Posted by diligo on April 20, 2009
lamprologus brevis fry, originally uploaded by iwynx.
it is been 6 weeks since discovering fries of the lamprologus brevis pair. Sadly, we have lost the female shellie due to malawi bloat or some sort. Anyhow, this is how one of the fries look like 6 weeks after we first discovered them.
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Posted by diligo on July 12, 2008
20080712-IMG_9854, originally uploaded by iwynx.
….Okay, this is one of the 1st fishes that my wifey said she wanted when she first set eyes on them….lol
Some details of this particular fish…
| Lamprologus tumbanus Boulenger, 1899 | ||||||
| Family: | Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
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| Order: | Perciformes (perch-likes) | |||||
| Class: | Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) | |||||
| FishBase name: | ||||||
| Max. size: | 9.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 5654) | |||||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||||
| Climate: | Tropical; 5°N – 5°S | |||||
| Importance: | price category: not marketed/unknown | |||||
| Resilience: | High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.) | |||||
| Vulnerability: | Low vulnerability (10.00), based on Lmax and K (Ref. 59153) | |||||
| Distribution: |
Africa: Lake Tumba and Congo River. | |||||
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