Crossed over...

Here's a pic of my babies--small fish are not easy!

Well, I've started moving fish around in anticipation of these guys--I'm not sure where everyone will end up. I've had an offer for the whiptails from the LFS for a while now, the barbs can be moved to the other 55, as can the cories and loaches--the ancistruc will go back in with the puffers, as will the otos. That leaves just the CAE and the chocolate. The CAE can't go in the other 55--the rainbow shark will kill him, and the chocolate would overcrowd that tank.

Hmmmm.

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orion, looks like you're having a lot of fun over there. from the photo they do look like brichardis. you'll find them to be very interesting fish. i've bred them for a couple of years--very easy to breed, but do give them lots of room since they get VERY territorial when they start to mate. rocks and caves will help a lot. i guess driftwood and coconut shells will give the same effect, coming from the plant world.

i'm like the rest, once you start keeping cichlids, it's tough to stop. i find that my "focused" interest shifts back-n-forth among plant aquascaping and the cool rockwork nature in cichlid tanks. life appreciates variety, and addiction is not always a bad thing. :)
 
I agree they are beautiful fish... but i've heard horror stories of thier aggressive behavior. I will not put them in with my malawis... maybe one day i will do a species only tank, but even keeping them with other tangs is tricky apparently. They can be very agressive when breeding. Would you also consider raising the PH of the tank up to thier natural 8.2+ ?
 
that is one thing I have noticed with tanganyikans, they seem to be more territorial and aggressive than malawis in general but I think most tangs have more character than the malawi fish. I do wish to keep some malawi's in the future and experience the mouthbrooders but for now my multies, jewels and kribs will have to keep me occupied. Kyle
 
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