Phenochilus Gissel

[danotaylor]

I have kept pheno Tanzania and Mdoka but always wanted a group of Gissel because there is actually very few true green cichlids out there, and I love the behavior of Pheno's. I picked up a very well priced group of 13 juvies a coupla months back and they're starting to look very nice. Not quite green yet but getting there
Here's a few pics and a short vid of the group. The tank belongs to my boys hence the pirate and lairy plants theme lol



https://youtu.be/Ycwj52VKzZU

[gshark7]

They look almost the same as deep waters

[danotaylor]

Yea at this size they do but as they mature they develop a deep jade green around the head. This pic is off the web

[danotaylor]

Had my 1st spawn recently. I let the female hold and after about 10 days she wasn't holding anymore. They're very young yet but the 2 dominant males are starting to color nicely.

[Brianyfishguy]

Nice Danny, the males are coming along nicely looking very good.

[danotaylor]

Thanks Brian! I had another spawn today so we'll see if this female goes the distance. I'm not really set up for growing out fry, nor do I really know of any demand for this species of pheno, but I may find someone on the GCAS site who wants to raise the fry. If not they can be live food for the CA tank.
They're actually pretty nice looking for a female malawi...

[danotaylor]

Fertility confirmed!

[Brianyfishguy]

Awesome nice job Danny