Yeah. I bought a few 2-3 inch Telmatochromis dhonti "orange scribble"... and they're exactly as I remember them. The most hellish little things with fins (IME only Neolamprologus Christyi can compare in terms of aggression), I swear, they just have an eternal hatred for all other fish. I picked them up from a local african cichlid supplier, and dumped the little things into a 90g with 12 exodons and 6 young hampalas as dithers. Within 10 minutes the dominant male had 3/4 of the lower half of the tank secured as his own, and had the others huddled into the last quarter of the tank. That's quite a bit of space for a 3 inch fish to claim - a 36"x18" floorprint and about 12" high - and he is just a solitary fish. I'm hoping for a pair, if he doesn't kill the others first. No breeding behavior whatsoever. The pair will be isolated in a standard 36g afterwards. He's quite the character though - he patrols his territory, examining every nook and cranny, arranging things to his liking. If there's a pebble he doens't like, he picks it up and places it elsewhere. He will continue this behavior with the single pebble until he's satisfied with where it is. Truly interesting fish for anyone who's willing to dedicate a species tank (or has 200g+ community for a breeding pair). Anyone else keeping these?
While this is not my fish or picture, here's one for reference anyways:
While this is not my fish or picture, here's one for reference anyways:
