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nano reefer   Fish Addict Posts: 716 Kudos: 570 Votes: 3 Registered: 29-Feb-2004   | has anyone got any info on this fish iv seen them in my lfs today and i was'nt sure if it is a hap or mbuna can anyone help? im thinking about getting one or two not sure yet if i get two then it will be fame and female but i will get more thanks. |
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| everweird Fingerling Posts: 43 Kudos: 75 Votes: 0 Registered: 12-Jul-2004  | are you referring to Nimbochromis livingstonii? it's very similar looking to a venustus. they're haps but will eat anything they can fit in their mouths. they get about 10" (just like the venustus) so make sure you've got room before diving in. hope that helps. |
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| Reiner Enthusiast Posts: 282 Kudos: 102 Votes: 0 Registered: 04-Jun-2002 | They are best kept in a 6 foot 125 gallon tank or bigger. As said above males can get to 10+ inches and are capable of eating Mbunas 5 inches big. They have a very interesting hunting technic though. They will play dead and attract other fish end when they get close enough it will snatch them up. |
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| nano reefer Fish Addict Posts: 716 Kudos: 570 Votes: 3 Registered: 29-Feb-2004 | no its Nimbochromis livingstonii i know they get max 8" so i might be getting one tomorrow might ! if there is any more info on these then plz let me know. |
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MR_CICHLID Fish Addict Posts: 770 Kudos: 582 Votes: 124 Registered: 12-Aug-2003  | As mentioned it's a hap that WILL eat anything it can get in it's mouth.. Max size, easily over 8". best kept in groups in a very large tank. Not suited for anything less than a 100g, http://]http://[/link][link=http://www.cichlid-forum.com go to gallery, then Malawi haps, then find the fish we're talkin about.... |
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just beginning     Moderator Literature Nerd Posts: 1879 Kudos: 1380 Votes: 198 Registered: 17-Dec-2000    | You definitely shouldn't mix this fish with mbuna as they are very much piscivores - they could possibly eat smaller mbuna once they reach adulthood, and then there are the dietary conflicts in keeping them with the herbivorous mbuna. The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. - Oscar Wilde |
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AndyCLS Fish Addict Posts: 590 Kudos: 1584 Votes: 107 Registered: 13-Mar-2003 | http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/n_livingstonii.php Marc Elieson on cichlid-forum reports specimins exceeding 10" in length (and mentioned several times in this thread), not a max of 8". Is this for the 140G tank Malawi Freak? |
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| nano reefer Fish Addict Posts: 716 Kudos: 570 Votes: 3 Registered: 29-Feb-2004 | thanks for that i wont get it anymore thanks! |
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