Is there anyone keeping tuba who can provide some insight into their captive behavior? Any old-schoolers with past experience? And finally, anybody seen these for sale? Anywhere?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Tomocichla tuba
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Very rough on each other. I donated my pair years ago to Steinhart Aquarium and at the time they were in a 5000g tank by themselves...The male would relentlessly chase her around even this huge tank! Not that bad with other CA's though. They prefer a very strong current.
I heard there were some available out of Canada.
I heard there were some available out of Canada.
I kept a pair in a 36" x 18" x 18", they spawned VERY regularly (every two weeks). I thought the male was eating/killing the fry, but, turns out it was the female and the male was trying to protect the fry from her! My pair were lethal, they had massive teeth and weren't shy about using them, even outside of spawning time. I assume that if I had given them more room, they would have been able to raise more fry and probably been able to live with other cichlids with similar temperment.
Quick shot of my pair. . . (Rio Garichi variant - lots of red outside of breeding color)
Quick shot of my pair. . . (Rio Garichi variant - lots of red outside of breeding color)
Wow, they looked amazing! Especially the female. Thanks for the replies fellas! and the pic. Any more to be said about the temperament of these fish?
BigPic;4027682; said:I kept a pair in a 36" x 18" x 18", they spawned VERY regularly (every two weeks). I thought the male was eating/killing the fry, but, turns out it was the female and the male was trying to protect the fry from her! My pair were lethal, they had massive teeth and weren't shy about using them, even outside of spawning time. I assume that if I had given them more room, they would have been able to raise more fry and probably been able to live with other cichlids with similar temperment.
Quick shot of my pair. . . (Rio Garichi variant - lots of red outside of breeding color)
One thing that just occurred to me: in every photo I've ever seen of tuba in breeding colors, they have a white mask while seiboldii have a black mask like the ones in the photo. Are there different variants of tuba?
flowerpower;4032521; said:
My appologies, those are Seiboldii. . . not sure where my head was at! I haven't kept the Tuba, but, there is a group of them here that are good breeders, rough fish on each other and not afraid to push other fish around, these ones are in a 180, they are over four years old.
pics of them defending a spawn.
Ok, thanks. Both are amazing looking species in my opinion but the tuba are extraordinary. I love the red on the flanks of that pair. Any chance of getting some of the offspring?
Shux! I won't be there. Either way, at least there will be some tuba floating around in the near future. Maybe I'll get lucky.
Great pics of both species. Tomocichla are great! I'd say the Asfraci while the largest growing is probably the most peaceful. Sieboldi and Tuba can be very mean.