Cyprichromis leptosoma Breeding and Care
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2017
- Hello Fellow Fish Keepers,
We wanted to share our experiences with a really great fish from Lake Tanganyika - Cyprichromis leptosoma. It's a wonder fish that displays really nice color and adds movement to the mid/top waters of an aquarium.
Looking for some fish to put with Cyprichromis or want more information on Tanganyikan cichlids? See these videos!
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Looking for some fish to put with Cyprichromis or want more information on Tanganyikan cichlids? See these videos!
Neolamprologus caudopunctatus: ruclips.net/video/yr8D1DczL88/видео.html
Neolamprologus callipterus: ruclips.net/video/CahZrWXoJno/видео.html
Neolamprologus similis: ruclips.net/video/ZjkZkyh12cI/видео.html
Neolamprologus multifaciatus: ruclips.net/video/LymOSgIcDss/видео.html
Gold Ocellatus Shell Dweller: ruclips.net/video/tqAOrEA6fyw/видео.html
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Cool video and info Jason! Thanks for sharing
Excellent info. Thank you.
Cool Looking Fish!
Thank you! We really enjoy them.
Really useful thank you I have six on the way for my 45 gallon multi tank 👍
Very cool! I think you will like them. : -)
Beautiful fish.
Thank You!
Man you guys have become my go to channel for this hobby. I tell you what this is one addicting hobby. I have an oddball forty gallon tank with an African butterfly fish, ten neon tetras, seven neon blue gudgeons, two Bolivian Rams, a giant mystery snail, and one clown pleco. However watching this makes me kind of want to do an African themed setup.
Thank you for being here!
Cool species spotlight Jason. :)
Thanks!
They have cool eye's! ✅
I agree! : -)
I've been doing 70% PWC every 5 days for the last 3 years and it's been great. It's not necessary but everything is just so much healthier now. In my planted tanks i do much less for obvious reasons but for the cichlids they just love it. The main thing is to have the new wate matching the old water as close as possible.
how do you ensure water water matches? i.e. what parameters do u check for mainly? thanks
wow I relay like them too !
Ya, I would love to get a bigger group some time.
The cyprichromis look nice. Been thinking about converting my 60” 120XH to a tang tank with cyprichromis and Multi’s.
Can’t forget about Enantiopus Kilesa’s for the bottom 😍
i have always found the saltwater look of lake tanganyika fish very interesting
Me too!
Great looking tank setup. I’m almost done building a 90 gallon tank for Lake Tanganyika cichlids and I’d like to add plants. I’ve been looking for plants that can handle the harder water and higher ph. So far I’ve come up with bolbitis and jungle val. Maybe I’ll try some water sprite too.
I've had some luck growing cyrpts with my tanganyikans as well.
Good to know. I figured with a sand and crushed coral substrate I’d be limited to mostly ryzome type plants. I built a 6ftlong by 18 1/2 wide by 16 1/2 tall acrylic tank for Julidochromis and lelupi hoping that they will colonize it eventually
I have 3 in a small tank. I think one has an egg/young in her mouth because she doesn't eat (only about one little bite per meal) and she lies hidden on the bottom often. Also her mouth is slightly bigger, but not much. Now I ordered a tank twice the size (120cm) and hope it arrives soon so I can open her mouth and see if there's a young. If there is, I'll keep them both in a small separate fry basket (or whatever they're called). Excited, love these fish.
She could very well be holding. Holding females will sometimes seclude themselves from the other fish and won't eat. If you only have the cyps in the tank you may not need to separate her. Mine leave the fry alone and the female spits them out an a fairly large size. Good luck!
Hey Sander let me know how it works out for you. I have 2 males and 2 females living in a 90 gal Synodontis petricola tank. It is weird my synos are about 5" and the male Cyprichromis love to put the run to the synos. I have had lots of luck breeding Synos but no luck breeding these guys. I wish I could find more. Please let me know how you make out.
Jason, have you had synodontis mixed with the Cyprichromis? If so how did that work out? Love your videos -- keep them going!
I have them mixed with jumbo cypts in a 75 gallon and they ignore one another. Larger synodontis will eat cyp fry though.
Could we please get an update on the breeding of these guys Jason?
They slowed down a little for me recently. Wound up with too many males.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics oh wow! Any advice on the viability on keeping them with Multies? Multies are currently in a 4x2x20 tank.
Now to find some.
The Wet Spot should have them.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics Thank you!
My tank is 32" long :( Frustrating. Would be so nice if there was a dwarf version!
Would these be better to be in a 40 breeder or a 55? Also I plan on having multies and some leleupi with them
Probably in a 55 gallon
I have 10 neolamprologus puncher. Would these be good with them? About 7 of these.
Depends on the size of the tank - in a larger four foot tank - possibly. The pulcher are more aggressive than the cypts though.
useful video
top lip of one of my females pulled forward and deformed; but it doesn't have problem with eating. what can it cause and what can I do?
