greetings! good video as always. every thought of trying to do tanganyikan cichlids? particularly cyprochromis always seem to be hard to find - good quality ones especially!
We used to raise some Lake Tanganyika cichlids, but it turns out they are not as cold hardy as Lake Malawi cichlids. We lost almost 300 Cyphotilapia frontosa in the Texas Winter Storm. That was our entire stock of them. We are working on water heating solutions (currently we heat the air which is not very efficient). Once that is done, we'll start adding Tanganyikans. Charles
Unfortunately, gold-bodied females aren't the best for this strain; the dull, silvery ones are. But they are good for our Gold Peacock strain. We'll do a video on them next time they are processed. Charles
We add new breeders when they are around 6-8 months of age. We process breeders every 3-4 months, so it's possible a new generation could take over in 6-8 months. Normally, we gradually replace breeders due to losses or to purge fish that don't meet my standards for the strain. Once I'm happy with the breeders, I rarely substitute for them. I favor good, older breeders since that selects for longevity. Charles
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greetings! good video as always. every thought of trying to do tanganyikan cichlids? particularly cyprochromis always seem to be hard to find - good quality ones especially!
We used to raise some Lake Tanganyika cichlids, but it turns out they are not as cold hardy as Lake Malawi cichlids. We lost almost 300 Cyphotilapia frontosa in the Texas Winter Storm. That was our entire stock of them.
We are working on water heating solutions (currently we heat the air which is not very efficient). Once that is done, we'll start adding Tanganyikans.
Charles
Oh that last male...beautiful. I am a sucker for fish with stripes so I hope they are not out of fear, but are just the way he looks.
I set him aside to look at again. He may get a batch of females.
Charles
Thanks for the video. I really like those gold-bodied females.
Unfortunately, gold-bodied females aren't the best for this strain; the dull, silvery ones are. But they are good for our Gold Peacock strain. We'll do a video on them next time they are processed.
Charles
Looks and sounds great😊
Thank you. Susie is working on the technology.
Charles
Last male is a beauty
He seems popular with lots of people.
Charles
Charles is back ✌🏻
At least he claims to be back!
Charles
If things go well, how long does it take for two or three generations to mature?
We add new breeders when they are around 6-8 months of age. We process breeders every 3-4 months, so it's possible a new generation could take over in 6-8 months.
Normally, we gradually replace breeders due to losses or to purge fish that don't meet my standards for the strain. Once I'm happy with the breeders, I rarely substitute for them. I favor good, older breeders since that selects for longevity.
Charles
That last male with the stripes and blue face looks like a great breeder.
To me almost every fish is a possible good breeder! But Susie balks at adding the greenhouses necessary for that.
Charles