Gallery of my Tropical Fish
MY TANKS
75 gal Tank #1
(5/9/00)
75 gal Tank #1
Side View
75 gal Tank #1
(10/2002)
75 gal Tank #2
75 gal Tank #2
(4/1/01)
75 gal Tank #2
(5/2002)
75 gal Tank #2
(10/2002)
75 gal Tank #3
75 gal Tank #3
(4/1/01)
75 gal Tank #3
(5/2002)
75 gal Tank #3
(10/2002)
Tank profiles
LAKE MALAWI FISH
Swallow Tail Peacock Male & Female
This male is 7 inch long and his female is holding eggs. The original pair have deseased
after 5 years. I am raising the third generation of peacock.
Male swallow tail peacock
German Red peacock
German Red peacock
Fish #1
German Red peacock
Fish #2, this fish has less blue in the head
German Red peacock (10/2002)
Fish #1
German Red peacock (10/2002)
Fish #1
Ngara Peacock (10/2002)
Ngara Peacock picture 2 (10/2002)
Ngara Peacock picture 3(10/2002)
Protomelas steveni
6 inch P. steveni male.
Protomelas fenestratus (Steven Taiwan)
Protomelas Red Empress
This juvenile has good red color
Red Empress (10/2002)
This full grown one has less red and more yellow.
Red Empress
Electric Blue S. ahli
This 8 inch male died after 8 years
Young Electric Blue S. ahli
Another picture of young Electric Blue S. ahli
Cyrtocara moorii
This Moorii is about 6 years old measuring 8 inch long. He is the dominant fish in
the tank.
Otopharynx lithobates
This fish has deep blue, almost black body with a red dorsal fin. It is a small hap
reaching the size of a peacock. One of his eyes is half blind from infection when he
was a juvenile..
Hap. Euchilus
My previously owned fish, more than 15 years ago. It used to be common but it's
hard to get today.
Dimidochromis compressiceps
This D. comprssiceps is now 8 inches long. Despite its mean look, it's no more
aggressive than a large Hap. Front view
Hap. Fuscotaeniatus
My previousley owned fish about 15 years ago. It has deep blue body with streaks of
red in the body and fins. It's one of the biggest and most aggressive Haplochromine.
LAKE VICTORIAN FISH
Victorian Hap
Victorian Hap of unknown species. Its color changes with mood
and this picture shows him in peaceful mood.
Victorian Hap (in aggressive dress)
The same Victorian Hap in aggressive mood.
Haplochromis obliquidens
Victorian Haps have an outgoing personality. They like to swim on the front glass
begging for food and attention. Here is another picture of him
Another picture
Zebra obliquidens (12/3/00)
male zebra obliquidens
Zebra Obliquidens (4/1/01)
Haplochromis nawampasa)
Flame Back ? (4/1/01)
Face Off #1
Face Off #2f
H. nawampasa facing off ahli (4/1/01)
LAKE TANGANYIKAN FISH
Lamprologus tretocephalus
This 2 year old L. tretrocephalus is territorial and dominate over the larger look alike
frontosa, at least for the time being.
Lamprologus buescheri
A slow growing Tanganyikan. It's an assertive fish despite his small size.
Burundi Frontosa
Juvenile Burundi Frontosa about a year old
Burundi Frontosa
2-year old Burundi Frontosa.
Burundi Frontosa
3-year old Burundi Frontosa male with long ventral fins and well developed hump.
Odd Couple
10-inch male Burundi versus 3-inch male L. compressisep (4/1/01)
Burundi Frontosa
This Burundi is about 6 years old.
Burundi Frontosa (10/2002)
Burundi Frontosa
10-year old Burundi Frontosa, 2006
Mpimbwe Frontosa
Juvenile blue face Mpimbwe Frontosa.
Mpimbwe Frontosa
1.5 year old pair of Mpimbwe Frontosa. The male is the darker one. 12/3/00
Mpimbwe Frontosa female
(4/1/01)
Mpimbwe Frontosa male
(4/1/01)
Lamprologus sexfasciatus
Lamprologus sexfasciatus is a robust fish. Even though it looks like the L. tretocephalus
behind it, it is slightly larger and less elongated.
J. marlieri
This large female has paired up with a smaller male. Julidochromis fish is an exception to the rule that
female is larger than male.
L. fasciatus
This fish looks like an elongated L. compressisep. It's rather peaceful despite its mean look.
Lepidiolamprologus kendalli
It's an elongated fish that looks and behaves very much like a barracuda. It's a good
jumper and I lost three of them jumping out of the tank. It stays motionless most of time
but will strike at lightning speed in catching food, prey or in combat. It's such an
impolite eater that everytime I feed it with pellet food, it will shoot to the surface
splashing water and food everywhere. pucture 2 (2001)
picture 3 (2/2003)
Lepidiolamprologus profundicola
This fish looks very much like kendalli and will obviously cross breed.
