I know same old newb question!

[santoury]

Hey Chad - my pleasure! What'd you find at the store today?

To the guy that suggested daffodils - are those the same as brichardi?
They look a little different.

 

[straitjacketstar]

Daffodils are Neolamp. pulcher, not Neolamp. brichardi although they are often sold as "Neolamp. brichardi daffodil".
Besides the notable difference in color you can tell the 3 main species, Neolamp. brichardi, pulcher and splendens apart by the markings on the gillplate.
N. brichardi will have a sideways "T"
http://www.malawicichlidhomepage.com/other/DSC7517wtmk.jpg
http://badmanstropicalfish.com/cichlid-pictures/n_brichardi.jpg
N. pulcher will have a "(("
http://members.home.nl/rodenhuis/Foto's/neolamp-pulcher-kambwimba06.jpg
http://www.nswcs.org.au/f-n-pulcher.jpg
http://www.israquarium.co.il/FishPhoto/N. olivaceus.jpg
http://cichline.com/fish_image/brichardi/Neolapmprologus olivaceous1.jpg
N. splendens will have a "V"
http://www.mainlycichlids.com/Neolamprologus_helianthus.jpg
http://www.africancichlids.net/gallery/neolamprologus_helianthus.jpg
http://www.rockymountaincichlids.com/images_lamps/helianthus2.jpg
(N. savoryi also have a "V")

Other brichardi-group Neolamps include N. gracilis and N. marunguensis. These two are harder to tell apart but are very nice fish nonetheless.

 

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I live in Temperance MI. I know where Farmington Hills is. It is about an hour north of me.

Chad

Bring it on....I got a lot of them.

 

[jgdelgado]

I say kribs, nice color, easy to breed....Brichardis i think need sand

 

[straitjacketstar]

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You took too long!

I say kribs, nice color, easy to breed....Brichardis i think need sand

Kribs are a nice recommendation but IMO they wouldn't do well in a group setting in a 29gl. They are highly aggressive amongst one another, especially while spawning and in smaller tanks. They are not really colony building fish.
Brichardi (or brichardi types) don't really need sand, or any substrate for that matter. It's just that sand is much easier for them to dig through. Some folks don't like sand cause it might trash a filter or they can't find a sand type/color that suits them but to tell the truth they'll dig through your gravel if they want to so if you want to make it easier for them to do something they seem to enjoy doing, it's up to you.
I personally prefer sand over gravel. I've got Daffodils and kribs, both on sand and neither are big diggers but they rearrange things to suit their needs if and when they need to.
(I love your avie BTW

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Oooh, I can be hammy too! I have daffodils right now but I've had helianthus and gracilis before. Any brichardi type is great to watch for behavior but it's a plus that they come in several flavors to choose from.

 

[loach43]

I did the brichardi thing in a 29g thing once and it's pretty cool. Started with having 6 sub adults as the only inhabitants. Eventually it was clear that I had 4 males and 2 females. This led to having two pairs that spawned like mad. You can probably guess what happened next. The other two males got a beating and had to be removed. Later, the two remaining males got into it so I was down to one male and two females. My point is that in a 29g you'll likely only be able to have one male and the rest females. Not really a big deal since the females are attractive too. Just saying that you'll enevitably need to remove some victimized males as you go. Expect fry. Brichardi will breed in toilet water lol.

 

[mike dunagan]

if I run out of tank space without notice, has anyone tested this even in toilet water theory... it seems intriguing