Telmatochromis sp. "Orange Scribble" 2/6/2011

[Mad About Cichlids]

These are the ones I picked up from FLP the other day.

Female #1 she is the darkest out of the bunch.

Female #2 yellowest/lightest

Closeup crop of above photos

No pictures of the male yet, he doesn't venture out much besides during feeding.

 

[knifegill]

I had one of those once. Really neat. Traded him in to make space for some mouthbrooding bettas. Still wish I had him.

Nice pics!

 

[J.Lake]

Orange scribbles are a true joy to own! Personable lil fish

 

[Kanta]

Man Those teeth are nutty.

 

[Mad About Cichlids]

Thanks everyone.


They're starting to associate me with food already so hoping to get better pictures soon.

 

[Brian_Indiana]

I am not familiar with them, but they look cool and those teeth are wild. They remind me of my Leleupi in my tang tank.

 

[Mad About Cichlids]

It seems not many people keep these and other Telmatochromis in the US like they do in Europe.

Here's a picture of their setup. I have since added five more shells to each end of the tank.

Have a question, should I keep the shells at both ends or bunch them all up in the middle?

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[Aqua Doctor]

Thanks for sharing these beauties, and they are not that comon in the USA...

IMO. i would keep the shells in separate zones.

 

[Mokujin22]

Beautiful fish and pictures. Thanks for sharing.

For shell placement, I'm not sure about this species, but for other Tang shellies, I'd definitely spread them into 2-3 separate piles.

What kind of rock is that? It looks cool with the way you have the lighting.

 

[Brian_Indiana]

What kind of rock is that? It looks cool with the way you have the lighting.

I was wondering that too. Is it Lace Rock?