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Sadly, the last remaining Julidochromis regani Burundi passed away a few days ago. I am guessing it was about seven years old. Thus, the three Julidochromis marksmithi now have the whole 75g tank to themselves.
Though I have posted photos of all my tanks over time, I have never shown them all at once. I thus decided to take a video of my entire fish room.
I have been keeping and breeding cichlids a long time. In fact, I’ve done this for more than 20 years. It is true that pristine water conditions in your tank vastly increase your chances of success – both in fish survival and breeding probability. However, the appearance of the tank itself does not have to mirror the quality of the water in it.
My breeding pair of Julidochromis regani spawned again. Generally this wouldn’t be noteworthy. However, I had to take down their previous spawning cave because I had to catch the juveniles from their first spawn and remove them from the tank.
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If you follow the blog, you know I’m partial to lamprologines, specifically Julidochromis species (julies) and ‘Lamprologus’ shell dwellers (shellies). I have bred many species of these fish, and one of my favorites is Julidochromis dickfeldi. Though brood sizes aren’t enormous (in my set-ups), they spawn frequently. I usually have 20-30 offspring per pair.
I haven’t posted in a while about my tanks, my stock, etc. I have nine tanks, five of which are show tanks. The others, all 20g longs, are used for breeding, QT, and other such needs. The show tanks (2 x 75g, 30g, and 33g long) are all in the man cave, except for a 40g breeder I keep in my office. The 20s are all tucked away in my fishroom.
If you read the blog regularly, you know that I am constantly advocating for frequent water changes. It’s the single best thing you can do to maintain a stable tank and keep your fish healthy.
I haven’t posted in a while on my 75g Tanganyikan community tank, so thought I would give an update. The tank currently houses the following:
One of the absolute greatest joys of cichlid keeping is witnessing spawning behavior. Because I have new fish from an order I placed several months ago, I have been anxiously awaiting some pairings and subsequent spawning. All the fish I received were older juveniles or sub-adults, so I knew that pairing up would begin in a few months. You can read about the new fish in this post from back in May.