Michigan Cichlid Association

General Category => Old World => Topic started by: danielratti on September 11, 2014, 10:08:35 PM

Title: Steatocranus casuarius
Post by: danielratti on September 11, 2014, 10:08:35 PM

(http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r437/danielratti/IMG_20140911_215737_zpskhaw9vuw.jpg) (http://s354.photobucket.com/user/danielratti/media/IMG_20140911_215737_zpskhaw9vuw.jpg.html)
(http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r437/danielratti/IMG_20140911_215423_zpsqgxo8phl.jpg) (http://s354.photobucket.com/user/danielratti/media/IMG_20140911_215423_zpsqgxo8phl.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Steatocranus casuarius
Post by: GrizzlysDad on September 11, 2014, 10:17:04 PM

Cool fish...nice pics.

Title: Re: Steatocranus casuarius
Post by: danielratti on September 11, 2014, 10:20:04 PM

138 taken 2 turn out nice...

Title: Re: Steatocranus casuarius
Post by: Regalblue on September 11, 2014, 11:32:17 PM

These look cool.  What's their tank requirements?

Title: Re: Steatocranus casuarius
Post by: danielratti on September 12, 2014, 07:54:34 AM

They like high pH around 7.8 ish water temp around 80 and will eat pretty much anything. They lack a swim bladder so act a lot like a hawk fish.  When eggs are hatched takes 4 days to become wrigglers and 5 before they are free swimming.  Once they pair they generally pair for life and will rarely create a new pair.  They should not in no means be mixed with rift Lake fish.

Title: Re: Steatocranus casuarius
Post by: disenga on November 12, 2014, 08:02:23 PM

Here's mine.

Title: Re: Steatocranus casuarius
Post by: JG on November 13, 2014, 12:14:24 AM

Very nice fish.

Title: Re: Steatocranus casuarius
Post by: danielratti on November 20, 2014, 10:37:11 PM

Have been swamped with work lately when I came home to eat dinner and feed the fish I saw the biggest of the males was guarding a flower pot and a female was going in and out didn't get a chance to look last night but saw this evening wigglers.  Will try to post pics tomorrow

Title: Re: Steatocranus casuarius
Post by: Ron on November 21, 2014, 07:44:19 AM

Congrats on the spawn. How many do you think you got?

Title: Re: Steatocranus casuarius
Post by: danielratti on November 21, 2014, 07:48:35 AM

Hard to tell I've seen a lot in the pot I don't want to move it and freak the parents out so I will wait and see.  They are free swimming at 1/2 inch in 6 days and hit a inch in a month.  Thinking about bringing these as a BAP submission in February

Title: Re: Steatocranus casuarius
Post by: danielratti on November 21, 2014, 08:34:47 AM

(http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r437/danielratti/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0994_zpsigglxglg.jpg) (http://s354.photobucket.com/user/danielratti/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0994_zpsigglxglg.jpg.html)

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Title: Re: Steatocranus casuarius
Post by: four_by_ken on November 26, 2014, 10:24:52 AM

Look similar to what is commonly sold as a Buffalo Head.

Title: Re: Steatocranus casuarius
Post by: danielratti on November 26, 2014, 10:25:33 AM

That's what they are.

Title: Re: Steatocranus casuarius
Post by: four_by_ken on November 26, 2014, 10:31:15 AM

Quote from: danielratti on November 26, 2014, 10:25:33 AM

That's what they are.

Thats what I thought.  Cool fish.

Title: Re: Steatocranus casuarius
Post by: danielratti on November 26, 2014, 10:46:27 AM

Yeah they were free swimming yesterday left for work there was about 21 now down to 15 put those in a breeder net seem to be doing fine now picking at flake food as well.