Whats your favorite New world cichlid?

Madness

Madness

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If any of you would like to trade some SA Cichlids just give me a shout. So, here is my list:

1) Festai
2) Red Devil
3) Midas
4) Salvini
5) Hogaboomarum
6) Honduran Red Points
7) Firemouths
8) Elec Blue Dempsey
9) Reg Dempsey
10) Carpintis

My new addition: I want to call them Hogaboomarums. Trying to get these two to lay eggs has been interesting.
MALE
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FEMALE
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http://i38.servimg.com/u/f38/15/18/53/48/my_fis11.jpg
My newly acquired Yellow Red Devil
http://i38.servimg.com/u/f38/15/18/53/48/my_fis12.jpg
Another new addition
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http://i38.servimg.com/u/f38/15/18/53/48/my_fis14.jpg
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http://i38.servimg.com/u/f38/15/18/53/48/redmon10.jpg
 
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F.Banks

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Clogstonian said:
sandnuka said:
Lol.... Gluttons, american cichlids are!!!! look, its almost bigger than him! lol.... I love it, great picture! and beautiful fish..love the rainbow colors in the dorsal... just beautiful.
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Thanks, got these at the Roosevelt store, they look pretty drab there but brighten up as they mature.

I anthropomorphise(sp) but doesn't she look a little guilty with her mouth full of pleco!? ...."dang, I hope he doesn't see eating this!"
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Hey hows the Roosevelt Fish store doing the days? I use to go there thirty plus years ago. I'm looking for some Bolivian Rams, Peppered Cors, and some dwarf corys for a 20gl. long. And some dithers like rasboros maybe. Is that reasonable stocking?
 
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Steve W. Woody Debris

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I am really into Apistogramma nijsseni myself (see avatar). I think the females rate as the most beautiful of the apistos when they are in breeding dress. I had so much trouble finding these in recetn years...or finding good ones. I think I finally have tracked down a good bloodline to start breeding.

best,
Steve
 
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sidekicking

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Steve W. Woody Debris said:
I am really into Apistogramma nijsseni myself (see avatar). I think the females rate as the most beautiful of the apistos when they are in breeding dress. I had so much trouble finding these in recetn years...or finding good ones. I think I finally have tracked down a good bloodline to start breeding.

best,
Steve
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thats great looking fish!!!
do you also breed those little guys?
 
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Steve W. Woody Debris

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thats great looking fish!!!
do you also breed those little guys?[/quote]

I am breeding them but I sold off all my babies last night at the GSAS meeting! I will have more in the future though.

best,
Steve
 
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Steve W. Woody Debris

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That is one of my males- thanks! I first kept this fish in the late 1980's- to get them, you had to know someone who knew someone who knew someone who knew the guy who originally collected them (a Dutch fellow by the name of Patrick De Rham I believe). They were just traded among serious Apisto keepers. And then they became more available as wild caughts were exported from Peru in the 1990's. The wild caught fish are now more infrequently found in the trade and the nijsseni I have seen in the fish stores fail to represent the full beauty of the fish. I have tracked down a couple F1 bloodlines now and working on trying to create a really top notch line of nijsseni. Wish me luck- maybe in a few months I will have more to share.

best,
Steve
 
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Mikey

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Wow awesome story. I've actually never seen one in person. But I wish you the best of luck breeding them! :beer:
 
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Mikey

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Steve W. Woody Debris said:
Thanks. I am going to set up my next pairing this weekend, hopefully. The female looks good to go- hopefully it will be love at first sight, :rabbit:
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Hopefully! When you get a chance post up some pics in the show and tell section of the forum, I'd love to see your tanks and fish
 
ShortyKiloGyrl

ShortyKiloGyrl

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Steve, where abouts do you live? I am thinking about starting up my 30 gallon bowfront with Dwarf Cichlids.
 
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Steve W. Woody Debris

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I am in Seattle. The water here is ideal for softwater fish like dwarf cichlids. I highly recommend them- great fish, tons of personality and they do well in planted tanks.

best,
Steve
 
ShortyKiloGyrl

ShortyKiloGyrl

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What kinds of plants do you have in your tanks? And substrate? Can I possibly PM you? I'd love to talk more and get more information.
 
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Steve W. Woody Debris

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I couldn't keep my fish healthy without plants. I keep all sorts of plants in my tanks- I am not an aquscaper though, I tend to use plants that have a function in the tank.. Java moss is great for fish that scatter eggs in plants and provide places for the fry to hide; water lettuce is great for sucking up nitrates; java fern and anubias provide shelter.

For the softwater dwarf cichlids, you don't want a substrate that will add lots of minerals to the water and boost the pH. I use fluorite and aquasoil mostly. Just started experimenting with turface.


You can PM me, would be happy to help.

best,
Steve
 
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