A. Christyi & T. Nigriventer breeding

[Wimmels]

Wanted to share this:


Aristochromis Christyi

Male:

Female (she let go of the fry about 2 weeks ago but is still taking good care of them. the fry is about 1"):

Fry (one week ago):

Have a 2nd female holding, no pics of her.

Also 3rd female holding:

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Tyrannochromis Nigriventer

Male:

Female holding:

Breeding:

 

[JamesRiggs]

Very nice shots!

 

[fsc46]

Great photos! Can you tell us more about them?

 

[Wimmels]

Great photos! Can you tell us more about them?

These are all predators. The Christyi grows to about 25-30cm 10-12" and the Nigriventer gets quite large at an estimate of 35cm ~14"(mine is currently 10").

I have had the Nigriventer for about 7 months now and this is the first time they spawned I only have 1 male and 1 female, as they are really difficult to come by (wildcaught) and they have a stif pricetag as well.

The Christyi I bought in a large group 3 male 4 female, I was very fortunate to get this group as they are wildcaught as well, although they are easier to come by than the nigriventer you still have a hard time finding them. Especially fully grown adult groups.


About the breeding:
The larger predators of the Malawi lake, take very good care of their young and they can take care of the young up to 2 months after they were released for the first time. Some will take the young back at sizes of up to 5cm (2 inch).

I leave the females with the young to give the females a break, after releasing the fry the females will eat so this is a nice time for them to fatten up before they go back to the large aquarium. Usually with the smaller Malawi's I leave the female untill she doesn't take the fry back anymore usually 1-2 weeks, but with these I will remove the female after about a month.

 

[loach43]

Way cool 'thug' cichlids. Awsome that you're spawning them and thanks for sharing those pics. I like!

 

[johnny_1993]

nice wimmels! props to you, great work at congrats!!!!

 

[my4age]

very nice pic indeed!

 

[mike dunagan]

how large is the setup?

 

[TheFanatic]

I thought you were all proud of two fish cross breeding. I'm glad to see that's not the case. I gotta say nicely done....

Got any whole tank shots?

 

[Wimmels]

My main tank where the adults are currently kept is 1200 liters, and the smaller aquarium where I let the females release the fry is 160 liter

This is an old photo of about a year and a half ago. The Chilotilapia Rhoadesi swimming in the middle of the tank is/was 10"