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Lamprologus brichardi |
| Cyphotilapia frontosa (Boulenger 1906), the Humphead
Cichlid. East Central Africa; Lake Tanganyika endemic. To thirteen inches in
length. Conditions in the wild: pH 8, dH 8-12, temp. 24-26 C. A beauty that
is too often mis-placed with other fishes that are too docile and/or small
for this bruiser. Can become a living terror with age/growth. |
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Genus Hemichromis:
Hemichromis bimaculatus Gill, 1872, the Jewel Cichlid.
Wide spread in Africa. To a little over
three inches in length. Rock dweller. pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: 4
- 16, 20-24 C.
http://fishbase.org/Summary/species
Summary.php?ID=2389&genusname=
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Genus Julidochromis:
| Julidochromis ornatus Boulenger 1898, the Golden
Julie. East Central Africa; a Lake Tanganyika endemic. To a little over
three inches in length. Rock dweller. pH range: 8-9, dH 9-18, temp. 20-24 C.
Many different color, marking variations have occurred in this species with
successive captive generations. |
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| Julidochromis marlieri Poll 1956. Africa;
northwestern part of Lake Tanganyika. To five inches in length. Peaceful as
far as Cichlids go. Hardy, undemanding species. Micro-feeders, not
carnivores in the wild. pH 7-9, dH 8-14, temp. 22-25. Breeds in caves and
crevices. |
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| Julidochromis regani Poll 1942, the Convict Julie.
East Central Africa; a Lake Tanganyika endemic. To a little over five inches
in length. Lives openly over shallow sandy bottoms. pH range: 8.5-9.2, dH
8-14, temp. 22-25. A popular genus and species of easier going African
Cichlids, that have become adapted to more "common" aquarium water quality
conditions with successive captive generations. |
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Genus Labeotropheus: Two valid species.
| Labeotropheus fuelleborni Ahl 1926, the Blue Mbuna
(other sport mutations exist with their own surnames). East Central Africa;
Lake Malawi. A territorial species. Feeds on algae, worms, crustaceans,
insects and plant matter in the wild. Cond.s: pH 7.5-8.5, dH to 12, temp.
22-25C. Here a mottled variety is shown in captivity. |
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Neolamprologus:
| Neolamprologus multifasciatus (Boulenger 1906), the
Multi-banded Tanganyikan Cichlid. Conds.: pH 7.3-8.5, dH to 18., temp. 24-26
C. Dist. East Central Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika. One of the
smallest cichlid species to about 4 cm. in length. A shell dweller that is
peaceful amongst its own kind. |
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| Neolamprologus pulcher (Trewavas & Poll 1952), the
Daffodil Cichlid. Conds.: pH 7.3-8.5, dH to 18., temp. 24-26 C. Dist. East
Central Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika. To about three inches in
length. |
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Paretroplus menarambo Allgayer 1996, a Madagascaran Cichlid. Conds.: pH 7.3-8.5, dH to 18., temp. 24-26 C. Dist.
Africa: Madagascar. To about ten inches in
length.
http://fishbase.org/Summary/
speciesSummary.php?ID=57958&genusname=
Paretroplus&speciesname=menarambo |
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Pelvicachromis:
| Pelvicachromis pulcher (Boulenger 1901), the Rainbow
Krib (from the old name, Kribensis, still sold in the pet-fish trade as).
Originally from West Africa; southern Nigeria and Cameroon. A perennial
favorite in the hobby, with many generations bred in captivity. Females
larger (to four inches), better looking than males. Freshwater to brackish;
pH 5-8, dH 5-19, temperature 24-25C. in the wild. |
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| Pelvicachromis taeniatus (Boulenger 1901), the
Striped Kribensis. West Africa; lower Nigeria and Cameroon. To a little over
three inches in length. Variable in color and markings. pH 6-8, dH 5-12,
temp. 22-25 C. A hardy and relatively easygoing small Cichlid, bred in good
numbers in captivity. |
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Pseudotropheus:
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sp. "black dorsal thundu" male from Thundu, Mozambique.
ID by Chuck Rambo. |
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Steatocranus:
| Steatocranus casuarius Poll 1939, the Lionhead,
Buffalohead Cichlid. From Central Africa; Stanley Pool, Congo Basin. To four
inches in length, bottom dweller. Conditions in the wild: pH 6-8, dH 5-19,
temp 24-28 C. One of the earliest "Africans" in the family in the
trade/hobby. Widely bred, distributed since the 1960's. |
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