Malawi Cichlids

More wild caughts in...

2012-01-16T07:41:00.001-08:00

Wild caught groups now looks like...

Melanochromis Kaskazini Northern Blue

Pseudotropheus Elongatus Neon Spot Hai Reef
Cynotilapia sp. White Top Likoma
Metriaclima sp. Zebra BB Chilumba Luwino Reef
Metriaclima Zebra Phaeos / Shauri
Cynotilapia sp. Mbamba Chilumba I think now the only official 'Afra' (had before but nice fish)
Pseudotropheus Elongatus Ornatus Likoma
Metriaclima Fainzilberi Red Top / Yellow Chin Lundo (I think correct name, according to 4th edition)
Metriaclima zebra manda
Metriaclima Emiltos Mpanga Rocks

Pseudotropheus sp. Elongatus Mpanga
Metriaclima Lombardoi (Dwarf) Nkhomo Reef
Cynotilapia sp. Hara Gallireya Reef
Metriaclima Msobo Heteropictus Lundo Rocks (added to group)
Pseudotropheus Elongatus Ornatus Luhuchi Rocks
Metriaclima Zebra 'Sunrise' Higga Reef
Metriaclima Zebra Gold Nkhata Bay
Metriaclima Msobo Magunga
Tropheops sp. Dwarf Tropheops 'Red Cheek' Mlowe
Pseudotropheus Flavus Chinyankwazi Island
Metriaclima Zebra Chilumba Maison Reef
Pseudotropheus Saulosi Taiwanee Reef
Tropheops sp. Tropheops Chilumba
Labeotropheus Trewavasae Manda
Metriaclima Fainzilberi Ikombe (just got a mcat male!)
Metriaclima Pyrsonotos Nakatenga Island
Tropheops sp. Red Fin
Pseudotropheus Elongatus Masibwe
Metriaclima Msobo Manda
Pseudotropheus Interruptus Chizumulu

Current Wild Caught Groups

2012-01-14T03:49:00.001-08:00

After a bit of a re-shuffle, (I think) these are all my wild caught groups!

Metriaclima Lombardoi (Dwarf) Nkhomo Reef

Cynotilapia sp. Hara Gallireya Reef

Metriaclima Msobo Heteropictus Lundo Rocks

Pseudotropheus Elongatus Ornatus Luhuchi Rocks

Metriaclima Zebra 'Sunrise' Higga Reef

Metriaclima Zebra Gold Nkhata Bay

Metriaclima Msobo Magunga

Tropheops sp. Dwarf Tropheops 'Red Cheek' Mlowe

Pseudotropheus Flavus Chinyankwazi Island

Metriaclima Zebra Chilumba Maison Reef

Pseudotropheus Saulosi Taiwanee Reef

Tropheops sp. Tropheops Chilumba

Labeotropheus Trewavasae Manda

Metriaclima Fainzilberi Ikombe (just got a mcat male!)

Metriaclima Pyrsonotos Nakatenga Island

Tropheops sp. Red Fin Hai Reef

Cynotilapia sp. Ikombe

Pseudotropheus Elongatus Masibwe

Metriaclima Msobo Manda

Pseudotropheus Interruptus Chizumulu

Tropheus Annectens (Polli Ikola)

Current F1 availability

2012-01-12T12:36:00.001-08:00

Been a busy few weeks, and while the fish room looks pretty bare I thought I'd jot down what I have before the weekend's major re-shuffle gets here!

Metriaclima Lombardoi (Dwarf) Nkhomo Reef

Cynotilapia sp. Hara Gallireya Reef

Pseudotropheus Elongatus Ornatus Luhuchi Rocks

Metriaclima Zebra 'Sunrise' Higga Reef

Tropheops sp. Dwarf Tropheops 'Red Cheek' Mlowe

Pseudotropheus Flavus Chinyankwazi Island

Metriaclima Zebra Chilumba Maison Reef

Pseudotropheus Saulosi Taiwanee Reef

Tropheops sp. Tropheops Dwarf Red Cheek Mlowe

Tropheops sp. Tropheops Mauve

Labeotropheus Trewavasae Manda

Metriaclima Fainzilberi Ikombe

Cynotilapia sp. Mbamba Chilumba

Metriaclima Patricki Chipoka

Might have missed one or two, but that's about it at the moment.

