Recent content by sir_keith

Albinos rarely survive in the wild, as they are culled by conspecifics.

Would love to see pics of the 125 setup...

Might have to pick up a few more because aesthetics aside, these fishes need to be kept in groups of at least 8 individuals, especially in a tank this size. In soft, acidic water.

Yes, they're sneaky little devils, and often more of them than appeared at first sight. Well done! :thumbsup

I don't know about the 'cute' part, but for sure they have many centuries of relentless inbreeding going against them.

@John58Ford- Nice to hear from you; we should get together sometime again! Send me a PM when you have time to chat. :)

Good call. The populations at Bemba and Bulu Point are the same species- Tropheus sp. 'black,' so for sure they will hybridize in captivity. :oops:

Seriously? Try finding parts for cars from the 1980's, you know, important ones that actually make the car run. It took me 2 years to find a NOS radiator for my 1988 M3, and that search was only successful because a friend-of-a-friend knew someone at the factory in Munich, where the last 2 OEM...

Received six ~2" Botia dario from The Wet Spot last week to test whether their reputation as MTS-eaters was warranted, and was it ever! I put them into a 75g with a significant MTS infestation, and they got to work on the snails within minutes. Less than a week later, and I haven't seen a live...

Online AI info is rubbish, because it follows that old maxim- Garbage in; garbage out. Botia dario rarely grow much over 3".

I ordered a group of Botia dario from the Wet Spot, largely because they stay a reasonable size. We'll see how this works out.

Anyone know where I can pick up some Botia loaches locally? I'd like to try them in a MTS-infested tank.

Poor deformed little things.

Great turnout, and great response. This wasn't so much a 'how to' talk as it was about the natural history of Lake Tanganyika and the evolution of its cichlid fauna. It made for a long day doing the back-and-forth from Poulsbo, but I really enjoyed it.

An unabashed bump for anyone who might be in Seattle...