teleocichla sp.

[Remon]

Hiya guys,
I recently obtained 5 teleocichla sp. They are seldom available in the Netherlands, and information is more than scarce. They are doing very well, but I was wondering if anyone has some experience in keeping these pretty little cichlids.
I'm not even sure which exact species they are, although Xingu IV looks kind of similar, although not for all of them, so there might be a chance I have more than one species.
Some pictures:

 

[Fish on Fire]

I don't know anything, but nice pick up.

 

[Peanut_Power]

Awesome!! Don't see them very often in the states either! Very cool little cichlids. They are kinda like gobies and Crenicichla mixed in a way huh? If you have ever kept Crenicichla, you should be able to keep Teleocichla. They will enjoy meaty foods, plenty of hiding places, and softer water. Generally don't get very large, maybe in the 4" range max. Definately a dwarf species. As to which species you have, no idea. I'm still learning about them, very cool and unusual fish. LOVE the way they look though! Your tank looks awesome as well! Thankz for the pictures! Sincerely appreciate it!

 

[ewok]

very cool
and very rare

i think these are the goby pike cichlids, right?
if you post in the crenicichla portion of the forum you will get better responses.
i think they are from fast flowing waters, so aeration and currents will play a big part of their habitat.
i like the set up with the leaves though. it looks very natural.
post more pictures of their set up

 

[Remon]

thanks for your replies, topic has been moved to crenicichla already (although it's not a crenicichla). I've kept crenicichla as well, compressiceps and regani.
The teleocichla are indeed from faster flowing waters so besides from the filter outlet they also enjoy an extra circulation-pump. The kinda behave like gobies crossed with crenicichla, comparable to xenotilapia from lake Tanganyika; hopping across the bottom more than actual swimming, which also has to do with their swimming-blatter not fully developed (or rudimental).
They roam in a 100cm tank at the moment, which is going very well. Lot's of rocks and leaf-litter on the bottom.

 

[Peanut_Power]

Thats very cool, definately don't see them very often. They are like the dwarf dwarf pikes....bummer they aren't Crenicichla though. Don't know who moved it in here....lol

 

[Remon]

Hello all,

Time for an update!
I bought 5 animals a bit over a year ago, which have now all grown to adult sizes.
Last week (17th of september) I found about 25-30 freeswimming young in one of the breeding tanks. They were about 5-6 mm and at the moment feeding from a mixture of several powder/dust/liquifry/artemia quick feeds, and newly hatched artemia. Dad was looking after the young, mother is somewhere in the background.

Dad:

Dad + young:

Sorry for the bad pictures; little light on that tank, dirty glass and a lot of reflection from other tanks around this one.

At the moment I have removed the young from the breeding tank because the mother was already turning aggressive towards them, and the father didn't really bother anymore. Possibly their breeding behaviour turned 'lazy' because there are no other fish in the tank to trigger their protective behaviour.

There are still about 20 swimming around now, and eating well

 

[Titania]

Congrats!!!!!! They look great, Remon!

 

[its_an_obsession]

very nice... wanna ship some of the babies across the big pond. what size tank did you breed them in?

 

[Remon]

thanks! There's one big couple in 88x50cm bottomsurface, and another 3 in 80x40 bottomsurface