Steatocranus tinanti 'Slim Buffalo Head'

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I took this pic. This is the Tinanti in one of Dave's show tank in the front of the store.


I purchased 6 of these F0 from DRAF. I have been watching them close. They are mainly at the bottom of the tank but like to hover from time to time. The dominate male seems to already taken over a place under the sponge filter. He dose not let anyone in that area and he NEVER leaves his area. When it comes time for feeding he will only leave for a split second and then rush back to make sure nobody has taken his territory. The Tinanti is VERY quick and very sneaky. From what I know they Like a lower PH and a temp around 78-82. The Tinanti is from the Congo River which is the deepest river in the world! (Depths up to 750 feet deep) The Congo River is the second largest river in the world. The Tinanti location is not very specific b/c of the range of the Congo River. Lake Tanganyika is the only lake connected to the Congo River out of the 3 main African Cichlid lakes. The Tinanti's aggression level is mild and can be kept with most Africans. I have been feeding them Danichi seeking pellets and they seem to be in love. More pics coming later!






Female and some eggs...click the video..

That guy looks beutifull!!!!!
that 1 mine ;) lol

how much they go 4 at the auction?

I think 25.... something like that...there was 2 in the bag thou

will this guy Be OK on its way to Cali???
i would wanna be Xtra carfull with its bag.....

Hey bro!!!
i was just wondering wat u fed these guys??
he wont eat pellets!!
he loves bloodworms!!!
wat do u feed em?

I feed him Dainichi sinking pellets and some Spirulina vegi flake.

ok now i know that stuff will sink!! cuz they chill on the bottom!!
but how do u get urs to eat in the show tank??
the other fish beat him to the food and he has to scavenge for it! or wait till the fish are full and stop eating! lol
u think hell be ok like that?

He will figure it out.

i wanna thank you again for this lil guy!!!
heres a pic of him and 1 of the socolofi u shipped me!!
i was in a rush wen i took the pic sorry for the crapness!!!!! :)
HE IS AWSOME!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU KORY!

These are one of my Fav!!

Mine too!!!
hes really active! and beeing the boss of the tank!!!
how are these things sexed?
or how big should do they have to be to be able to sex?

Man! I want some. I might be getting a group of 6 from a guy in Kansas.

Nice!!!!!!
things are worth Every penny!!!!! even worth a drive to Kansas!!! lol

I GOT EGGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!






I wokr up this am and noticed the female was reallllllly protecting her area and then I seen right underneath her about 15-17 eggs.

WHOOHOO!!!!!!! NICE!!!!!!!!!
congrats bro!!!!!
how big are the parents???

Male is about 4" and the female is about 3" They seem like they are in love. They paired off and now guarding the eggs.

very nice

WHEN WILL U HAVE SOME AVAILABLE FOR SALE????

its bad luck to count the chickens before they hatch lol.

I do not belive in luck.

I am going to get them around 1-2" before they are for sale.

okay but lots can happen, they are just eggs. i have celibrated to early a few times only to have something happen along the way.


ps. good luck lol.

It always happens. I'm not saying I have 15-17 for sale im just saying that's how many eggs I have. If they dont make it I will figure out the problem ..corrrect it and wait for the next go around. She seems like she is doing well at protecting them and making space for them so lets keep our fingers crossed.

nice. i hope she proves to be a good mon as i am sure she will.

fingers crossed buddy!!!
mine needs a buddy!!! still havent figured out wether its a he or a she!!!
its prolly a "shim" lol
do u have any other besides the pair?

See the yellow fish in your video is exactly the same fish i bought..