ImageUploadedByTapatalk1377657127.334017.jpgOriginally Posted by orhlulu
My lone piece in the com tank. This is the tyrant. My hand has been bitten by him so many times. The other 2 in my 2ft tank have really mild temperament though. Thinking of putting them in a 1ft tank hopefully they will breed
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Haha he does carry himself like one.
Probably you can try what i did. My 2 male brevis were very aggressive to one another initially till i added a plastic mesh between them for them to establish their own territories.
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Left it there for close to a month and after removing the mesh, both males do not venture pass the area where the mesh used to be till this date.
That's an idea. Will try it next time if I need to deal with aggression level.
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By the way, saw Stones Aquarium pre-order list and just wondering what you guys tried to order? He do list out some uncommon Lamprologus species.
Just the common multis
I wanted the uncommon lamprologus
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Oh so meaning he can't actually get the supply from his suppliers?
Bro whitedash,
How many Similis do you bought from NKS? I just went yesterday to add another 3 into my tank
and seems like now he only left with 4-5 pieces. Previously i saw quite a lot of them. My similis seems to be interested
in the shells though. 1-2 of them prefer to lay or stick around the rocks. Not sure if they are male/female and only 1
is hiding inside the shell, the rest just seems to swim/hanging out on top of the shells.
Duno about stone aquarium but they have kinda lost my trust.
I didn't get my similis from NKS. Got them from a bro in AF, so they are all big and fat (adult size). Similis are more aggressive than Multies and can grow slightly larger. It is near impossible for us to sex juveniles, best to buy 6 juveniles and grow them out. Just provide ample shells for them to hide and let nature take over.
Oh ok. Then i guess someone else must have grab them on tuesday. Bought a total of 10 from them which amount to $135 but only 6 surviving.
And also all are so small at the moment, not sure how long it takes for them to grow to adult size and by when will they start to mate.
Are you dosing any ph buffering salt / powder? To save the trouble I just use seachem buffer, salt and trace element. Tanga are quite hardy just remember not to select those already have sunken bellies. Learnt my lesson the hard way.
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No i didn't use any buffer for my tank. Only PH Up and KH Up during the cycling process. Maybe i put a small amount of PH up to raise slightly but the similis may not be able to take it. Other dither fish like lamp eyes and white cloud seems to be ok. I put in coral chips to help stabilize the PH.
Thinking of buying the Tanga buffer or seachem like yours but worry that the similis will not be able to take it. Learn my hard way also.
4 of them equaling to $54 just gone like that within 24hrs.
Get the salt at least. It contain essential minerals found in tanganyika which is good for tanga fishes? You got those with sunken bellies too?
Very soon you will have to remove your dither fish. The similis will attack them.
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My male brevis up lorry yesterday due to bloated stomach. Left the female. Very sad case. This is a very nice bonded pair a fellow hobbyist traded with me.
Btw bro outspoken how big is your tank?
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Hi bro outspoken, here is some information from Shelldwellers.com in regards to similis.
Extracted for gender identification: "similis do have some definite color – males especially display yellow and orange in the unpaired fins and blue in the paired fins, and the whole body can take on a pink hue in certain lights. The blue of the eyes can also be quite striking in many individuals and is the first readily noticeable attribute of young fry."
http://www.shelldwellers.com/similis.php
Good luck =)
Heartpain for you. Especially after rearing for some time, the bond you had with him , just gone.
Thanks, though Tanga fishes are one of the hardiest fishes out there. I have killed 2 brevis. Now left one female neither here nor there.
Agreed, most cichlids are highly tolerant and highly adaptable esp Tangas.
Unlike other species, cichlid interacts a lot with their owners thus a loss is still ......
If you have plans to let go of the female, drop me a pm
Bro whitedash,
I didn't get those with sunken belly. They are juvenile so hard to see for sunken belly but their fins/tails are nipped for most of them. Not sure
if they are brought in with that condition or aggression among them. Previously i think there is about 20-30 of them in a small tank.
I'm just holding them in a 1ft tank so once they grow up,may need to remove some of them.
Bro orhlulu,
Thanks for the extract, wondering though what is unpaired fins and paired fins.
The paired fins are the pectoral and pelvic fins. The unpaired fins are the dorsal, caudal (tail) and anal fins.
In lame man term, paired fins are those fins a fish have that are the same. Like human arms and legs
Unpaired fins are those fins that are unique or only one. Like mouth and reproduction organ.
Bro,
Thanks a lot for the explanation. Need to go back and study my Similis later at home.
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