What am I?

Subject: What am I? 3/28/2011, 4:27 pm

Given to me free with a tank I bought. Told They were Kribs. I have never seen kribs like this.

What am I? Img_1710

Subject: Re: What am I? 3/28/2011, 4:36 pm

theres many different colors and kinds of kribs so it could be but i am not sure so dont take my word for it!

Subject: Re: What am I? 3/28/2011, 4:41 pm

Its not a Krib!Its a Brichardi african cichlid!

Subject: Re: What am I? 3/28/2011, 4:51 pm

Thank you

What are some suitable tankmates? Other africans? what about some cories?

Subject: Re: What am I? 3/28/2011, 5:22 pm

Yes other africans,but no cories!

Subject: Re: What am I? 4/3/2011, 3:19 am

Neolamprologus brichardi to be exact. but you can house these with kribs in a 20gal long provided you create boundaries/territories and enuff caves. i used to do :D

Subject: Re: What am I? 4/3/2011, 3:59 am

Hello ,
You can also house Cory's with these . Cory's are unassuming bottom dwellers that help keep your tank bottom clean . They are NOT aggressive and go well in any tank . I run 44 tanks and have cory in most all of them ! From my Shrimp tanks to my Biggest Cichlids . Do NOT house them with large carnivores though.
Ray

Subject: Re: What am I? 4/3/2011, 11:04 am

if you check out my thread about my model aquarium about building a nice community, you can refer to this for a couple tips and ideas
https://usafishbox.forumotion.com/t7620-my-practical-dream-tank,
just swap out the Cockatoo Apistos or Kribensis with the neolamps; they fill out the same niche.

Subject: Re: What am I? 4/3/2011, 11:57 am

those are dafodil brichardis not kribs

Dafodil

What am I? Bircha11

Kribensis

see the big difference who ever sold you that as a krib needs not too be keeping fish

Subject: Re: What am I? 4/3/2011, 12:41 pm

Subject: Re: What am I? 4/3/2011, 2:42 pm

jessecichlidguy wrote:: those are dafodil brichardis not kribs

Dafodil

Kribensis

see the big difference who ever sold you that as a krib needs not too be keeping fish

They are from Lake Tanganyika. I have kept them many times before. Great parents and very calm but can be teriotorial...but what Cichlid isent?... Depending on what size tank you have then I could recomend some tank mates. What am I? 772341

Subject: Re: What am I? 4/3/2011, 3:35 pm

yep, neolamp. brichardi....when they get ready to breed, you will end up with a species only tank. I've tried them with calvus, leleupi, brevis and others. Now the 55 they are in is a species only tank.

Subject: Re: What am I? 5/17/2011, 4:46 pm

DAFFODIL BRICHARDI

Subject: Re: What am I? 5/17/2011, 5:56 pm

yep good call!
usafishbox

Subject: Re: What am I? 5/17/2011, 6:39 pm

Cool fish my themselves!! lol!

Subject: Re: What am I? 5/18/2011, 4:06 am

Beautiful Fishes . I wonder who thought they were Kribs ? crazy

Subject: Re: What am I? 5/19/2011, 8:33 am

I HAVE ABOUT 100 DAFFODIL FRY IN MY MOBA FRONT TANK AS WE SPEAK, RANGING FROM ALMOST MICROSCOPIC TO 3INCH. SOMETIMES THE FRONTS SNACK ON THEM BUT THEY PRODUCE LIKE WEEDS. I HAVE ABOUT 6 DIFFERENT GENERATIONS IN THERE NOW. I GET HOME EVERYDAY AND SEE A BALL OF FRY IN THE CORNER OF THE TANK ABOVE THE THE ROCKS. THEY MOVED THE SAND UNDER THE ROCKS AND I CAN SEE THE MAZE OF TUNNELS IN THE SAND UNDER THE ROCKS WHEN I OPEN THE STAND AND TAKE A LOOK FROM UNDERNEATH. PRETTY COOL.

Subject: Re: What am I? 5/19/2011, 8:39 am

Very nice MOB, Would love to see a pic or some video. usafishbox

Subject: Re: What am I? 5/19/2011, 8:48 am

WORKING ON IT NOW, I HAVE PICS BUT THE VIDEO WILL HAVE TO WAIT TILL I GET IT ON MY COMPUTER FROM MY PHONE

Subject: Re: What am I? 5/19/2011, 11:45 am

They look more like regular brichardi to me. Princess of burundi is another name I have seen them sold under. There are several different variants that differ mainly with the coloring pattern on the face. Daffodils/helianthus over all do not have the blue marbling on the face like the brichardi's and the body typically is slightly darker in addition to the yellow hues. They are definately territorial...more so than aggressive...I have one in my 125g hap/peacock tank that is a leftover from a previous tank that holds it's own with the larger fish. I am needing to get rid of it, but for the time being it is doing really well.