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Thinning out on some Malawis

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  1. Rowland

    Rowland

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    Hi Guys

    I am thinning out on some of my malawis. I have the following available:
    3 Male 3 Female Aulon Lwanda
    1 Male 2 Female Pseud Crabro
    1 Male 1 Female Red Zebra
    1 Male Pseud Elongatus Mphanga
    2 Male 2 Female zebra long pelvic
    2 Male Chilumba zebra
    R550 for everything.
    Can also add one or two other species (eg Acei, Caeruleus) if the buyer wants.
    The fish are sub adult to adult 7cm upwards.
    Based in Cape Town.
     
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    Geez if I kept Malawi's I'd go for this.....your fish are STUNNING :D
     
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    Yep,lovely fish,well looked after
     
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    If they weren't plant chompers, I would've had a tank with them setup already.

    Rowland - I've read somewhere on the net some time ago that not all Malawis eat plants, there are some that are plant friendly. Is this true? If so, which types? Help asb....ek is maar vrek dom as dit kom by Malawis. Thanks mate
     
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    Rowland

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    Thanks for the comments guys.
    Solex, yes, you are right. In the lake, basically two distinctly different biotopes exist. One for the rock dwellers (mbuna) who feed off the algae covering and would also take to the odd plant or two. Then you get your open water swimmers (Haps) which feed on zooplankton, shrimp, other fish etc. They are larger more predatory fish with a more peaceful way about them. Ambiguous, I know, but they tend not to squabble as much among themselves as what the mbuna do.
    They also often occur within beds of Vallis in the Lake. Keeping them in a planted thank, I don't think so. They still tend to upset the substrate when creating breeding bowers and this could have plants strewn all over.
     
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    Rowland

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    Actual photos:

    Aulonocara Lwanda
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    Chilumba Zebra
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    Elongatus Mphanga
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    Crabro
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    Rowland

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    Will post more later
     
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    do you have often some ...do you think you ll have new stock in 2 weeks time ?
     
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    fish these are his own fish that he is selling....
     

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