The two Lepidiolamprologus are now going at each other and very soon I have to
separate them.another picture
Lamprologus tetracanthus juvenile
Lamprologus tetracanthus (7/9/00)
Lamprologus tetracanthus (4/1/01)
Yellow morph L. tetracanthus
Lamprologus cylindricus guarding babies #1
The male guards outside and the female guards inside the shell.
Lamprologus cylindricus guarding babies #2
Lamprologus cylindricus X lielupi
This fish is a cross between L. lielupi and L. cylindricus. Overall, it looks like a
L. cylindricus with a touch of yellow. The vertical bar marking can intensifies or
fades out depending on mood so it looks alternatively like a cylindricus or a
fade out lielupi. Another picture
L. calvus & compressisep
These two male L. calvus and compressisep are about 2 years old. They are very
slow growing and the female are only half the male size.
Black Calvus at 2 inch
Black Calvus (10/2002)
Lamprologus compressisep "red fin?"
Not sure about this variety, but look like a "red fin" from internet image.
Red Fin protruded mouth
Red Fin has injured himself with a permanent protruded mouth
Yellow L. compressisep
Group of L. compressisep & calvus
A pair of L. compressisep
Note the contrast in size between the male and female of the same age
Close look of the mouth
Lamprologus brichardi
A mated pair of Lamprologus brichardi in front of their nest. Fry emerged from the shell
in small number from time to time. I can't sex them since both are about the same size
and there are no external sexual differences.
Mated pair of L. brichardi
A single Lamprologus brichardi
A group of L. leleupi
a large male leleupi with a black chin
A female orange leleupi
NON RIFT LAKE FISH
Blue Dampsey 2006
Blue Dampsey 2007
Blue Dampsey 2007
Jack Damsey
This Jack Dampsey was my previously owned fish which I kept for 8 years. It
grew to over a foot long in a 55-galllon tank and I had to trade it with a LFS. When he was
a juvenile I fed him with roaches when I lived in an apartment. They were the small
German roaches which are very quick and can sense the lightest vibration. I used a
forecept and approached the bug very quietly and then stricked quickly as if
a bird is catching its prey. I spent a lot of my free time perfecting my skill to the
extent that I was successful 8 out of 10 times. The Jack Dampsey must have very good
eye sight as he would swim back and forth on the front glass waiting for the feeder bug
when I approached the tank from one end of the room. He would jump out of the water
to catch the bug still in my forecept. Later, I moved to a house and no longer fed him
with live food. As he grew older, he became very tame. He would not bully smaller
fish nor would he eat guppies.
Breeding pair of Jewel Fish
One of my first sucessfully bred cichlids. They are beautiful and make good company with Malayans
and Tanganyikans. However, most people think they are too cheap fish to be kept with Africans.
Geophagus surinamensis
This is the only South American cichlid I keep with my Africans. It's a peaceful fish
but can grow large. It's about 7 inches now but I've seen one in public aquarium
reaching 15 inches.
Geophagus surinamensis (10/2002)
Same fish 2 years older and reaching 10 inch
Nicaraquensis female (1/2003)
This juvenile female is about 3 inch
picture 2
picture 3
picture 4, 9/03
Green Terror female 1 (2007)
Green Terror femaile 2 (2007)
Green Terror male 1 (2007)
Green Terror pair 1 (2007)
Green Terror pair 2 (2007)
Flowerhorn 1 in 2007
Flowerhorn 2 in 2007
Thorichtys elioti(10/2002)
A Firemouth look alike except the color is more pastel and less aggressive.
Thorichtys elioti another picture
Clown loaches
I collect clown loaches with odd markings. Loaches are very susceptable to Ich and the
best remedy is SuperickCure. Malachite green, formaline and even heavy dosage of
salt will kill loaches. More pictures
Clown 1
Clown 2
Clown 3
Clown 4
Clown 5
Sailfin Pleco
Sailfin pleco is one of the few pleco species that can survive in my cichlid tanks. I have
no luck with fancy plecos which had short life in my tanks. Salifin pleco has a pleasing
brown color and leopard marking.
Congo Tetra in 10 gallon tank
Congo Tetra is a soft water fish, yet I found them do well in African hard water tank and
make excellent ditcher fish. They are fast moving and males grow to over 4 inches.
Caves from shells
Conch and abonone shells make good caves for Tanganyikan fish. They are light weight,
hollow, displace minimum water, and easy to move around. I punched windows in shells
to prevent fish from getting trapped. Never place shells without exit windows because
fish will get chased to death trap. Once I lost a fish inside a shell for days almost
fouling the entire tank water.
