Newbie: small African tank

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On 19 Oct 2004 23:52:25 -0700, (Toby Marsden) wrote:


I was looking at Cyprichromis leptosoma as pelagic tankmates - three
to five of these maybe. Or are there reasonable alternatives with L.
ocellatus in a 36"/23 gal?


Toby,

Your e-mail address suggests you are in the UK. The fishes you have
mentioned were readily available years ago but I thought the imports
had slowed to a trickle. Where or you finding these Tanganyika species
to choose from?

If all else fails, I can get these from Maidenhead Aquatics -- both
branches I've tried had one or other of the species, and expected to
be able to order both within 2 weeks. Maidenhead Aquatics in Newbury
had probably a dozen Tanganyika species including shelldewellers in
their holding tanks (though goodness knows who they're selling them
to, and whether people understand their care...?).

Cheers,

Toby

One trick is to make sure that the different fish you stock with
are Different colours and Different body shapes - tends to
reduce agression

Waht do yu want to do.....you could form a breeding group with a
male and 2/3 females as the male will go in to full colour or, a
mixed tank

The way I did a 'pretty' tank for my mother was with small
tanganyikans - easier and you can still get a fair degree of
colour...yellow/violet/black/striped
Baby Fronts might be fun and they are easy to sell on as they
get bigger - get 6 at 1.5 inches - usually your LFS will swap
them for smaller fish as there is a good market for 'grown on'
good quality fronts

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