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Saltwater Fish Extincted In Wild: Tips To Raise Yssichromis Argens

Yssichromis argens photos Common name: Location and Lake collected from:  Lake Victoria Approximate size:  4.5 – 5 inches Food:  I have seen them eat flake food without hesitation.  This species needs to eat a high protein food 3 or 4 times a day as a minimum.  Their natural diet consists of small invertebrates. pH:  7.5 […]

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Profile Of Blue Fish: All About Psuedotropheus Socolofi

Psuedotropheus socolofi Description: This is a blue fish with a black strip in the dorsal and anal fins. Common Name: Also called Psuedotropheus pindani Location collected from: Found between Tumbi Point and Cobue. Approximate Size: Just over 3 inches for wild socolofi, but I have seen them as large as 6 inches in an aquarium.

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How To Breed A Tiny Picky Fish In Your Tank: Haplochromis sp. Palisa Black Slick

Haplochromis sp. Palisa Black Slick Common name:  This species is also listed under the name Haplochromis sp. Pallisa. Location and Lake collected from:  Lake Nawampasa Approximate size:  About 4 inches. Food:  Mine have eaten flake, daphnia, and frozen brine shrimp without problems.  The daphnia and brine shrimp have been their favorite foods that I have tried

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Saltwater Fish Profile: Tips You Should Know To Breed Haplochromis sp. Salmon

Haplochromis sp. Salmon  Common name:  Hippo Point Salmon or Salmon Hippo Point Location and Lake Collected From:  Hippo Point, Lake Victoria Approximate size:  5 – 6 inches Food:  Will eat flake, daphnia, brine shrimp, and should accept most foods without hesitation.  pH:  7.6 – 8.5 Temperature:  86 – 82 degrees F Breeding behavior:  Mouthbrooder.  

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Fish With Small Eyes And Unique Teeth: All About Haplochromis sp. Blue Obliquidens

Haplochromis sp. Blue Obliquidens Common names: Location and Lake collected from:  Makobe Island in the South-western Speke Gulf, Lake Victoria. Approximate size:  3 – 3.5 inches. Food:  Will eat just about any foods from flake, or pellet, to spirulina. In the wild, this species is an opportunistic feeder and has been observed scraping algae off

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Fish Forum Is Here: All About Neolamprologus Tretocephalus

Neolamprologus tretocephalus Neolamprologus tretocephalus pictured. Common Name: Location collected from: Wide distribution in the lake. Approximate Size: 5 – 5.5 inches Food: Will eat flake, brine shrimp, daphnia, mosquito larvae and pellet food without hesitation. Water Conditions: Likes a pH between 7.8 and 9+ with temperatures between 74 and 78 degrees. Breeding Behavior: Egglayer. Once

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4 Factors To Consider When Feeding Live Foods Instead Of Frozen Foods To Aquarium Fishes (2023)

We do not use live foods to feed any of our fish – even our marines and seahorses. But, why not? Here are four of the reasons: Economics Firstly, economics: frozen foods are cheaper, without sacrificing nutrition. How much cheaper? Let’s take brine shrimp as an example. When we last sold brine shrimp, our price

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Fish Profile For Your Aquarium: What Is Julidochromis Transcriptus

Julidochromis transcriptus Julidochromis transcriptus pictured. Common Names: Location names are used in the place of common names. Locations collected from: Pemba (Bemba), Kapampa in Congo, Kaku (Gombe), and Katoto. Approximate Size: 2.5 – 3.5 inches. Food: Not picky.  Mine eat flake, brine shrimp, daphnia, and mosquito larvae. They didn’t care for pellet food too much.

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Rare Species In The Hobby: Profile Of Cynotilapia Afra “Black Eastern”

Cynotilapia afra “Black Eastern” Cynotilapia afra “Black Eastern” Pictured Cynotilapia afra “Black Eastern” male pictured. Common Names: None.  Fairly rare in the hobby.  We had been looking for them for almost 4 years before we found some. Location Collected From: Nkhungu Point Size:  4 inches with females being slightly smaller Food:  Readily accepts most foods. 

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