Common Name: Kaiser/Ikola
Found: Shallow Rocky Habitat
Diet: Herbivorous
Gender Differences: Monomorphic
Breeding: Maternal Mouthbrooder
Age: Unkown
Breeding Success: Finally have fry — 19/10/2008
Temperament: Mild as Juveniles & Aggressive as adults
These guys are great! If you have never kept Tropheus before I will warn you now — they are highly addictive.
They have personality plus and keep the tank looking busy. They ... Read More
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Tropheus sp. Ikola
Tropheus moorii Chaitika
Common Name: Blue Rainbow
Found: Upper Rocky Habitat
Diet: Herbivorous
Gender Differences: Monomorphic
Breeding: Maternal Mouth-brooder
Breeding Success: Not Yet
Temperament: Mildly Aggressive (juvies)
Amazingly these wild caught fish are tamer than my tank raised Ikola — maybe it is a species temperament or perhaps it’s because they are wild caught. These guys will practically jump out of the water when I ... Read More
Ophthalmotilapia Ventralis
Common Name: Ventralis
Found: Surge Habitat
Diet: Omnivore
Gender Differences: Dimorphic
Breeding: Maternal Mouth-brooder
Temperament: Mildly Aggressive
I NO LONGER HAVE THESE FISH
Wow, what a beautiful fish! I got 3 males to add a bit of color in the tank and they certainly do that. I chose not to get females as there was already enough breeding going on in the ... Read More
Neolamprologus Leleupi
Common Name: Leilupi / Firecracker
Found: Shallow Precipitous Rocky Habitat
Diet: Carnivore
Gender Differences: Monomorphic
Breeding: Cave Spawner
Temperament: Mildly Aggressive
I NO LONGER HAVE THESE FISH
I have 6 of these ( 2 males and 4 females) and really enjoy viewing their interaction in the tank. They will swim with the Tropheus up and down the glass, they will sit on ... Read More
Lamprologus Stappersii
Common Name: Meleagris
Found: Empty shells
Diet: Carnivore
Gender Differences: Monomorphic
Breeding: Shell Spawner
Temperament: Mildly Aggressive
I NO LONGER HAVE THESE FISH
These shellies are awesome. You know that saying that size doesn’t matter – well these guys prove it. They simply have no fear. My Meleagris will go toe-to-toe with any of the fish in the tank if they feel ... Read More
Julidochromis Transcriptus
Common Name: Julie
Found: Sediment-Rich Rocky Habitat
Diet: Omnivore
Gender Differences: Monomorphic
Breeding: Substrate Spawner
Temperament: Aggressive
I NO LONGER HAVE THESE FISH
Similar to the Julidochromis Regani, I got the smallest and the biggest from the tank they were in and hoped for the best. Again, I got lucky and they have been breeding successfully. Unfortunately their breeding site is right ... Read More
Julidochromis Regani
Common Name: Julie
Found: Sediment-Rich Rocky Habitat
Diet: Omnivore
Gender Differences: Monomorphic
Breeding: Substrate Spawner
Temperament: Aggressive
I NO LONGER HAVE THESE FISH
I started with a male and a female (got lucky here as I chose the biggest and the smallest from the tank at my LFS) and was hoping they would pair up. Well they did and have produced hundreds ... Read More
Callochromis Pleurospilus
Common Name: Pleuro
Found: Shallow Sediment-Rich Habitat
Diet: Carnivore
Gender Differences: Dimorphic
Breeding: Maternal Mouthbrooder
Temperament: Mildly Aggressive
I NO LONGER HAVE THESE FISH
My Pleuros are very placid and really keep to themselves. I have 1 male and 2 females. It can be hard to notice them in the tank until the light hits them on the right angle and the ... Read More
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