Direct Import from Africa - African Cichlids Aquaculture

[ddaquaria]

Re: Direct Import from Africa - African Cichlids Aquaculture

STUPID QUESTION and it may have been posted somewhere, but - are these WC?  My assumption is that they are but I'm just checking to make sure.

[Brownsnoutuk]

Re: Direct Import from Africa - African Cichlids Aquaculture

They should be  

[Brownsnoutuk]

Re: Direct Import from Africa - African Cichlids Aquaculture

Heres a nice picture site.

http://www.israquarium.co.il/Fish/FishIndex/Tropheus%20moorii%20Moliro.html

[geoff_tropheus]

Re: Direct Import from Africa - African Cichlids Aquaculture

Yes all of these fish are wildcaught that come from African Cichlid Aquaculture.

There are from time to time some smaller wilds that come in that may have been spit in the holding tanks during acclimation period prior to shipping out.  Sometimes this acclimation period may take a couple months.

I do not want to change someone's feelings, but if you special order your fish, they may have very little acclimation prior to shipment.  This is going to make Mike's job very difficult, and there may be more looses, and take a longer time to get to eating spirulina flake and pellets.

Donald, on the MEdium/Large Trewavasae do you want a half of box, or split a half box with me?  The MEdium/Large come 45 to a box and that would mean you and I would be taking about 20-25 each.  I was thinkg I would only really need about 12-15.  Let me know.

Steve, I will change your choice at this time to reflect only Nkonde Yellow.

Take care,

Geoff

[geoff_tropheus]

Re: Direct Import from Africa - African Cichlids Aquaculture

For anyone wanting a special order fish, know that this is your boundary

Everything South of the Kalambo River which is Zambia's border with Tanzania on the East Side of the lake, and south of Cape Chipimbi which is at the border of Congo and Zambia on the West side of the Lake.

[Delock]

Re: Direct Import from Africa - African Cichlids Aquaculture

I want moliros and white band dubs

[geoff_tropheus]

Re: Direct Import from Africa - African Cichlids Aquaculture

Tropheus Chaitika

http://www.tropheus.sk/media/t_moorii_foto/t_moorii_chaitika.jpg

Tropheus Chilambo Yellow

http://www.tropheus.com.pl/galeria/albums/userpics/10001/rybyok/normal_chil.JPG

Tropheus Chimba

http://www.ikola.dk/thumbnails/tropheus-red-chimba2.jpg

Tropheus Chipimbi

http://www.aquanet.de/objimages/20041105151608754-hauptbild-051120041514443571.jpg

Tropheus Kachese

http://www.cattv.com.br/ciclideos/Lago%20Tanganika/tropheuskachese.jpg

Tropheus Kala Island

http://tropheus.com.pl/galeria/albums/userpics/10001/normal_IMG_1663.jpg

Tropheus Mpulungu
See Donald's Thread for pictures on Mpulungu in this forum.

I will post the others later.

Take care,

Geoff

[ddaquaria]

Re: Direct Import from Africa - African Cichlids Aquaculture

Geoff, I'm still trying to decide on the petros.  I'm getting a little pushback from my wife on this one all together so I may have to settle for just the mpulungu but let me see what she says about us splitting half a box.

Here you go.

Mpulungu

[geoff_tropheus]

Re: Direct Import from Africa - African Cichlids Aquaculture

Tropheus Lufubu

http://www.akwafoto.pl/fotoreport/tropheus2/tropheus_sp_lufubu4.jpg

Tropheus Ilangi Yellow

http://www.tropheus-saar.de/resources/ts_ilangi.jpg

Ask EK for photos of his Ilangi

Tropheus Nkonde Bright Yellow

http://www.akwafoto.pl/fotoreport/tropheus/lodz/tropheus_nkonde_bright_yellow2.jpg

http://www.airfish.de/Stockliste/Tropheus/Tropheus_moori_nkonde_bright_y/t._nkonde_bright_yellow_1.jpg

Tropheus Ndole Red

http://www.tanganjika-lakeside.de/Ndole_1_gross.jpg

Hope this helps in your decision on Tropheus.

Take care,

Geoff

[eklikewhoa]

Re: Direct Import from Africa - African Cichlids Aquaculture

Lufubus are awesome looking but that ratio offered is horrible!

[ddaquaria]

Re: Direct Import from Africa - African Cichlids Aquaculture

Lufubus are awesome looking but that ratio offered is horrible!

Unless you already have some.  Wish I had known, I would have waited on the ones I just got.

D

[eklikewhoa]

Re: Direct Import from Africa - African Cichlids Aquaculture

Even if you already had some the ratio is still horrible....if you have some already you would want to add more females not males....if the ratio was a bit closer to the norm these would be on my wish list as well!

[geoff_tropheus]

Re: Direct Import from Africa - African Cichlids Aquaculture

Lufubu agression is not so severe or as bad as others.  I think 1:1 would work, its not impossible.

Most of the ratios on all these fish is typically 1:2 or 1:3

[eklikewhoa]

Re: Direct Import from Africa - African Cichlids Aquaculture

I understand it's not impossible but I would have preferred for it to be better at least a the 1:2 would have sparked my interest.

[geoff_tropheus]

Re: Direct Import from Africa - African Cichlids Aquaculture

Petrochromis Trewavasae

http://myfish.akvamalawi.com/Images/Petrochromis/Petro_trewa_m_02.jpg

Petrochromis Polyodon

http://www.shrimpfood.nl/assets/images/Petrochromis_polyodon.jpg

Petrochromis Famula Blue Fin

http://tropheus.com.pl/galeria/albums/userpics/10001/normal_IMG_8028.jpg