200 gallon Tanganyika tank

[Lawsman]

No, not working. I hate posting pics or videos on forums. Always a pain in the arse

[semper]

its working now

[TaTeR ToT]

DUDE!
your the featherfin KING!!!
awesome benthos!

[gotticgs]

bout time you posted vids

[geoff_tropheus]

Those dudes have grown.

You still got Ectodus?

[FrontosaurusRex]

I have been looking for Benthos for almost a year and have never had any luck. If you get some babies, i'd really like to have some. Just let me know a price. Cool video

[armthehomeless]

There are some pond raised on the Old World list that your brother is organizing. Dave has some F1s in San Antonio for $45 ea. If you are in a hurry, I'd go down that route... as I've already got a waiting list on these. If you'd like I can put you on the list. You'll be the first Houstonian on the list!

[armthehomeless]

Thought I'd update this with a picture or two. I only have the Benthochromis tricoti, Ectodus Descampsii, a lone ventralis, and some ABN in the tank now. The trailers on the male Benthos have continued to grow and they are starting to settle in (after two+ years!!!). I lost a several Ectodus for unknown reasons - nothing looked wrong, and water parameters were normal. I managed to successfully rear some Ectodus fry which I may try to re-introduce to my existing colony, since I like large groups. They are currently grwoing out in a friends tank and are about 1" to 1.5inches.

The Benthochromis have still proven to be quite a challenge for me. I see the females holding, but they swallow VERY easily. I've tried to catch the females to spit the eggs and tumble them, but she hides behind the rock and before I can catch her she swallows. Any ideas/suggestions?

[newb]

Gorgeous fish Tim

[armthehomeless]

One of the Ectodus and ABN

[myjohnson]

The Benthochromis have still proven to be quite a challenge for me. I see the females holding, but they swallow VERY easily. I've tried to catch the females to spit the eggs and tumble them, but she hides behind the rock and before I can catch her she swallows. Any ideas/suggestions?

Great looking fish.

That neon blue is showing up nicely.

Maybe she is too young?

Any idea on age?

[armthehomeless]

Possibly too young.

She is about 3-3.5 yrs.

There isn't much info out there on breeding these...

[supadave]

Tim....those Benthos are....sick !!! (sick = "awesome") The pictures are great but... to see them in person was awesome. Thanxxxxx !!!

[armthehomeless]

A few things have happened in the last six months with this tank. I got rid of the Ectodus descampsii to try to concentrate on getting the Benthochromis to hold. As opposed to helping everything out, I think I made the situation worse. The Benthos did nothing but hide for a month with nobody else in the tank (except ABN).

I added 1M/5F Callochromis Stappersi "Raspberry Head". Here are a couple pictures of the male:




This seemed to calm things down a bit. I did a deep cleaning of the tank (removed all the rock) which completely freaked out the Benthos. One of them darted into the wall, and then stopped moving.


I also acquired two angelfish that that were housed with puffers. Almost all of the fins were missing. I didn't know if the fins would ever grow back to their original form or if there was too much damage. After keeping them in a 30g alone for 6wks, I moved them to the tank with the Benthos. Surprisingly is seemed to make the Benthos feel even move at home. The fins on one angel grew back whereas the other angel shows little finnage progress.

[jughead]

add more dithers.netting a packing female out of that tank=hard