Nosferatu steindachneri
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Great shots,
Nosferatu is perhaps one of my favorite Genera of North American Cichlids.
I have kept the Media Luna, but not long enough,
I believe they would be worth keeping just for their temporary spawning colors alone.
The most successful for me have been Nosferatu bartoni,
again, their spawning colors are worth any amount of effort
Nosferatu is perhaps one of my favorite Genera of North American Cichlids.
I have kept the Media Luna, but not long enough,
I believe they would be worth keeping just for their temporary spawning colors alone.
The most successful for me have been Nosferatu bartoni,
again, their spawning colors are worth any amount of effort
I know guys who caught them, saying they are sparse in the wild and described them as big and ugly brown fish, personally I like the big heads on them...not bad for a herichthys type..
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I am currently raising/killing a group of Media Luna Labridens... had a group of 8, now down to 6 and seem to be declining.
They have developed this white mouth "fungus". I'm not sure what it is or what to do about it.
I have run 2 treatments of Nitrofurazone and Epsom salt... to no avail.
I also had trouble with the "media luna",
I believe my water every other change schedule was not good enough, and I believe my current probably wasn't strong enough. There is also the thought , that like haitiensus, each may need to be given a separate tank, or compartment to grow out in, or they stress each other out, into a disease state.
In the videos from nature I've seen, the current of the area seems very strong, like a wall of moving water, so it must be like being in a constant 100% water change.
My theory may be all wet, could be other things like a narrow water temp range or some other variable.
All other Labridens type species worked well, so quite a disappointment.
If I had a chance with steindachneri, I believe I could spend 5 years with only them (like Newworld alluded to, I never met a big brown ugly cichlid I wasn't fascinated by). I'd also like another shot at "media luna". but that aint gonna happen either.
I believe my water every other change schedule was not good enough, and I believe my current probably wasn't strong enough. There is also the thought , that like haitiensus, each may need to be given a separate tank, or compartment to grow out in, or they stress each other out, into a disease state.
In the videos from nature I've seen, the current of the area seems very strong, like a wall of moving water, so it must be like being in a constant 100% water change.
My theory may be all wet, could be other things like a narrow water temp range or some other variable.
All other Labridens type species worked well, so quite a disappointment.
If I had a chance with steindachneri, I believe I could spend 5 years with only them (like Newworld alluded to, I never met a big brown ugly cichlid I wasn't fascinated by). I'd also like another shot at "media luna". but that aint gonna happen either.
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Because I now live in Panama, shipping fish thru customs is a near impossibility.
So I now only keep wild caught Panamanian species, either I, or friends catch, and will need to be content with that.
There are a number of them on my list.
So I now only keep wild caught Panamanian species, either I, or friends catch, and will need to be content with that.
There are a number of them on my list.
Well lmao... good point. Hahahahaha.
Any Umbee near you ? I'd love to see some Holotype Umbee
I have heard they are here, but never found any evidence as of yet.
Lake Gatun would seem to be a prime area, but it has been taken over by invasive Cichla, as would Lake Bayone be a likely spot, its on the edge of the Darien.
But because my only tank so far, is 180 gallons, it is IMO, way too small for Umbis, so I've been concentrating on smaller species ( it houses a dozen Andinoacara coerleopunctatus now, caught for me by a friend near San Miguel) , I believe the largest species I could comfortable keep in this tank (and it might be pushing the space), is Isthmoheros tuyrensis, along with Geophagus crassillabris, and Darienheros calebrensis.
The Andinoacara below
Lake Gatun would seem to be a prime area, but it has been taken over by invasive Cichla, as would Lake Bayone be a likely spot, its on the edge of the Darien.
But because my only tank so far, is 180 gallons, it is IMO, way too small for Umbis, so I've been concentrating on smaller species ( it houses a dozen Andinoacara coerleopunctatus now, caught for me by a friend near San Miguel) , I believe the largest species I could comfortable keep in this tank (and it might be pushing the space), is Isthmoheros tuyrensis, along with Geophagus crassillabris, and Darienheros calebrensis.
The Andinoacara below
Calobrensis would be a sight !!!
They are available here, but way too rich for my taste
