Laetacara sp. 'buckelkopf'
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Super awesome dwarf, mine LOVED to eat snails, it was quite odd to see them hauling around snail shells that were as big as thier heads 
Couple of shots from when they were still very much juvies. . .
Couple of shots from when they were still very much juvies. . .
Stunning fish, definitely on a few Australians wishlists. I imagine husbandry is very similiar, if not identical to your more common dorsigera/curviceps. Quite timid with larger Cichlids, but provided with enough cover they'll adapt in larger community setups. I kept four L. dorsigera females in a 5x15" setup with Geophagus, who quickly outgrew the Laetacara demolished food, to the point where they slowly deteriorated until I sold them. Ultimately kept as the dominant species of a tank with Tetra/Pencilfish as dithers and Corydoras, Otocinclus, etc.
The majority of Laetacara photos don't do them justice, as their standard colouration in comparison to courting/breeding dress is almost disappointing (though still lovely). From the original wild batch we had imported into Australia, I managed to purchase 4 and get 4 girls, but a friend had a breeding pair - here's a photo of one of the F1's that another local forum member has in a nice little setup with a few breeding pairs in what I think was a 5x2.
Bit of a fatty, but oh so gorgeous. I better apologise here for getting right away from buckelkopf, however, as a closing note, I'll let you know that they've since been classified to Laetacara araguaiae.
The majority of Laetacara photos don't do them justice, as their standard colouration in comparison to courting/breeding dress is almost disappointing (though still lovely). From the original wild batch we had imported into Australia, I managed to purchase 4 and get 4 girls, but a friend had a breeding pair - here's a photo of one of the F1's that another local forum member has in a nice little setup with a few breeding pairs in what I think was a 5x2.
Bit of a fatty, but oh so gorgeous. I better apologise here for getting right away from buckelkopf, however, as a closing note, I'll let you know that they've since been classified to Laetacara araguaiae.
Great looking fish. I was looking at them on Rapps site.
How big do they get, and what is minimal tank size reccomended for a pair?
Thanks...Bill
How big do they get, and what is minimal tank size reccomended for a pair?
Thanks...Bill
MonteSS;3972327; said:
Some people are going to say 2 foot, I'm going to go with 3x15" footprint, because the males can get a bit of size to them, and can also be reasonably aggressive to conspecifics.
darth pike;3972480; said:
So where does thayeri rank aggression wise for Laetacara?
My male was an @$$ but the female totally turned table when they bred. Now she's the queen...