Nice species you have there. I think they are the same as the one I have, coming from the Rio Xingu drainage. Species is likely to be Teleocichla sp. Xingu IV.
What size tank are you keeping them in? This genus is highly highly aggresive, aspecially against their own kind. If you only have 1 male and 1 female, and he's already harrassing her, chances are good she'll be dead in notime. It's not uncommon for even a group of teleocichla killing eachother all off a sudden overnight. Have them select their own mate, don't force couples!
So please get some more animals and give them a decent size tank, say 1meter for about 4-5 animals. They are home to fast flowing waters, so your interior is best to be sand with rocks and gravel, and put some flow-pumps in to create a good current. Some mosses will be used for shelter as well. You will see them acting naturally, lying around the rocks waiting for food to come drifting by.
I have the same species, and am actually raising about 20 young from one couple. I'll update my teleocichla topic about this in a minute.
What size tank are you keeping them in? This genus is highly highly aggresive, aspecially against their own kind. If you only have 1 male and 1 female, and he's already harrassing her, chances are good she'll be dead in notime. It's not uncommon for even a group of teleocichla killing eachother all off a sudden overnight. Have them select their own mate, don't force couples!
So please get some more animals and give them a decent size tank, say 1meter for about 4-5 animals. They are home to fast flowing waters, so your interior is best to be sand with rocks and gravel, and put some flow-pumps in to create a good current. Some mosses will be used for shelter as well. You will see them acting naturally, lying around the rocks waiting for food to come drifting by.
I have the same species, and am actually raising about 20 young from one couple. I'll update my teleocichla topic about this in a minute.
