Pseudotropheus saulosi in a 4' long shallow tank ?
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Thank you for the suggestions, so Yellow labs and Rusties it is.
Would it be possible to sex the Yellow lab and Rusties at 2.5" size ? Will it be a problem if I end up with more males than females ? I'm asking because, the Yellow labs seem to be run of the mill fish here in India and the lackluster attitude of the retailers suggest, if they would care enough or were competent enough to meet my requirement about the sex ratio.
Cheers.
Demasoni and Maingano both go well Yellows color wise, If you can find them.
When I was breeding Yellows I found them easy to vent sex once they've breed but 2.5" is a fairly decent size.
Its usually the case though to buy more than what you want and move on excess males once identified.
When I was breeding Yellows I found them easy to vent sex once they've breed but 2.5" is a fairly decent size.
Its usually the case though to buy more than what you want and move on excess males once identified.
Vendors who claim to sell sexed juveniles are suspect. I have never personally found labs easy to sex, but by 2.5" in size females tend to be breeding already...from about 1.5" in size for the labs. What we do is buy extra unsexed juveniles and rehome extra males if necessary as they mature, as qldmick suggested. The labs may tolerate extra males in the tank, and the rusties may not.
Thanks qldmick and DJRansome for the suggestions. Considering all the suggestions and the limited water volume of the tank, I'm thinking of starting with a species only aquarium with either yellow lab juveniles or the C.saulosi, if I manage to find them. I'm thinking about starting with 16 juveniles and I will rehome the extra males with time. Will keep you guys posted.
I'm pretty set on getting a relatively peaceful yellow coloured fish this time. The C.zebroides 'Jalo reef' is definitely a stunner, maybe with my next aquarium, mate. Thanks.
Hi, got some updates.
I got the tank made from a LFS. Only after a couple of days, did I notice that the seam between the bottom glass panel and the upright panels have lot of bubbles and shoddy silicone work in the corners. I spoke with the tank maker and he assured me that this shouldn't be a cause for any concern. I'm planning to get it resealed anyway, before I put in any hardscape.
The steel stand is getting fabricated and it should be ready by tomorrow. I have went 1.5" square hollow sections for both the horizontal and vertical members.
As for the C.saulosi, I happened to find someone who bred C.saulosi among various other cichlids, located about 50 miles from my place. I went to his farm yesterday and he had these large concrete tanks out in the open for stocking the parents and raising the fry. The C.saulosi parents were kept in a separate tank without other species, but the growout tank had juveniles from various other species. I could only get my group of juvies from this tank. Currently the fish are in a 15 gallon tank and they look quite different from the photos, I see on the internet of the fish. There is faint barring present in my whole group and the number of vertical bars also seem suspect.
Could fellow members ascertain from the photos and videos if they are P.saulosi or some hybrid ?
Video link 1 : https://streamable.com/uv6pbj
Video link 2 : https://streamable.com/t0s8k2
I got the tank made from a LFS. Only after a couple of days, did I notice that the seam between the bottom glass panel and the upright panels have lot of bubbles and shoddy silicone work in the corners. I spoke with the tank maker and he assured me that this shouldn't be a cause for any concern. I'm planning to get it resealed anyway, before I put in any hardscape.
The steel stand is getting fabricated and it should be ready by tomorrow. I have went 1.5" square hollow sections for both the horizontal and vertical members.
As for the C.saulosi, I happened to find someone who bred C.saulosi among various other cichlids, located about 50 miles from my place. I went to his farm yesterday and he had these large concrete tanks out in the open for stocking the parents and raising the fry. The C.saulosi parents were kept in a separate tank without other species, but the growout tank had juveniles from various other species. I could only get my group of juvies from this tank. Currently the fish are in a 15 gallon tank and they look quite different from the photos, I see on the internet of the fish. There is faint barring present in my whole group and the number of vertical bars also seem suspect.
Could fellow members ascertain from the photos and videos if they are P.saulosi or some hybrid ?
Video link 1 : https://streamable.com/uv6pbj
Video link 2 : https://streamable.com/t0s8k2