Fish Room Update

2012-01-03T07:30:00.001-08:00

Owing to a shocking attention span, I keep changing the fish I keep! Here's what I currently have (and always looking for wild caught additions). These are my 'grown up' fish, I still may have some fry/juvies from previous groups.

WILD CAUGHT..

Metriaclima Lombardoi (Dwarf) Nkhomo Reef

Cynotilapia sp. Hara Gallireya Reef

Metriaclima Msobo Heteropictus Lundo Rocks

Pseudotropheus Elongatus Ornatus Luhuchi Rocks

Metriaclima Zebra 'Sunrise' Higga Reef

Metriaclima Zebra Gold Nkhata Bay

Metriaclima Msobo Magunga

Tropheops sp. Dwarf Tropheops 'Red Cheek' Mlowe

Pseudotropheus Flavus Chinyankwazi Island

Metriaclima Zebra Chilumba Maison Reef

Pseudotropheus Saulosi Taiwanee Reef

Tropheops sp. Tropheops Chilumba

Labeotropheus Trewavasae Manda

Copadichromis Azureus 'White Head' Lundo Point

Taeniolethrinops Furcicauda

Tropheus Annectens (Polli Ikola)

OTHER..

Tropheus Kaiser Ikola (pond raised in Burundi)

Ototpharynx Lithobates Zimbawe Rock

Protomelas Phenochilus Tanzania F1

Nimbochromis Venustus (stunning F1 male with tank bred ladies)

Cyphotilapia Frontosa Burundi (unrelated tank bred group)

Probably some others I've forgotten!

New Arrivals Pics!

2011-10-22T07:07:00.000-07:00

Here's some pics of the parent(s) of my new arrivals (courtesy of the previous keeper!).

Saulosi

Protomelas Blue/Yellow

Protomelas Tiger Nkanda

Otopharynx Blue Yellow Tanzania

Msobo Magunga

Msobo Heteropictus

Membe Deep

Flavus

Elongatus Likoma

Cynotilapia Deep Blue Ndonga

Aulonocara Koningsi Mbenji

Aulonocara Mamelela

Cynotilapia Afra Hai Reef

Afra Cobue

New Arrivals!

2011-10-21T16:05:00.001-07:00

Cleared some tanks for a friend today and have some extra fish swimming about! Still have 100+ to categorise, but here's what I have so far... Mostly juveniles and sub-adult.

Msobo Heteropictus F1

Pseudotropheus Flavus F1

Pseudotropheus Saulosi F1

Cynotilapia sp. Hara F1

Metriaclima sp. Membe Deep F1

Yellow Labs Tank Bred

Cynotilapia sp. Deep Blue Ndonga F1

Metriaclima Zebra Lundu F1

Pseudotropheus Polits Cove F1

Aulonocare Mamelela F1

Pseudotropheus Minutus Lupingu F1

Melanochromis Baliodigma F1

Melanochromis Simulans F1

Otopharynx sp. Blue/Yellow Tanzania F1

Mbipia Lutea Tank Bred (Victorian)

Protomelas Tiger Nkanda F1

Msobo Magunga F1

Aulonocara Koningsi Mbenji F1

My Wild Caught African Cichlids

2011-10-15T14:34:00.001-07:00

Not a photo post, but (even by my own standards) I went a bit mad and now have around 200 wild collected Lake Malawi Cichlids (Mbuna)!

Metriaclima Dwarf Lombardoi - Nkhomo Reef. Love these little guys have a species system.

Metriaclima Patricki - Chipoka.

Cynotilapia sp. Hara - Gallireya Reef.

Metriaclima Fainzilberi - Ikombe. Nice group with a mix of females, some OB

Labeotropheus Trewavasae - Katale.

Tropheops Mauve - Tanzania. Stunning!

Pseudotropheus Elongatus - Chewere.

Metriaclima Zebra - Mbenji. Nice Ice Blue! Big group, big fish!

Pseudotropheus sp. Kingsizei - Lupingu.

Metriaclima Zebra 'Sunrise' - Higga Reef. Proper big chunky Mbuna - and a suitably big group!

Metriaclima Zebra 'Gold' - Nkhata Bay.

