Cichlid babies!!

[Sparkles!]

It’s that time of year again. The tanks will soon start bursting at the seams with fry!!

Today’s hatch are some of my favorite Tanganyikans, Neolamprologus brichardi. Fourth generation. Second photo is dad in back, the little whippersnapper was only a fry himself not long ago! (Lighting is poor because I dim it to give the fry half a chance to survive.)

 

[expressmailtome]

Congratulations!

 

[rockoko]

Cuties!

 

[Wardy]

Excelent am i right in thinking they are rift lake chiclids ?

 

[Hermesbird]

how wonderful!

 

[triciakoontz]

Very cool!

 

[Sparkles!]

Excelent am i right in thinking they are rift lake chiclids ?

Yes. These are Tanganyikan. I have all the rifts, as well as some of their tributaries spread throughout my fish room. Malawi by far is my favorite, but Tanganyika a close second. Aggressive as all get out, but that’s life.

 

[Wardy]

I had a wipeout in my reef and lost all of my fish last year was gutted i came close to closing it down and changing over to a Malawi tank they really do fasinate me fish from the rift lakes, it is a itch i will need to scratch one day i think.

Would love to see some pics of your tanks