Here are some pictures of the shells:
Shell 1
Shell 2
Shell 3
Shell 4
Shell 5
PICTURES I TOOK FROM FISH SHOW OR LFS
Giant Goramy from Wash DC National Aquarium
Frontosa colony from Wash DC National Aquarium
Piranhas colony from Wash DC National Aquarium
Jacquar cichlid from Wash DC National Aquarium
Albino Eureka Peacock from ACA2001 show
Flavescence Peacock from ACA2001 show
Lwanda Peacock from ACA2001 show
Best in Show, Ngara Peacock from ACA2001 show
Thorichthys aureus from ACA2001 show
Guianacara geayi from ACA2001 show
Gymnogeophagus gymnogenys from ACA2001 show
Buccochromis lepturus from ACA2001 show
Protomelas spilonutusfrom ACA2001 show
Protomelas fenestratus "Taiwan Reef" from ACA2001 show
Haiti cichlid from ACA2001 show
Red Devel(citrinelium)from ACA2001 show
Flowerhorn Poster with blue Frontosa
Gold saum green terror from TFH magazine
The offspring of gold saum can have white, orange and red edges. The white edged
gold saum is not the same as the white saum described below. Note the distinct scale
pattern. Each scale has an off-center dot that looks like bathroom floor tiles.
White saum green terror from TFH magazine
This is a true white saum green terror which is a different species from gold saum. Note
the sickle shape dorsal fin and color pattern of the scales that are distinctly different from the
gold saum green terror. Both gold saum and white saum were imported in the early 80's.
The true white saum has dissappeared in the trade and gold saum became the
dominant strain today.
Giant gourami from LFS in Philly
This giant is over 18" long!
Green terror from LFS in Philly
Blood parrot from LFS in Philly
These improved breed have normal mouth parts.
Koy Parrot #1 from LFS in Philly
Blood Parrot / Striped Midas hybrid
Koy Parrot #2 from LFS in Philly
Father is striped Midas, Mom is Blood Parrot. Interestingly, the offspring can turn out a range of color and pattern.
Fossorochromis rostratus from LFS in Philly
This Rostratus is about 10 inch in in company with a school of silver and Australian arrowanas. There is constant motion in the tank. Interestingly, the cichlids follow the motion of the arrowanas and swim in synchrony
Fossorochromis rostratus & Crytocara moori from LFS in Philly
This is artistically the best photo I have ever taken. Because of camera angle illusion, the tank looks like an ocean but it is only a 9 feet long narrow tank no larger than 175 gal.
Fossorochromis rostratus #3 from LFS in Philly
Synspilus hybrid with Texas (?) from LFS in Philly
Trimac hybrid #1 from LFS in Philly
Known as Flowerhorn or Kerin. It's a hybrid of Trimac and one or more cichlid, probably Red Devel or Blood Parrot to intensify the red, and Texas or Jacquar to intensify the spots and pattern.
Trimac hybrid #2 from LFS in Philly
This is called a pearl Kerin that probably has a Texas Cichlid parrent.
Trimac hybrid #3 from LFS in Philly
Striped midas #1 from LFS in Philly
Striped midas#2 from LFSin Philly
Fish for Sale
I currently have the following baby fish for sale: L. cylindricus, orange L. leulupi. Sorry, I don't ship. Only for pick up in south Jersey near Philadelphia.
If you are interested, contact me at haplochromis@hotmail.com.
Gallery of my Garden
Pruned shrubs in front of house
Front Lawn from street
Front Lawn from street closer look
Crape Myrtle 1"
Crape Myrtle 2
Crape Myrtle 3
Front door view closer look
Side view of front door
Front flower bed, early spring
Front flower bed, late spring
Front flower bed, early summer
Front flower bed, backview
Juniper on side of garage
Rosebud Rhodo
Rhodo Maxima
Rhodo Maxima, 5/2002
Hibiscus moscheutos"Southern Belle"
Pink "Southern Belle" moscheutos
Red "Southern Belle" moscheutos
White "Southern Belle" moscheutos
Hydrangea macrophilla "Nikko Blue"
Hydrangea macrophilla flower
Dwarf Crape Mytlelete after prunning
Dwarf Iris
Tall Iris
Variegated Iris
Variegated Iris flower
Dogwood and Yoshino Cherry
Kousa Dogwood
Kwanzan Cherry
Fern and Hosta
Blue Hosta
Hosta "Goldstandard"
White Variegated Hosta around oak tree
Yellow Variegated Hosta
Narrow Leaf Hosta lancifolia
Hostas Bed
Clematis "Carnaby"
Clematis "Nelly moser"
Clematis "Niobe"
Clematis "Blue Ravine"
Clematis "Jackmani"
Geranium "Sanquineum"
Peony
Flower Carpet Rose
Flower Carpet Rose - close up
Stella D'oro Daylily bed
Stella Flower
Rosie Meyer Daylily
Rosie Meyer flower
Pardon Me Daylily
Pardon Me Daylily flower
Pardon Me Daylily bed
Fulva Daylily under oak tree
Fulva Daylily flower
Fulva Daylily on side yard
Fulva Daylily on side yard closer look
Sammy Russel Daylily
Sammy Russel Daylily flower
Pink Asiatic Lily
Pink Asiatic Lily flower
Yellow Tiger Lily
Yellow Tiger Lily flower
Yellow Tiger Lily bed
Coreopsis Moonbean & pink lily
Shasta Daisy
Purple Cone Flower "Magnus"
Burning Bush & PG hydrangia I in fall
Burning Bush & PG hydrangia II in fall
Corner border
Vegetable Garden
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