African Cichlids Lake Malawi mbuna part IV

OK, I know I recently updated my videos, then yesterday I redid my tank. Added rocks and more caves. ENJOY!
This tank is 90 US gallons, temp= 78 degrees F, pH 7.8 GH 7 degrees, KH 10 degrees, Nitrates 10-20ppm (depends when I do water change)
I do 30-60 gallons of water changes weekly.
I feed New Life Spectrum Cichlid Formula and Dainichi veggie delux.
I raised these fish from juvies, they have been in this tank for just over a year now.

****UPDATE, check the year this vid was uploaded****
My substrate has changed, but most of these fish are still doing very well :)
I did get rid of the Labeotropheus trewavasae. 90 gallons and only four foot of tank space proved too small to keep them. Also, no more white labs, I like the personality of the yellows much better, and didn't want them to breed. So, the whites went and I kept the yellows.
New fish added in spring 2008 Cynotilapia sp. "white top hara" gallireya reef. PLEASE see some of my newer videos :)
I keep this video up, because this is close to how my tank looked when I first set it up in 2005 :)
ah, the memories.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Luvbeags
• African
• Cichlids
• Lake
• Malawi
• mbuna
• fish
• tank
• aquarium
• caeruleus
• trewavasae
• acei
• demasoni
• pseudotropheus

[ez0429]

There seems to be a lack of information on these white labs (Nkhata Bay). Can anyone tell me more about these fishes and their behavior.

[Luvbeags]

These were the first imports from Malawi, sellers thought they would be more popular of the Labidochromis caeruleus color morphs. However, once folks got a look at the yellow, the whites got forgotten. They aren't white, but more of a hint of blue/mother of pearl color. They shine :) As far as temperment, they are VERY SHY and will get beaten up in an aggressive tank. I'd keep them with cynotilapia species, or other "calm" mbuna. If they come in that LOL

[ez0429]

@Luvbeags Thanks for the info. I just got two of these guys they seem a little harder to find and are not as common as the yellows but that might be a different story in the wild. They are actually the most energetic fishes I have in my tank I guess is becasue I have more peaceful fishes. 2 Utaka Haps, 2 Milomo, 1 Electric Blue. 3 Yellow, Hongi, Johanni

[Luvbeags]

Yeah, I had to special order mine.

Got them shipped, but where I got them from is shut down.

You can probably find them at Dave's rare fish (google him)

Dave will send you some beauties I'm sure. He will ship anywhere. Great fishman, Dave is.

[danlopezbmx]

how do you get air supply into the tank? looks like you have a fair few fish

[Luvbeags]

I haven't counted my fish for a long time.

I have four filtration units on this tank.

I have a wet dry filter, and that supplies all the Oxygen needed for the tank.

I also have an external filter with biowheels which helps break surface tension. Bad gasses have to escape as well, I think surface sludge is overlooked by many (also my built in overflow skims for me)

[oscarfight]

aww, cute fish!

um, did u se some of them attacking eachother? mine tried to ripping each other! so i have 6 of them. 2 females, 3 males. females ripping male's eggs fin.

[provancha70]

Finally uploaded my tank, please take a look.

[tcfuturevet]

Oh they sound very interesting! I can't to get the new fish though! :P

[Luvbeags]

Yes, even though called white labs, they were more pearlescent, like the inside of a shell, mother of pearl colored.

Kind of a shiny bluish. VERY attractive fish. Just too shy for my taste. They were very docile (and VERY expensive)

I'm kicking myself for not keeping some for a species tank. That was a really nice strain of them. Oh, well, hindsight is always 20-20, right?

Oh, I like the cynos :) Nice fish!