New Member saying "Hi!" and asking about Nanochromis sabinae

[ed seeley]

Hi everyone,
Just joined to day, though i have read alot of the posts before joining.
Kept dwarf's for ages now. At the moment i have Pelvicachromis suboccelatus 'Matadi' (Actually about 150 coz i've got a brood growing out and mum and dad have another bunch of 80 they're looking after!) and just aquired some Nanochromis sabinae.
Previously i've kept Benitochromis finleyi 'Mungo', kribs, Apistogramma nijsenni, agassizi and Nanochromis transvestitus - not all bred though!

Mainly saying this coz i'm after info for the N.sabinae. Anyone else keeping them? Mine are wild fish and rather tiny, but stuffing themselves. Unfortunately the two females didn't survive shipping, but the store have reserved two more girls and the two blokes are doing well - touch wood!

I look forward to talking to you guys.

Ed

 

[tjudy]

Try this link: http://www.apistogramma.com/cms/Nanochromis/Nanochromis_sabinae/Nanochromis_sabinae/

I have some. They are nice fish. The paper that describes them states that the water they are from is very low in pH (4.0). Ihave dropped the pH to 5.5 and the female started shoing signs of spawning. The species gets a decent size for the type. My males are 2.5 inches and the females are close to 2". They are very orange in color and like live foods, though they also take flake.

 

[ed seeley]

Thanks Ted.
Seen that page thanks. Glad to hear you're having a good time so far with them. Looks like mine have a lot of growing to do, the bigger male's 1.5" and the smaller one's just over an inch! They're tucking into lots of frozen foods so hopefully they'll soon get up to size.
When the new girls arrive i'll start to look at feeding them up too, then dropping the pH (Thanks for that info).
How are you finding the agression? I lost one female in the tank from an injury, but assume it happened in transit as I have no agression yet apart from a little displaying between the two males. They sit together and eat black mosquito larvae then display a bit and go their seperate ways. What size tank are they in? How many have you got?
Thanks,
Ed.

 

[ed seeley]

Just thinking this should really go in the West African section, then anyone who wants will find it quicker!

I'll start a new thread there!

Cheers,
Ed.