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Title: 2 shipments received yesterday- Christmas came earlier
Post by: Kielon37 on December 14, 2016, 04:02:05 PM
 Hello everybody
Still new here, I moved to Detroit almost 6 months ago I finally I managed to stock my aquariums yesterday. 2 shipments received yesterday  :)
pls see some photos below. Sorry for my poor photo skills and take into account that all the fishes came just this night so less than 24hr in the tank.
Quarantine tank nr1:
WC Cyprichomis  microlepidotus sibwesi - some 4-5in beasts.
F1 Cyphotilapia Gibb. Zaire Lupota

Tank 2
Tropheus moori ilangi nkamba bay and tropheus gold kiriza
Title: Re: 2 shipments received yesterday- Christmas came earlier
Post by: Kielon37 on December 14, 2016, 04:11:09 PM
Tank nr 3
Tropheus sp. Mpimbve red cheek - biggest male well 5in+
Growing F1 Petrochromis Red Bulu

All fishes came yesterday, only kiriza gold and petro red I'm growing already some 3 month and they are coming from this forum member
Title: Re: 2 shipments received yesterday- Christmas came earlier
Post by: Kielon37 on December 14, 2016, 04:17:48 PM
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Title: Re: 2 shipments received yesterday- Christmas came earlier
Post by: Steve on December 14, 2016, 04:45:08 PM
Congrats nice looking fish. Nothing cuter than baby fronts! :) :)
Title: Re: 2 shipments received yesterday- Christmas came earlier
Post by: Kielon37 on December 14, 2016, 05:43:08 PM
Yep..I love them too

But the most curious I'' about this cyprichromis microlepidotus...let's see what colors they will show in 1 month...
Title: Re: 2 shipments received yesterday- Christmas came earlier
Post by: Ron on December 15, 2016, 08:05:01 AM
Some really nice fish - looking forward to an update once they've settled in.  :)
Title: Re: 2 shipments received yesterday- Christmas came earlier
Post by: danotaylor on December 15, 2016, 10:04:00 AM
Nice one mate...looking good...fid you get the Lupota from Tony? I remember sending you his contact a while back...
Title: Re: 2 shipments received yesterday- Christmas came earlier
Post by: Kielon37 on December 15, 2016, 07:44:21 PM
Nope, he didn't have any.
Found them in Minnesota, the guys on Cyphos.com using name Fisher.
Great experience with him, I recommend.
Rest of fishes coming from Laif from Old World.
Title: Re: 2 shipments received yesterday- Christmas came earlier
Post by: danotaylor on December 16, 2016, 07:35:14 AM
Cool man...i know of Fisher...a may of mine up your way bought Lupota from him recently as well...Laif has quality fish...looking forward to progress shots, especially of the ilangi 👍
Title: Re: 2 shipments received yesterday- Christmas came earlier
Post by: Kielon37 on December 16, 2016, 08:48:35 AM
a few of Ilangis starts to show up amazing colors just after 2 days in the tank. I put them into a tank when i've already had Kiriza Gold, but  each single stone now is taken by some Ilangi...battle for domination have been short...:-D
Title: Re: 2 shipments received yesterday- Christmas came earlier
Post by: danotaylor on December 16, 2016, 10:21:03 AM
Male Ilangi are notoriously aggressive...only to be rivalled by some of the red species...how many in your group?
Title: Re: 2 shipments received yesterday- Christmas came earlier
Post by: Kielon37 on December 17, 2016, 09:09:07 AM
Only 12..🙁.price have been crazy... :( :( :(
Cyprichromis starts to show some colors...mixing black/blue and yellow....can not wait to see them when fully settled....
Title: Re: 2 shipments received yesterday- Christmas came earlier
Post by: jred on December 18, 2016, 09:28:27 PM
Lovin those gold kiriza you have there - keep update pictures coming of them.
Title: Re: 2 shipments received yesterday- Christmas came earlier
Post by: Kielon37 on December 20, 2016, 09:21:23 AM
After 1week in a tank Sibwesi starts to show some colors:
Title: Re: 2 shipments received yesterday- Christmas came earlier
Post by: Kielon37 on December 20, 2016, 09:24:11 AM
Also look those beautiful females....
Sorry for my poor photographic skills...:(
Title: Re: 2 shipments received yesterday- Christmas came earlier
Post by: xufan02 on December 23, 2016, 10:00:20 AM
Cool man...i know of Fisher...a may of mine up your way bought Lupota from him recently as well...Laif has quality fish...looking forward to progress shots, especially of the ilangi 👍

I bought 14 F1 Kitumbas from fisher over 3 years ago. Here is what I'm working with. Enjoy growing them out.
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Post by: rickten on December 23, 2016, 01:31:39 PM
very nice!! I went with the lupota too from fisher!! Already getting big!!
Title: Re: 2 shipments received yesterday- Christmas came earlier
Post by: xufan02 on December 23, 2016, 03:00:40 PM
It is so fun growing them out.  Keep up with weekly water changes and feed a good pellet and some occasional baby mysis shrimp and they will get big in no time.

I feed mine 4 times a week right now. They get a combination of biggie Xtreme pellets, Hikari frozen krill, and Hikari frozen jumbo mysis throughout the week. Once I started adding more frozen food into the mix their color got much better.

I have them in a 125 gallon with 6 petricola cats and a WC Altolamprologus compressiceps crocodile island trio.