Anybody else into big haps? I'm slowly collecting quite a group of them. So many people are into new worlds for big cichlids. They claim africans are too boring! I like the big haps because they have nicer color, and it's possible to keep more than one fish per tank. I'm tired of tying up my largest tanks for just one fish, or using a divider just to get two fish in one tank! I'm down to 3 tanks of new worlds, but I only have 7 fish in over 300 gallons worth of tanks! When they're gone - more haps!!
Here's what I have in haps so far:
Buccochromis Leptura wc female (she's my hit woman! She killed 2 male buccos and the other female of my original 2 pair, along with 2 extra large male peacocks in my show tank. She's since settled down and her killing ways seem to be behind her.)
Protomelas Mbenji thick lips - I have a very large wc group of these.
Phenochilus Mdoka (white lip phenos) These are very nice and my favorite, the females have the same brilliant color as the males. I'm looking for more of these.
Tyrannochromis nigriventer - growing up some young ones - can't wait until they're bigger.
Tyrannochromis macrostoma - wc pair (very cool fish)
Rhamphochromis Macrophthalmus - I have 3, hopefully a trio - meaner looking than they really are
My want/soon to have list:
Fossorochromis Rostratus (had these before and will again)
Champsochromis Caerulius(also had these before and will again)
too many others to let myself think about.
My lone big tang:
Oreochromis Tanganicae - 1 male left. I had a group of 8 wc adults in my outdoor pond and lost them to mr. blue heron - all in one night. I later rescued said heron after he broke a leg. No doubt when he flew into my fence while coming to get more of my fish! These fish get really big, which is why they were in the pond!
The only drawback to these fish - big tanks. I have several, but you can only set up so many.
Here's what I have in haps so far:
Buccochromis Leptura wc female (she's my hit woman! She killed 2 male buccos and the other female of my original 2 pair, along with 2 extra large male peacocks in my show tank. She's since settled down and her killing ways seem to be behind her.)
Protomelas Mbenji thick lips - I have a very large wc group of these.
Phenochilus Mdoka (white lip phenos) These are very nice and my favorite, the females have the same brilliant color as the males. I'm looking for more of these.
Tyrannochromis nigriventer - growing up some young ones - can't wait until they're bigger.
Tyrannochromis macrostoma - wc pair (very cool fish)
Rhamphochromis Macrophthalmus - I have 3, hopefully a trio - meaner looking than they really are
My want/soon to have list:
Fossorochromis Rostratus (had these before and will again)
Champsochromis Caerulius(also had these before and will again)
too many others to let myself think about.
My lone big tang:
Oreochromis Tanganicae - 1 male left. I had a group of 8 wc adults in my outdoor pond and lost them to mr. blue heron - all in one night. I later rescued said heron after he broke a leg. No doubt when he flew into my fence while coming to get more of my fish! These fish get really big, which is why they were in the pond!
The only drawback to these fish - big tanks. I have several, but you can only set up so many.
