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Turtleman's Tropheops Chilumba Mphanga
« on: June 15, 2013, 11:43:01 AM »
I'm gonna keep a little diary here to keep track of their growth from very young fry to adults and hopefully through breeding. I think it should be interesting. I'm hoping to take pics on a weekly basis with the occasional video as well. Starting out with 8 fish at approximately .5" in size. They are about 1 week old (post spit).

« Last Edit: June 15, 2013, 11:48:18 AM by Super Turtleman »
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Re: Turtleman's Tropheops Chilumba Mphanga
« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2013, 02:50:01 PM »
I'll drink to that!  :P

Looking forward to watching them grow & develop into a breeding group.

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« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2013, 10:56:55 PM »
I'll drink to that!  :P

Looking forward to watching them grow & develop into a breeding group.

You'll drink to anything...and I'm right there with you.   8)
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Re: Turtleman's Tropheops Chilumba Mphanga
« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2013, 04:13:32 AM »
I'll drink to that!  :P

Looking forward to watching them grow & develop into a breeding group.

You'll drink to almost anything...and I'm right there with you.   8)
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Re: Turtleman's Tropheops Chilumba Mphanga
« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2013, 04:51:59 PM »
Lol.
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Re: Turtleman's Tropheops Chilumba Mphanga
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2013, 10:03:15 AM »
Here they are this morning. Still looking pretty much the same.

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Re: Turtleman's Tropheops Chilumba Mphanga
« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2013, 10:26:32 AM »
Those are some good lookin' little fellas!
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Re: Turtleman's Tropheops Chilumba Mphanga
« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2013, 06:48:02 PM »
They're growing a little bit.

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Re: Turtleman's Tropheops Chilumba Mphanga
« Reply #8 on: August 23, 2013, 12:03:30 PM »
Here they are as of last night. I'm really looking forward to seeing some males start to color up. About an inch in size right now. Remember, I got these at less than 2 weeks old.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op607C9hwbM&feature=c4-overview&list=UU-SqJtcWGz6ufP5aVPE9BLQ
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Re: Turtleman's Tropheops Chilumba Mphanga
« Reply #9 on: October 05, 2013, 03:57:00 PM »
Really nice group.

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Re: Turtleman's Tropheops Chilumba Mphanga
« Reply #10 on: May 21, 2014, 05:41:49 AM »
Well, I failed on keeping this updated. But here is a video of them in a 60G. I have two separate groups. The size difference gives them away a little. 1M 3F breeding quad and i added the 7 juvies I had been growing out. They're sharing their tank with 5 Multipunctatus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qhn3F7ZqZqI
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« Reply #11 on: May 21, 2014, 03:19:04 PM »
Looking good.
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Re: Turtleman's Tropheops Chilumba Mphanga
« Reply #12 on: May 23, 2014, 09:48:37 PM »
Nice video of the fishes.