Bleekeri?

[four_by_ken]

OK, so I am searching on this fish.  It was just labeled as "Bleekeri"

I had never heard of it.  I have done the Google search... just looking for some personal opinions on it.

[Marty]

Madagascar cichlid that is an egg layer.  Can be very aggressive towards each other and other fish, just depends on the individual fish.  I've had males kill females and vice versa. 

A good trick is to to set up a divider using egg crate with a hole in the middle just big enough for the female to swim through so they can spawn, but the female has somewhere to hide if the male starts beating her up.  This works great unless the female is the mean one.

[Regalblue]

Personal opinion?  IMO Bleekeri are one of the nicest fish to keep.
I've only kept individuals,  but I've heard there's some challenge in getting a successful pair spawning.

[four_by_ken]

I'm not really concerned with breeding them at all. 

I just thought it was south american as that is where it was in the store.  Wish I would have looked it up more when I was there.

Wonder how it would do in my mixed semi-aggressive... non-peacock 140 gallon tank.

[Regalblue]

What else is in your 140?  I've kept Bleekeri with Centrals.  (Red Devils,  Flowerhorn, Carpintis & Blackbelts )

[four_by_ken]

Handful of Zebras
Venustus
Livingstoni
Placidochromis Phenochilus
Labeotropheus Trewavasae (male)
Labeotropheus Trewavasae (female)
Electric yellow Lab
Electric white Lab
Moorii Dolphin
Blue Ahli
Rhodesia
Frontosa


Couple others I am forgetting right now.

[Regalblue]

Nope,  not IMO. Bleekeri are best mixed with other Madagascar,  West African,  SAs & CAs.

[four_by_ken]

Nope,  not IMO. Bleekeri are best mixed with other Madagascar,  West African,  SAs & CAs.

Damn.  Thats what I thought.

Maybe I need another tank.


 

[gannmann101]

I think the blikeri will be a very well fed fish in that thank.  Fyi don't buy the so called wild cauht from. Tail fins lfs tropical treasurs has many 3-4inch for I think 8 bucks.  Awsome fish if I could find a big enough. Male is throw it in my 3p0gl

[four_by_ken]

Nope, wasnt at TailFins, Bruce's Pond Shop.


I think I will hold off on one.  Maybe down the road in a single fish, large tank. 

[Marty]

I think the blikeri will be a very well fed fish in that thank.  Fyi don't buy the so called wild cauht from. Tail fins lfs tropical treasurs has many 3-4inch for I think 8 bucks.  Awsome fish if I could find a big enough. Male is throw it in my 3p0gl

Please do me a favor and start proof reading your posts.  They're starting to hurt my eyes
The only way I'm able to maintain my sanity is to read them aloud in William Shatner's voice, lol

[Regalblue]

I think the blikeri will be a very well fed fish in that thank.  Fyi don't buy the so called wild cauht from. Tail fins lfs tropical treasurs has many 3-4inch for I think 8 bucks.  Awsome fish if I could find a big enough. Male is throw it in my 3p0gl

Please do me a favor and start proof reading your posts.  They're starting to hurt my eyes
The only way I'm able to maintain my sanity is to read them aloud in William Shatner's voice, lol

LMAO

[gannmann101]

I would have to hear marty pull off the shatner in personation in person. That's a hard one to get rite. I do try. But I'm not sitting behind.a computer. I'm using a phone. Gramer is impossible to get perfect in my situation.   It took me three tries to even get this half ass response to post.