Metriaclima Msobo - Magunga. Love these guys, went back for another half dozen females!

Tropheops Red Cheek 'Dwarf' - Mlowe

Metriaclima Msobo Heteropictus - Lundo

Pseudotropheus Elongatus Ornatus - Luhuchi Rocks

Labeotropheus Trewavasae - Manda (OB Females)

Metriaclima Lombardoi - Nkhomo

Pseudotropheus Flavus - Chinyankwazi Island

Metriaclima Zebra Chilumba - Maison Reef - STUNNING doesn't get close

Cynotilapia sp. Mbamba - Chilumba

Pseudotropheus sp. Kingsizei Maingano

Pseudotropheus Saulosi - Taiwanee Reef

Think that's it..... for now :p

Metriaclima Zebra Mbenji

2011-09-17T13:30:00.001-07:00

Metriaclima Zebra Mbenji

Photo of actual fish, taken by Paul Simister Photography at the shop where bought.

Metriaclima Zebra Sunrise Higga Reef

2011-09-17T13:28:00.000-07:00

Metriaclima Zebra Sunrise Higga Reef

Photo of a friend's fish from same importer/same batch

Metriaclima Zebra Gold Nkhata Bay

2011-09-17T13:27:00.001-07:00

Metriaclima Zebra Gold Nkhata Bay

Picture of friend's fish, from the same batch

Pseudotropheus Saulosi Taiwan Reef

2011-09-17T13:24:00.000-07:00

Pseudotropheus Saulosi Taiwan Reef

Photo of a friend's fish, sourced from same supplier

Labeotropheus Trewavasae Manda

2011-09-17T13:23:00.001-07:00

Labeotropheus Trewavasae Manda

Photo of actual fish (taken while in quarantine on UK arrival)

Labeotropheus Trewavasae Katale

2011-09-17T07:38:00.001-07:00

Labeotropheus Trewavasae Katale

Photo of actual fish (taken in quarantine after UK arrival)

Pseudotropheus Flavus Chinyankwazi Island

2011-09-17T07:35:00.000-07:00

Pseudotropheus Flavus Chinyankwazi Island

Photo of actual fish (taken in quarantine after UK arrival)

Metriaclima Fainzilberi Ikombe

2011-09-17T07:31:00.000-07:00

Metriaclima Fainzilberi Ikombe

Photo of actual fish. Taken by Paul Simister Photography at the shop where purchased.

Tropheops Dwarf Red Cheek Mlowe

2011-09-17T07:20:00.000-07:00

Dwarf Tropheops Red Cheek Mlowe

Picture of actual fish (taken in quarantine after UK arrival)

Metriaclima Dwarf Lombardoi Nkhomo Reef

2011-09-17T07:16:00.000-07:00

Metriaclima Dwarf Lombardoi Nkhomo Reef

Photo of actual fish (taken in quarantine)

Labeotropheus Trewavasae Black Top Mara Point

2011-09-17T07:14:00.001-07:00

Labeotropheus Trewavasae Black Top Mara Point

Photo of a friend's fish sourced from the same supplier.

Cynotilapia sp. Mbamba Chilumba

2011-09-17T07:12:00.001-07:00

Cynotilapia sp. Mbamba Chilumba

Photo of actual male fish (taken in quarantine after UK arrival)

Pseudotropheus Elongatus Ornatus Luhuchi Rocks

2011-09-17T05:56:00.001-07:00

Pseudotropheus Elongatus Ornatus Luhuchi Rocks

Photo of actual fish

Metriaclima Zebra Chilumba Maison Reef

2011-09-16T15:56:00.000-07:00

Metriaclima Zebra Chilumba Maison Reef

Photo of actual fish (excuse the cactus background!)

Metriaclima Msobo Heteropictus Lundu Island

2011-09-16T15:52:00.000-07:00

Metriaclima Msobo Heteropictus Lundo Island

Picture of actual male fish (not a great pic though!)

Cynotilapia sp. Hara Gallireya Reef

2011-09-16T15:48:00.001-07:00

Cynotilapia sp. Hara Gallireya Reef

Photo of Actual Male Fish

Metriaclima Patricki Chipoka

2011-09-16T15:42:00.000-07:00

Metriaclima Patricki Chipoka

Photo Of Actual Male Fish