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Post by jon carman on Mar 31, 2009 7:13:52 GMT -6
These are one of the most beautiful fish in all the lakes. I like them because of how many colors they have in just their face alone. They aggressively defend their fry, but other than that are pretty peaceful. They like to hang around rocks. They max out at around 4".  |
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Post by rogerhopper on Mar 31, 2009 23:42:09 GMT -6
Also one of the most aggressive when spawning.
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Post by angel on Apr 1, 2009 5:24:15 GMT -6
If they get nasty I'd better rethink wanting them. Maybe I want the red topped one that starts with t
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Post by jordanc on Apr 4, 2009 16:56:13 GMT -6
Beautiful, are they really that bad? they look to pretty to be mean.
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Post by angel on Apr 4, 2009 18:18:37 GMT -6
Jordan, I was since told that they're only aggressive when spawning, and that all the mbunas are as well. I have mbunas and they're not too mean for me. These are gorgeous fish . I'll add some after all.
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Post by horton44 on Apr 4, 2009 18:44:37 GMT -6
I want one, don't they need a really high pH?
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Post by angel on Apr 4, 2009 19:04:03 GMT -6
Almost all Africans do. If your Ph is low it's easy to raise but if it's high and you want to lower that's where it's like pulling teeth.
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Post by jon carman on Apr 4, 2009 20:56:46 GMT -6
These guys are not that bad and will adjust to a lower pH. The problems come when the pH is raised or lowered quickly.
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Post by rogerhopper on Apr 5, 2009 7:57:25 GMT -6
Jon, don't know who told you they are not bad. They killed one of my fronts when they were spawning. Very very aggressive. The front was 3 times their size.
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Post by sirknight on Apr 5, 2009 8:31:41 GMT -6
I agree with both Jon and roger on this one.
If you keep one in a tank with other aggressive fish you will be OK. If you get a pair or a group and they pair off they are very aggressive. Not only when spawning, but protecting their fry. They can and will kill other fish in the tank. They get to be around 4" if I am not mistaken. I would keep them in species tank This holds true for most of the Neolamprologus, like brichardi, buescheri, christyi, and leleupi to name a few.
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Post by jon carman on Apr 5, 2009 9:40:49 GMT -6
I'm not saying that they can't be aggressive when spawning, I am just saying that I have two in my community tank and as far as I know they get pushed around by my malawi's. I think it is due to my malawi's getting bigger faster. That might change when they get bigger, but I've had them for about two years as of now without any problems.
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