Agreed @pierreschoonraad - Dimidiochromis compressiceps.
@TurtleLeaf - yes, what are often called "coldwater" fish are really "temperate" fish, and sometimes even well-known tropical fish are very...
What kind of coldwater fish? Different species have different tolerances - even different strains of a species can differ. Some goldfish can...
From here the best thing you can do is keep an eye on any changes in behaviour, including eating, and physical appearance among the remaining...
@RobK - not that I really know of. My local stores have only ever had cherry shrimp and amanos available in the past. The Caridina typus I...
Yup, last I checked there were a great many species across Africa, but for the most part I've only really looked into the SA species. A book was...
You need to think on a broader level than this. Animals do more than eat, or eat each other. Exotic shrimp could compete with local populations...
I've only ever seen this species and D. sexfasciatus available. Apparently this species is being bred commerically, which is why I imagine they...
Oh wow. The funny thing is, Nick James is the "local breeder" I was talking about. He has a hatchery based in Grahamstown, where he breeds a quite...
Thanks! According to what I've read, about 20cm, maybe smaller in aquaria. I don't expect these fish to get much bigger, and I haven't noticed...
The first three fish there are quite susceptible to dye treatments - both methylene blue and malachite green, so in this case err towards the...
These guys have been settled in for quite a while now, but they had a rough start when they just wouldn't eat anything. A group of three 15cm...
Is it only cories? What kind of cory? And how severe? The first step is to increase the temperature - in general you'll want it as high as...
Back when I was working in an LFS, we had one of these come in, just once. It was sold before we could even get it to feed (in the week we had...
Thanks all, I really did not know what to expect, colour wise, from these fishes. I have another male who is similarly colouring up as above, but...
What kind of setup would you have for them? Would they be sharing with other species, or are you happy for them to have their own tank? Tank...
A bit of an update! Once allowed to settle in, grow up, establish a hierarchy, and get to breeding, these fish eventually show their full...
I don't go to Northlands a lot anymore - it's a little out the way - but from what I understand is that you need to catch the stock soon after it...
Nope, still here for the time being! I'll update my profile if or when that changes.
I'm not too familiar with PMB, but Durban has two pretty reliable stores that I frequent - Eurospirit and Northlands Pets. At least fish wise,...
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