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Malawi Freak

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My name is Joshua Grigoleit

I've been keeping fish since i was 8 years old, and i went over to Malawi Cichlids when i was 13 years old.

Now i'm seeking some help on this site, and i will try to help others aswell!,

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#289750 Electric Yellow Holding - Newbie Questions

Posted by Malawi Freak on 20 July 2013 - 10:54 PM

They can survive, i got around 15 youngsters from my Trewavasae in my tank, and they are now ignored by the other fish (3-4cm) and can swim freely.

Not sure how big yours are, at least a few can survive.

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#288110 Electric Yellow Holding - Newbie Questions

Posted by Malawi Freak on 02 July 2013 - 01:59 AM

She will not eat the fry if she gets something to eat from you.

Or well she will if you keep her alone together with the fry too long after she did the final release.

But just as soon you see she doesn't pick them up anymore you can just take her into the tank with the other fish again.

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#287589 What Spawned In Your Tank Today???

Posted by Malawi Freak on 25 June 2013 - 11:36 PM

#1267

Looks like it's holding big time!

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#287100 Eretmodus Cyanostictus

Posted by Malawi Freak on 17 June 2013 - 09:04 PM

Eretmodus cyanostictus

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Eretmodus Cyanostictus

Eretmodus cyanostictus mbilibili

Bulu Point

Eretmodus sp. cyanostictus Orange Fullbar "Kigoma"

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

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#286637 Petrochromis Sp. "moshi Yellow"

Posted by Malawi Freak on 13 June 2013 - 05:44 PM

Petrochromis sp. "Moshi Yellow"

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Male

Pair

Offspring

Description

In the wild:

Petrochromis sp. "moshi yellow" live at the top of the rocky coast. It is closely related to P. ephippium, but they each have their geographic range and vary in color. P. sp. "moshi yellow" occurs between Msalaba and Luagala Point, and between Kigoma and Cape Kabogo. Adult males are colored in more or less clear yellow. Ad Konings said, that possibly is the same fish. To sp. moshi yellow actually identical to ephippium.

In the aquarium:

An aquarium to P. sp. "moshi yellow" must not be too small - preferably not less than 500 liters - because, firstly, like to swim a lot, and partly because it is a good idea to keep it in a fairly large crowd to avoid aggression. Previously, it was recommended to keep Petrochromis in harem groups with only one male in an aquarium with plenty of hiding places. Today, it has been found that they are better kept in large numbers in a relatively open aquarium, because the males in this manner are unable to maintain territories.

A little history:

Petrochromis is one of the most successful and most numerous family of the Lake Tanganyika rocky coast. All Petrochromis species are highly specialized algae grazers, with mouth and lips filled with small teeth in several rows, which completely adapted to this kind of feeding.

Breeding Behaviour:

Petrochromis P. sp. "moshi yellow" is a mouthbrooder, where the female alone is responsible for mouthbrooding, which normally lasts about 4 weeks.

Number of offspring
10-25

Info

Type
Cichlids, Tanganyika - Algae Eater.

Trade Name

sp. "Moshi Yellow"

Looks

Colours
Adult males are colored in more or less clear yellow

Size Male
20

Size Female
20
Best Conditions

Min. temp
24°C

Max. temp
27°C

Min. pH
7.5

Max. pH
9.3

Min. aquarium
530L

Holding!;
Pack

Food

Food:

Algies
Cichlid Sticks
Flakes
Shrimp Mix
Spirulina

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#286264 Lake Malawi Cichlids : Species Information

Posted by Malawi Freak on 10 June 2013 - 07:43 PM

Done, go and check it out!; http://www.perthcich...showtopic=54142

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#286117 Lake Malawi Cichlids : Species Information

Posted by Malawi Freak on 08 June 2013 - 11:46 PM

i know that, it's quite easy to see you were making a joke.

You almost got me though, was wondering if there was a fish i haven't heard about... :blink:

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#286046 Pseudotropheus Williamsi North

Posted by Malawi Freak on 07 June 2013 - 10:44 PM

Pseudotropheus Williamsi

Pictures

Male

Pseudotropheus Williamsi North Makonde

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Female

Pseudotropheus Williamsi North Makonde

Description

In the wild:

Pseudotropheus sp. "williamsi north" live at Nkhata Bay and Makonde.

Here it lives in shallow water around. 2 meters by large rocks. Here there are very strong currents, and the species that live here are very sturdy so they can withstand the power. It is an incredible shy species although it is found in large groups, fast disappears when it gets disturbed.

In the aquarium:

In the aquarium they need a good stone setting with lots of caves. If you want to imitate nature a little, they should have a strong circulation, but this is not a necessity. The males are very territorial towards males of the same species, but other species it leaves alone. You should have 2-3 females to every male. If you have more than one male, one must be sure to have many caves. They have a reputation for being very bold, and they are hiding often.

Williamsi North Orange become more aggressive with age and should not be housed with calmer tank mates.

A little history:

Pseudotropheus Williamsi North Orange are new to the hobby. Males are yellow/orange with black vertical lines and have blue lips. They slowly turn more orange like the photo after they reach full adult size. Only spawning males however, are likely to turn full orange. Having females present helps to produce the best color in males. Females are duller in color; but also have blue lips. These fish are difficult to photo, especially in full color. It's lifespan is 8-10 years.

Pseudotropheus williamsi found at Likoma Island, Mbenji Island, Painting Iceland and Chizumulu Island. Here it finds its food on open water. It consists to a large extent on plankton, but also invertebrates and insects that come floating through the water. It has been seen a few times eating of the sediment on the rocks. It lives in shallow water inside the rocky coasts.

It is one of the largest Pseudotropheus types. Males can reach up to 17 cm. Many call them Blue Lips as both males and females have blue lips.

Breeding Behaviour:

Males have a very large territory, but it is only males of the same species which are being chased away. They do not eat much when they are in play mood because they're so busy taking care of their large territory. The male entices as soon as there is a female around it. The female carries the offspring around 3 weeks.

Their territory will only be defended against males of the same species, other cichlids are mostly allowed to be in the territory. They are not particularly difficult to get to breed in aquarium conditions. After 20-24 days the female releases her brood who loves shrimp.

Number of offspring
40-50

Info

Type
Cichlider, Malawi - Mbuna

Trade Name
Pseudotropheus Williamsi Tanzania, Pseudotropheus Williamsi North

Looks

Colours: Pseudotropheus Williamsi North Makonde

The male is light blue on the body that fade into a yellowish color towards the head. The female is yellow with black spots and blue lips and fins.

Colours: General

Males vary in color depending on which locality they come from. We know them mainly as dark, but with a nice blue or yellow color that covers most of the body, and with reddish fins. They all have yellow eggspots. All variants have blue lips. But as I said males variate with their looks depending on their locality. Example males from Chizumulu is very similar to Pseudotropheus socolodi with the same blue base color and black colors on the edge of the fins.

Females are actually pretty good looking also. They have a light ground color, but with a portion of the yellow contrasts. In addition, the black dots along the body and blue lips. Overall, P. williamsi unfortunately a reputation for very easy to throwing it's beautiful colors, as it is quite demanding to not be afraid in the aquarium.

Size Male
17

Size Female
15
Best Conditions

Min. temp
23°C

Max. temp
28°C

Min. pH
7.6

Max. pH
8.5

Min. aquarium
530L

Holding!;
Best with More Females then Males

Food

Food:

Algies

Cichlidsticks

Crisp

Flakes