Well, it's still fish week, and that means you still get Ian writing the blogs.
You're welcome.
Today's theme is on a fish that we prefer to keep alive and isn't really good eating unless you're an African fishing them, in Africa.
This fish is commonly known as a Cichlid. It's a popular hobby fish as it's colourful, freshwater and fun to watch (territorial and can be aggressive). I've been keeping these fish for a few years and find them fun to keep and watch, and not too much work.
There are a few family groups of cichlids. I keep fish that are originally from
Lake Malawi in South Eastern Africa. This is a lake that you should read about. It's cool.
These are interesting fish because the females take care of their eggs and young in their mouths. I can always tell when there is a fish holding because their mouths/chins are distended and the fish is breathing heavily. I can also tell when I feed and there are a few fish that aren't interested in food... that means they're ready for isolation and eventual delivery.
Here are some samples of the fish I keep. This isn't all of them because I just have so many of a few of these and a few of that:
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Peacock |
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Yellow Lab |
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Acei |
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Red Top Afra |
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Rusty |
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Blue Hap |
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Venustus |
Cichlids are a territorial fish and so require quite a bit of space... I have a 120 gallon aquarium that I keep the big guys in and a variety of smaller ones for the fry and juvenile fish. Come over and check them out!
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The big aquarium. |
I love fish week. Great entry. :)
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