Re: dwarf fish

["K & D Martin" <martndk@ibm.net>]

oops, make that SEAMLESS for anyone that is offended by spellers.  some ppl
are, on the cichlid listserv now they have been joking about ppl who
misspell and don't want any flames coming my way.  thanks, kym
----- Original Message -----
From: K & D Martin <martndk@ibm.net>
To: <apisto@majordomo.pobox.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2000 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: dwarf fish


> they are tiny, that's why i was hoping they would do well in a small tank.
> I knew they were tangy.(i can never spell that right).  I have the
johannis
> but after watching them with other fish i wouldn't wish to put them with
> anything, they have that 29 tall all by themselves with 5 rainbows (large
> ones) and that is plenty.  I'd like to find a good bottom for these
> brichardi, is white sand or like saltwater/shell bottom good?  Black sand
> would be better but i can't find any.  I usually look uup fish before i
> bought them but i knew a little about the africans and really liked the
look
> of the brichardis, so any tips on them are appreciated.  Maybe i could go
> with a 10 gal instead for them. i have a couple of those in the garage
> unused, but need to get an eclipse hood to fit, i like that seemless look.
>
>
> kym
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Scott McLaughlin <relli@aye.net>
> To: <apisto@majordomo.pobox.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2000 3:35 AM
> Subject: Re: dwarf fish
>
>
> > I think its Neolamprologus brichardi, they are not dwarf, but they do
not
> get
> > very big at all. In fact I have always wondered why they are not
> considered
> > dwarf. Another consideration with the Lamprologus species Helen listed
is
> that
> > some of them are very aggressive towards one another. I have read that
> multifasciatus
> > requires a fairly large territory as compared to its diminutive size.
> >
> > Scott
> >
> > >Kym,
> > >Lamprolugus brichardi are not a dwarfspecies and they are not shell
> > >dwellers, the size of tank you mention is far too small.
> > >You should be looking for Lamp.Ocellatus, Brevis,
Neolamp.Multifasciatus
> > >etc, a pair only for this tank.  I take it you are aware that these
fish
> are
> >
> > >Tanganyikan species and require different water parameters from your SA
> > >species.
> > >Helen
> > >
> > >>Are brichardi dwarves/shell dlers?  I'm looking for a nice fish for an
> > >office tank, but it will only be about 5.5 gallons, or one of those
small
> > >eclipse tanks, the all in one design and would really like to have a
piar
> of
> >
> > >shell dwellers to put in it.  I recently bought some brichardi, they
are
> a
> >
> > >whitey blue color now, think a male and female, very small, only about
> 1-1.5
> >
> > >inch big now but one has a very pointed end to its tails and the other
> > >doesn't, it is pretty straight.  i'm new to this species, have kribs
and
> > >rams and some large SA cichlids and some johannis in another tank, i
have
> 5
> >
> > >tanks, all different types.<
> > >
> > >thanks, kym<
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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