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Lake Malawi Chichlid Tank
Lake Malawi Chichlid Tank
In this 37 gallon tank I have 1 Female Labidochromis Pearlmutt, 2 Labidochromis Hongi-Pearlmutt mix-1 male 1 female, 2 male Pseudotropheus Socolofi, 2 Pseudotropheus Lombardi-1 male 1 female, 4 bigger Labidochromis Caeruleus-2 male 2 female and about 35 babies (they breed like crazy), 2 Melanochromis Auratus-1 male 1 female, and 1 Plecostomus.
posted by: Karl Coombs

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Sep 23rd, 2006
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hamid baran » posted 2006/09/20 04:00 pm
Hi. very nice space. beatifoul tank. very nice decore( plants & stons & rocks) nice african cichlid. i enjoyed.
Excellent setup.
Hoggy Boss » posted 2006/09/20 09:21 pm
Nice
tonya norman » posted 2006/09/22 05:03 am
suzette schumaker » posted 2006/09/23 02:27 am
Karl Coombs » posted 2006/09/23 10:11 am  
Thanks, i actually set it up to how my africans will find it most appealing to breed. I find that plenty of piles of smaller rock gives you pleny of babies. I have never had to seperate babies from the tank, they always survive. The amazing part is, even with as many cichlids i have the tank is still very peaceful.
Laura Brewer » posted 2006/09/23 05:25 pm
Sleek Sliders » posted 2006/09/24 08:17 am
Very good, i like the way that you don't have to separate that Lab breeders, that should bea fantastic experience just like in nature! Good work!
Anthony Colledge » posted 2006/10/07 09:24 am
I have a malawi tank with socolofi,auratus,sprengerae,demasoni, caeruleus,pearlmutt,marmalade cat zebras,lombardoi. Still no joy in any breeding. Any tips?
Anthony Colledge » posted 2006/10/17 09:04 pm  
Thanks for the advice Karl. One of my female marmalade cat zebras is holding at the moment. I have added some more rock and rearranged the tank so that there is some tight places for fry. My female demasoni was holding but only for about five days. Not sure what happened there. Female marmalade cat has been holding for about ten days now. Hopefully i will see fry soon
Anthony Colledge » posted 2006/11/05 04:12 pm  
I have finally seen three small fish about 1cm in length hiding between the rocks. Not sure who is responsible for them. They are grey with blue fins.
Anthony Colledge » posted 2006/11/05 04:12 pm  
I have finally seen three small fish about 1cm in length hiding between the rocks. Not sure who is responsible for them. They are grey with blue fins.
Anthony Colledge » posted 2006/11/28 11:39 pm  
Karl, i think the fry belong to my socolofi. Now i have about 60 fry swimming about all at different sizes. Two that are easy to recognise are the auratus and the demasoni. Really hope my demasoni make it to adult size. Only time will tell.
Anthony Colledge » posted 2006/12/02 02:03 pm  
My yellow labs have not bred yet but i think they are still too young. My fry numbers are getting smaller by the day. Survival of the fittest i suppose.
B C » posted 2008/01/12 01:25 am
Mark & Kathy Lindamood » posted 2008/08/20 04:28 pm

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tony henderson, 2009-11-21 19:50

has anybody seen any of these besides the few on here??
Roger Hopper, 2009-11-21 19:43

Nice shot Tony..
curtis miller, 2009-11-21 19:43

i love everything about this fish!
curtis miller, 2009-11-21 19:41

hes perfect
curtis miller, 2009-11-21 19:40

he keeps getting better and better every time i see him.
Roger Hopper, 2009-11-21 19:39

You are welcome.. I am glad it is all better.