Recent content by Agent14

Well stuff happens. I get it. I might recommend switching your frozen protein source to chopped finely prawns or mysis shrimp for the once a week snack. Mbunas can handle that better then bloodworms. And all love those equally as much as bloodworms. Thats something even I feel fine tossing in my...

The tank bosses get "overthrown " throughout time. There in any African tank will be a boss eventually and when they're younger it can easily change and sometimes fast and shocking who by. I currently have a Pseudotropheus polit thats a tiny little thing maybe not even an inch in my tank that...

If you want to keep these guys, they perhaps can spend a month or 2 in that tank then you'll have to bump up to 55g+ . These are very very aggressive fish that consider murder a sport. I keep Mbuna and love them but in a much larger tank. You'll need to overstock again once (if)you get a bigger...

Acei's should go well with them and if you like labs I would highly recommend Tumbi reef white labs as well.  Mbunas are by far my fav fish(aside from my ornate bichir) and I agree that if you are stacking a Mbuna tank..don't worry too much about aggression because they all are and thats just a...

Thats funny. I have a featherfin cat in my Mbuna tank and he does the same thing. Smacks the fish with his tail fin when they start a battle. If that doesn't stop them a swift turn around and charge right between them freak them out enough to behave. 

I love the smoochy cat pic!  hahah BTW I want to steal your wifes camera now!  Looks like there is peace in Africa... Fins all look pretty good.. no territory battles yet? Thats great. They love that kinda stuff. Little daredevils! I have two (a white top hara, and a chailosi) that go together...

O_o.. The labs are the sweetest of the Mbunas...all of them. White labs, yellow labs, etc. they are all least aggressive of a mbuna tank.      Love the tank can't wait for more pics! I have found it's really a challenge to get pics of African cichlids. They are so quick and hyper. Take a...

I actually am thinking this might not be a hybrid. This guy looks very much like a perfect example of a Metriaclima pyrsonotos.(red top zebra). Which is a Mbuna.  Not a cobalt blue. The fins wouldn't be this orange at all if it was. 

Oh my god I love mine too! He is in my 72g with Mbuna cichlids. I got all the cichlids pretty young(all at about 1inch) and This is the best addition and maybe the only non cichlid I could put in that tank. I know they can be aggressive in nature but thats why I like him... He doesn't let the...

She may just as easily be a he. This one is young and without a few really good non altered or over exposed pics I couldn't even give you an educated guess. It's very important you get food for herbivore fish. They suffer whats called Malawi bloat if you feed meaty foods..which can kill them...

Only the males change color going into adulthood. However I have noticed you see at least a little bit of color difference at this size(I'm guessing this fish is an inch or just a bit more) between males and females.     This is an Auratis(Melanchromis auratus) . A lake Malawi Mbuna Cichlid. Not...

It at this(what appears to be small size) has 3 eggspots if not more.. hard to tell in the picture. You can vent it once it's older to be sure but I find certain africans easier to sex then others. Yours seems much more male. BTW don't rely on egg spots being an indicator always but in this case...

Tank is WAAAYY to small. But also your Black convict and your Zebra Should not be together. They are entirely different cichlids and water needs are pretty much opposite as far as hardness and PH. Not compatible. Any African tank needs to be 50+ gallons with more floor space then height. No...

Red Zebra...Metriaclima estherae(hybrid maybe) most likely male. Cherry Zebra hahaha. No such thing...unless a cross breed then it's still a Red zebra crossed with something similar.(It's a red zebra). But either way very likely a male. And very pretty too I must say.

The mixed African tanks aren't always Best kept together because sometimes they are haps sometime Mbunas. Sometimes accidental cross breeding from someones show tank and hard to say how well they will work. You might want to consider ordering online from a breeder. Also if you are relying on...