Anyone have any experience with paratalapia bleekini/starry night?
Mommy of 3 babies, 2 fur babies and 12 gilled babies
Mommy of 3 babies, 2 fur babies and 12 gilled babies
Starry night cichlid?
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There are a number of species (described and non-described) in the Madagascan genus Paratilapia. I have an aquarium strain, and P species "andapa" and P sp small spot.
Any are very personable, beautiful, cichlids which get large, and require some room.
I keep them in separate tanks, to avoid in breeding
A 6ft tank would be minimum for a group of adults, as they can be hard on each other in small tanks.
andapa
aquarium strain
male small spot
female small spot
In a 6 ft tank
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None of mine are full grwon.
As they are a social species, so I feel starting with a group of 5 or 6 works well, albeit expecting an alpha male may be brutal with other males being common, especially in anything smaller than a large footprint tank.
Any are very personable, beautiful, cichlids which get large, and require some room.
I keep them in separate tanks, to avoid in breeding
A 6ft tank would be minimum for a group of adults, as they can be hard on each other in small tanks.
andapa
aquarium strain
male small spot
female small spot
In a 6 ft tank
click on pick
None of mine are full grwon.As they are a social species, so I feel starting with a group of 5 or 6 works well, albeit expecting an alpha male may be brutal with other males being common, especially in anything smaller than a large footprint tank.
Would just 1 be ok in a 55? My brother is looking for a larger cichlid for his 55. He only wants 1 large cichlid that isn't very common. I love that he's going the same direction I did. I have just 1 Festae in my aquarium. I prefer 1 quality, uncommon fish over several smaller fish. I like having just 1-2 so they're more like personal pets than just an ambiance.
He's looking for a large, somewhat aggressive, but personable cichlid with blue being the main color. He likes green too but wants some vivid color. He has it pictured in his head and is finally being picky about his fish lol. He finally realized Petsmart and petco SUCK, like I've been telling him all along lol
He can only have a 55 for now because he's on the second floor but will be upgrading to a 75+ when he gets on first floor in about 2years +/-
I have showed him P.talapia (Lg spot), green terror, Texas cichlid, Frontosa (he loves the look but wants something not as docile), Midas and bright red Flowerhorn. So far her likes P.talapia, FH, and Midas best but wishes FH and Midas were blue LMBO.
Mommy of 3 babies, 2 fur babies and 12 gilled babies
He's looking for a large, somewhat aggressive, but personable cichlid with blue being the main color. He likes green too but wants some vivid color. He has it pictured in his head and is finally being picky about his fish lol. He finally realized Petsmart and petco SUCK, like I've been telling him all along lol
He can only have a 55 for now because he's on the second floor but will be upgrading to a 75+ when he gets on first floor in about 2years +/-
I have showed him P.talapia (Lg spot), green terror, Texas cichlid, Frontosa (he loves the look but wants something not as docile), Midas and bright red Flowerhorn. So far her likes P.talapia, FH, and Midas best but wishes FH and Midas were blue LMBO.
Mommy of 3 babies, 2 fur babies and 12 gilled babies
There are blue flowerhorns. They're called Thai silk flowerhorn. Here are mine. Imo a male will need a bigger tank within the first year. I'm trying to upgrade soon
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I'd think 1 in a 55 might work for a long time, and if started small, they can become very owner responsive, as you can see from my video above.
They are generally not fish eaters, so feeder fish are not a good idea, but they are insectivores, so any of those and worms are a good adjunct to a generally nutritious pellet.
They are generally not fish eaters, so feeder fish are not a good idea, but they are insectivores, so any of those and worms are a good adjunct to a generally nutritious pellet.
I have a pair that I got a couple weeks ago. I suspect that they may be male and female, but they need to grow a bit more. Mine are sp. Small Spot from Rapps.
As stated above, they are very personable fish. Mine feed vigorously from the surface on anything that floats. They did squabble a bit at first, but when I added a school of six scats things settled down.
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As stated above, they are very personable fish. Mine feed vigorously from the surface on anything that floats. They did squabble a bit at first, but when I added a school of six scats things settled down.
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I have called all the LFS in my area with no luck of finding one 
Mommy of 3 babies, 2 fur babies and 12 gilled babies
Mommy of 3 babies, 2 fur babies and 12 gilled babies
Istlanum or lysoni I would go with just saying awesome rare fish
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The blues (flowerhorns) are available from a fish farm that I deal with in MIAMI. Are you in the south?
