Your Future MCA Dream 75 Hap, Peacock, African tank! Updated! also question?

[Ron]

Just my random thoughts on this subject as I had a discussion with someone else on this as what they said was an otter point didnt look like what I though was an otter point.

A. jacobfreibergi is the species name. It has multiple collection locations, most isolated from one another and those location variants produce the different colorations that receive particular names. Otter Point as mentioned has a unique look. The "Lemon Jake" is relevant to more than a single location IIRC, but they are unique as well.

Within the hobby they are treated as separate species to help preserve the uniqueness of the collection locations. If you know what they are, you wouldn't want to mix males and females of different location within the same tank.

If they are just labeled "A. jacobfreibergi", you can guess what collection location based on their look, but short of breeding a few generations with others of the suspected collection location, it's not realistic to declare them a particular type, as you may risk misrepresenting what you have IMO.

[Crfish]

This MCA tank will be a show tank so there will not be any breeding going on as of now. VOTE for the mloto likoma! 

[Crfish]

Bump Update in the first post. If I should post update here let me know I am new to this updating thing

[Crfish]

New poll! if you dont see it it didn't make the cut or i already have one.

[Crfish]

Last hour make sure you VOTE 

[Crfish]

Thank you everyone for helping with the tank! I will be posting pics of the in a new thread in a tank setups thread. I really enjoyed doing this and cant wait to show the fish off! Thanks MCA

[Crfish]

Im so sorry for no updates on this tank I have had some crazy opportunities come up in the past 2 weeks. I will be temporarily be moving down to Huntsville AL until the end of summer and wont be giving any updates on the tank after this sunday but it is up and running.

I'm sorry i veered from the original selection I am still planning on getting some of those fish when I take out the females and get back from AL (dont worry i am paying someone to take care of my tanks when I'm gone i have a whole HASP set up for the care taker lol)

The stock list so far (will change in the future due to females)
2 Aulonocara ethelwynnae (1 male, getting rid of female pm if interested)
1 Aulonocara German red (male)
1 Fireline Hap Mloto (male) (idk the scientific name because the guy at the store said it wasn't a likoma but thats all i have found when i look up fireline hap mloto)
1 Pundamilia Nyererei (male)
1 Flameback haplochromis (male)
1 Paralabidochromis chromogynos piebald (male)
1 Otopharynx lithobates red top(male)
1 Golden Peacock (getting rid of female pm if interested)
1 Strawberry Peacock (male) (has yet to go into tank he is much too large right now.)


the fish are eating like champs and the the red top, ethelwynnae, and nyererei  is coloring up really well already, followed by the german red, flameback, and chromogynos, and lastly the fireline but he is the newest to the tank.

[Maize-N-Blue-D]

Need some Pics !!

[Regalblue]

Need some Pics !!

.... he says to the guy who hasn't been on the forum for 3.5 months.

[Maize-N-Blue-D]

Just knowing that your there "lurking " in the weeds makes me feel so much better !   

[breaktime]

 I love the idea of taking a survey for peacocks and haps. This will give me ideas as to what I put in my tank. 

[breaktime]

There might not be a better choice than a real RED German Red:

I want one !

[breaktime]

Hmmm, lots of peacocks I like. The Baenschi and Lemon Jake have already been mentioned. I also love the Lawanda & Flavescent. I recommend an Ngara Flametail.

I like this one, I'm glad you included a pic

[breaktime]

That WAS mine. I sold him last fall when I dismantled my all male tank. Don't remember who got him. He was a stunner though. I regret tearing that down. Thinking about doing an all male Peacock tank with a 60G I have sitting empty. Lol.



[/quote]


I want to do an all male in my 125 that i will be getting.