Could be an injury, a genetic mutation, or bacterial. Tough to say which one it is.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics they are fighting all time. 1 Male and 4 Females for 120L
@@PrimeTimeAquatics I do not think the lip problem will be cured
I have a school of 10 leptosoma, 2 males and 8 females, in a 4ft 60gal. They share the tank with 14 neolamprologus similis adults, and a ton of fry. It is working well...but still waiting on these guys to spawn. No one is holding yet.
It takes them a little while, but once they are at the right size my guess is all the females will be holding. :-)
Can I keep my frontosas (4-5 inches) with leptosoma?
At that size if the Cypts were full grown probably. Not sure I would trust the Fronts when they get large enough to eat the cypts. The other thing to think about - cypts usually like small foods like micro pellets, crushed flake and even live baby brine. Something probably ignored by the Fronts.
would calvus and juli be ok with these
Sure, you probably wouldn't see any cyprichromis fry with the Calvus, but if you don't care about that the mix would work.
Hi i notice my females are holding eggs but after a few days they are gone. Is this normal? I managed to get 4 fry out one one of the females . I have 2 male cyprichromis utinta and 7 females
Usually they hold for weeks and spit out fry that are around 0.5 - 0.75".
What type of snails are you keeping in these tanks?
Combinations of ramshorn snails and common pest snails.
Keeping them with shell dwellers both can breed and thrive? Having a height aquarium is necessary?
I think they can in a taller tank like a 55 gallon or larger?
@@PrimeTimeAquatics Thanks for the info
My female cyprichromis is holding eggs but I have five calvus that are about 1 - 1 1/2 inch should I move her out of there any help would be appreciated
When she finally spits the fry they will probably be about 3/8" - 1/2" (they're big). Still, at some point the Calvus will be big enough to prey on cap babies potentially. If I had an extra tank I would separate them.
Hello thanks for the video. Had my cyps that were babies for 6 months. I started w 11. Now maybe 5. I know all won’t survive growing up. Have multies w them and even one goby. Have petricolas that were in there before in a 72 gallon tank. I feed w new spectrum very small pellets which are the smallest size mixed w their veggie pellets which are second smallest I even drown the pellets in water for five minutes before I throw them in there. I do water changes once a week or maybe even every five days. Feed everyday once but not on Sundays. Only deaths since I’ve had them is one multi With that many fish. Cyps are the only ones that will die. Last death was today but before that maybe two months ago. What else should I look for ? Idk what else
Also I would say they are still smaller than the multies adults. I believe I feed them enough bc even my petricolas who are the biggest in the tank did not lose weight
I change the water w a python. Probably 25 % Match the temp as close as possible as many water changes I’ve done in the six months i don’t believe it’s anything to do w the water. Only one multi may chase them away if they do but it’s the same multi that chases the goby away that has grown well in the rocks opposite side of the shells which exist on one side of the tank
And the multies are breeding so idk why cyps are not surviving
The non-cyps are definitely eating the fry!
Hello. Can I keep them in a 120 Litre aquarium? I also have some neolamprologus multifasciatus
That might be a little small for them because of their activity level.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics is there any other peaceful cichlid that I could keep with multis in a small tank?
What is the tank size you have them in?
They are in a 40 breeder but if I had the space and free tank I think I would put them in a 55 gallon. I think they would appreciate the extra foot.
Hi how long do these take to fully grow and show the full colour ?
They grow pretty slow. Maybe 6-9 months?
Ok thanks 👍🏼
Can Corydoras be kept with these?
No
What is the adult size of the fish?
Males are around 3.5 - 4" with females staying slightly smaller.
Looks like Mpulungu
That would be my guess as well. : -)
What locale are these?
GCCA fish?
Thanks
Hey - I don't think I ever knew the specific location. I did get them from the GCCA though. In the last month they have given me another eight fry!
...fish with such colors of the dorsal fin occurs in Tanganyika between Kasakalawe and further north along the eastern shore , across the mouth of the Kalambo River to Kasanga
How many would you keep in a 45 gallon I'm from Ireland
Thanks for watching! I would start with maybe three males and three females and watch they populate the tank (as long as there are no inhabitants that would eat the fry). It's really cool to see the fry when they are released since they are a decently large fish when released!
@@PrimeTimeAquatics thanks for that man I'm keeping them with neolamprologus multifasciatus
@@declanbowles661 yeah ive just done the same set up.
@@adammason4454 cool man 👍👍
anybody know where i can find these less than $20/silver
That can be really tough. Even at swaps and auctions they go for $10-$15 each.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics see 10-15$ I'd be happy to spend. I have seen these in one "local" fish store which is actually in a neighboring state and they wanted $20 and they're silver/female. I don't want to blow $100 on 5 silver fish.
I found them today at a fish store in Lakewood, California. They had them for $50 each though😢