patrick Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 First is a juvenile Paralabidochromis chromogynos, endangered species from Lake Victoria. This is a Lipochromis sp. "Matumbi Hunter". These guys are also endangered and got their nickname "hunter" because they hunt in pack like wolves. They stalk female mouthbrooders of other species and forces her to spit the fry. Apparently you need a group of about 15 inviduals to see this behaviour. They sure have big mouths. Here is a picture of 2 out of the 4 Altolamprologus compressiceps that I picked up at Aquarium Enthusiast's 2 for 1 sale. Good size and very good looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slough Shark Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 Very Nice Patrick! I like the Paralabidochromis chromogynos especially. And the Altocomps are wicked too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop Eye Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 great pics.. !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted September 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 These aren't new but it was a nice picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slough Shark Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 Very very nice! One of the best pics I have ever seen of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
African_Fever Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 Cool Vic's. I was thinking about getting both species from Spencer; the Matumbi hunters look a lot like my juvenile Rhamphochromis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted September 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 (edited) Cool Vic's. I was thinking about getting both species from Spencer; the Matumbi hunters look a lot like my juvenile Rhamphochromis. Yeah I think I pretty much bought all his vic's lol. The chromos are pretty straight forward behavior wise but the hunters are quite different. I have noticed a couple of odd things. When one of the chromos gets a little aggressive towards one of the smaller hunters, other hunters actually join in to help the smaller one. I have not seen this in any other species before, eccept when breeding. Sometimes the hunters stalk the chromos. They behave almost like dogs herding sheep, placing themself in front, moving forth and back trying to manipulate the other fish, but they do it without showing any aggression. It's hard to explain without seeing it. I wonder if they do this to check out if it's a holding female? It will be very interesting to study them once they are moved to a bigger tank. Edited September 5, 2007 by patrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 (edited) i got some of those F1 comps about a month ago and they look awesome, how big are yours? Edited September 6, 2007 by geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted September 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 (edited) i got some of those F1 comps about a month ago and they look awesome, how big are yours? They are about 2-2.25" Edited September 6, 2007 by patrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 Excellent photography! Nice fishies too. Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfnut Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 Sweet pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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