Mikula Group Nyatzi

[Razzo]

I've been on MFK since 2008 (mostly on the Photography forums). Can't believe I never ventured on this forum In any event, I recently shot some updated pics of one of my frontosa tanks. Happy to start posting on this forum

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I have wanted to get some updated pics of Mikula Group Nyatzi for quite some time. Lately, I have been spending a lot of time in front of this tank, with camera in hand, attempting to, finally, create an updated thread (using the remotely triggered overhead flash). I’m done! Here it is…. Mikula Group Nyatzi is a wild caught group of Cyphotilapia gibberosa - Zaire Blue Mikula (2m/5f) that I keep in a 125-gallon tank (473.18 liters). Nyatzi is the alpha male of this tank. Common questions are, “what are those rocks/boulders?” and “what kind of lighting do you use?” The answers are: are Arkansas Field Stone and all the light in these photos comes from the flash.

Click on the images to see at full resolution (if desired)

These first couple images are the left and right sides of this tank (left then right)

 

[Razzo]

These next images are of my alpha male, Nyatzi. He is approximately 10-11 inches in length (25.4 to 27.94 cm) long.

 

[Razzo]

Here are a few images of the females.

This is “Lil Blue” she is a good mom and currently has some F1 fry (fathered by Nyatzi) in a floating nursery.

Lil Blue is on the right in this next image

These next two images are of "Annie" another female. In the second image, she is tumbling eggs.

 

[Razzo]

A recent batch of F1 fry from Lil Blue in the tumbler prior to being moved to a floating nursery in a 10-gallon nursery tank.

 

[Razzo]

Lastly, a few more images of the tank…

Right side of the tank (Lil Blue is the bottom right)

Nyatzi striking a pose

Thank you for coming a long for the ride.

Cheers,
Russ

 

[Kayzee]

wow they are amazing, so you keep them in pure darkness?

 

[Razzo]

wow they are amazing, so you keep them in pure darkness?

Thank you

I guess what I meant was that the light from the flash overpowers all other light so that any light from the tank only helps to focus. I have a shop light, at ceiling height, with Poweglo bulbs (those are my favorite bulbs for fronts).

 

[Wailua Boy]

Nicely done pulling off a spawn, some of the nicer Fronts I've seen in a while...

 

[UnstoppableJayD]

Very Nice group of fronts... and some great pics of them too!

 

[pagdenjohn@]

beautiful and healthy looking fish