FS: C.A.R.E.S. Sarotherodon linnelli group

thedavidzoo

thedavidzoo

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Putting out feelers for potential sale on these very rare CARES fish endemic to Lake Barombi Mbo, a tiny crater lake in Cameroon.

7 adults - 2M/5F(pretty sure), about 5" and very peaceful.
Males posture and lip-lock but that is about it.
The females have held several times but unfortunately not to term (except once when I was on vacation and came home to one surprise fry, go figure).
 
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Shawnc

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I am interested. What are the water requirements?

What size tank do you have them in? I have a spare 5 foot 130.

ShawnC
 
thedavidzoo

thedavidzoo

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I don't do anything special with the water. Tap is around 7.4-7.6. They get mostly NLS and YFS pellets.
I currently have them in a 75g with only a BN. One male claims half the tank, the other male and 5F hang out in the other half. They are not a hugely active fish. I'm sure they wouldn't mind even more space though.
 
Terri

Terri

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One of my fav fish! As cichlids go, these guys aren't very aggressive at all--love 'em! What are you asking for the group?
 
dogofwar

dogofwar

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These are really wonderful, rare fish. Probably me and a couple of other people in the world are spawning them (and my group, which is several years old has really slowed down). These are from me (probably 2-3 years ago). I've never seen an adult breeding group for sale.

The alternative is to get them from one of the periodic wild Barombi-Mbo shipments from Cameroon. Last I saw them available, wild fish were about $40 each.

Very unusual, lots of personality, cool black color and hopefully whoever gets them will keep and breed them. I keep my breeding group in a 2'x2'x1' 30g tank and it's plenty. Warm, clean tap water is all they need. Don't keep them with rift lake fish or other aggressive fish - they'll get punked. I don't think they even mess with plants.

Matt


thedavidzoo said:
Putting out feelers for potential sale on these very rare CARES fish endemic to Lake Barombi Mbo, a tiny crater lake in Cameroon.

7 adults - 2M/5F(pretty sure), about 5" and very peaceful.
Males posture and lip-lock but that is about it.
The females have held several times but unfortunately not to term (except once when I was on vacation and came home to one surprise fry, go figure).
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Terri

Terri

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dogofwar said:
These are really wonderful, rare fish. Probably me and a couple of other people in the world are spawning them (and my group, which is several years old has really slowed down). These are from me (probably 2-3 years ago). I've never seen an adult breeding group for sale.

The alternative is to get them from one of the periodic wild Barombi-Mbo shipments from Cameroon. Last I saw them available, wild fish were about $40 each.

Very unusual, lots of personality, cool black color and hopefully whoever gets them will keep and breed them. I keep my breeding group in a 2'x2'x1' 30g tank and it's plenty. Warm, clean tap water is all they need. Don't keep them with rift lake fish or other aggressive fish - they'll get punked. I don't think they even mess with plants.

Matt
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Matt, the fish I got from you last year, were they S. caroli or S. linnelli (thought they were S. caroli--were you breeding both)? Anyway, I know behaviorally, they are much the same. I have mine in a planted 30-long w/ Harlequin rasboras, Guianacara sp. that I'm growing out, & 2 spp. of mouse-cats. As for the plants, they lightly nibble algae off the plant leaves, but do no damage. Mind you, I only keep hardy-leaved plants in that tank--Java fern, anubias, val, swords, & the like--so I can't speak as to whether they'd damage fine-leaved plant varieties.

Esther, I sent you a PM on the breeding group.
 
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AndyNarwhal

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Awesome fish.

My breeding group is spoken for (Jeff Michels will be taking them). I donated a couple of bags of fry at the ACA this year and have sold a few locally in Wisconsin.

Breeding is a little more difficult. Mine tend to spawn in the evening and I let the female hold for about 21-28 days. Then I drain the tank down very low and try to remove her. They are hard to catch and will leap out of the water when you try to catch them. Found it much easier for them to spit the fry out when being chased and then try and catch the fry before they get eaten by the adults.

Love watching the color change as they display and the tight schooling behavior.

My group of 6 is in a 95 wave and the water is basic Milwaukee tap water.

Andy
 
thedavidzoo

thedavidzoo

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Yeah, they really do stick together very closely when hanging out.
While they don't have the bright colors of other cichlids, they will go from a shiny metallic silver, to fin edging in pinkish/red, to olive drab, to solid black with metallic greens and hints of gold/orange...and those golden eyes...:wub:
 
Terri

Terri

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lkelly said:
The irony of reading that when your avatar pic shows a pair of Altolamps is pretty delicious.
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LOL--yes, but my pair were wild caught Ink Fins, back when the variety was 1st imported. I discovered long time ago that CB Altos rarely grow out to anything near their full wild sizes, especially the males. Really loved that pair, may they RIP in that big rift lake in the sky. They're one of the few fish that earned the right to be buried in the back yard w/ the dearly departed furred & feathered.
 
Terri

Terri

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AndyNarwhal said:
Awesome fish.

My breeding group is spoken for (Jeff Michels will be taking them). I donated a couple of bags of fry at the ACA this year and have sold a few locally in Wisconsin.

Breeding is a little more difficult. Mine tend to spawn in the evening and I let the female hold for about 21-28 days. Then I drain the tank down very low and try to remove her. They are hard to catch and will leap out of the water when you try to catch them. Found it much easier for them to spit the fry out when being chased and then try and catch the fry before they get eaten by the adults.

Love watching the color change as they display and the tight schooling behavior.

My group of 6 is in a 95 wave and the water is basic Milwaukee tap water.

Andy
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Do these guys have oversized eggs as S. caorli do?
 
Terri

Terri

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thedavidzoo said:
Yup, the eggs are big and the fry are respectable!
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When I had a pair of S. caroli, I kept noticing the female holding what looked like the same gravel that's in the tank. Kept thinking she was mating, picking up, & holding bits of gravel. Wasn't till several months after the pair (I'd had them 6 years or so) went to the big aquarium in the sky that I read that they have really HUUUUUGE--channeling the Donald here, lol--eggs. Could have kicked myself for all the missed chances to strip the eggs & raise the young! :sign0055:
 
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