other aufwuchs eaters, for example. Tropheus and Petrochromis.
 

A little history:

Eretmodus cyanostictus is an often overlooked cichlid from Lake Tanganyika, which is not to understand as it is a very interesting cichlid.
Eretmodus cyanostictus live by rasping algae from the rocks and also uses much time on the bottom where the filter sand bottom for food items.
 
It is not possible to tell the difference between male and female, but the male is about. 2 cm larger in general for all species.

 


Breeding Behaviour:

The 2 fish turns rubbing the mouth against each other's stomachs, swim around each other and chasing other intrusive fish away. After a little play, the female swim over a surface and plants eggs, right after the male comes and fertilizes the eggs and the female then goes with eggs / young in about 10-12 days. During the period of eggs in the mouth the female does not eat. When the female believes she has done her with the eggs, the pair plays one more time, you could say she calls for the male. Tale to tale, close together and sides vertically in the water, the female spits out the fry which immediately looking into the jaws of the male. When the female is emptied and the male is filled, he goes with the eggs in approx. 10-12 days. During this period the male doesn't eat. The female will eat a lot to get ready for yet another play when the male is ready again. This way of breeding is called biparental, these fish are all biparental mouthbrooders. When the male drops the young it's up to them to survive.

 

 

 

Number of offspring
10-16
 

 

Info
Type
Cichlids, Tanganyika - Algae Eater

Trade Name

Horse Nose Cichlid

 
Described
Boulenger, 1898
 
Looks
Colours
Adults are "sand-colored" with nine dark, vertical bars along their sides.

 

 

Size Male
9 cm

(North) 8 cm

Size Female
7

(North) 6 cm
Best Conditions 

 

Min. temp
23°C

Max. temp
27°C

 


Min. pH
7.5

Max. pH
8.5

Min. aquarium
128L 

Holding!;
Pair
 
Food
Food:
  • Algae 
  • Artemia
  • Flakes
  • Cyclops
 
 
 

Edited by Malawi Freak, 18 June 2013 - 08:13 PM.


#2 myster619

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Posted 17 June 2013 - 10:09 PM

You started describing Frontosas from colouring section. 



#3 Malawi Freak

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Posted 18 June 2013 - 08:01 PM

Oops, fixed - forgot to change that part (overlooked)(Using the last one i've written as template)^^ 


Edited by Malawi Freak, 18 June 2013 - 08:18 PM.


#4 myster619

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Posted 20 June 2013 - 10:05 AM

Thanks for taking the time. Very interesting fish.







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