Updated Kitumba Pics

[sailor]

Here are some updated pics of my Kitumbas
It is almost imposible to get a full tank shot in the room that they are in, but I am picking up a larger tank that I am putting in the living room. So there will be more picks next week some time.

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[Kaga's Kritters]

i love them! they are gorgeous

[Tooch]

They are freakin' sweet! They look like blue convicts! What are they like? Aggressive? How big do they get?

[country_boy454]

WOW, very nice looking fish.

[shalafi04]

their color is great! Awesome job Sailor :)

[jbeining75]

Nice pics.

[sailor]

Thanks for the replies. They on the most part are a very peacefull fish. The males can reach 14 inches, so that being said they require a large aquarium. At the moment my largest is approx 5.5 inches at 14 months old. They usually tolerate fish with the same water requirements but when they reach a larger size they will eat anything that will fit in their mouths if the opertunity arises.They are mouth brooders and the alpha males will collect a harem. The females sexually mature first between 2 and 2.5 years of age. The males about a year later. I have 10 in 5 ft 120 gal tank at the moment but I am moving them into a 6 ft 125 gal tank that I am picking up this weekend. I eventually want to house them in a 180 or 240 gal tank w/ an alpha & beta male with 6 - 8 females.

[fins_n_fur]

Wow, beautiful, happy looking fish! thumbs2:

[Dave66]

Thanks for the replies. They on the most part are a very peacefull fish. The males can reach 14 inches, so that being said they require a large aquarium. At the moment my largest is approx 5.5 inches at 14 months old. They usually tolerate fish with the same water requirements but when they reach a larger size they will eat anything that will fit in their mouths if the opertunity arises.They are mouth brooders and the alpha males will collect a harem. The females sexually mature first between 2 and 2.5 years of age. The males about a year later. I have 10 in 5 ft 120 gal tank at the moment but I am moving them into a 6 ft 125 gal tank that I am picking up this weekend. I eventually want to house them in a 180 or 240 gal tank w/ an alpha & beta male with 6 - 8 females.

Love the fish, sailor. They kind of have that dour look of a parent listening to a child tell a lie lol. They have that down the nose judgmental look.
Great fish. You keep encouraging me to try rift lake species, something I've resisted for decades (sort of a death before disco sort of thing).

Dave

[sailor]

Great fish. You keep encouraging me to try rift lake species, something I've resisted for decades (sort of a death before disco sort of thing).

Dave[/QUOTE]

Come to the dark side Dave
Come to the dark side

LOL

Thanks for your reply

[AquaBANG]

wow. they look amazing

[Dave66]

Great fish. You keep encouraging me to try rift lake species, something I've resisted for decades (sort of a death before disco sort of thing).

Dave

Come to the dark side Dave
Come to the dark side

LOL

Thanks for your reply[/QUOTE]

LoL sailor. Reason I've not delved into rift lake species is in the late 70's and early 80's when all those extravagant Rift Lake Ciclids were the red-hot thing in every shop, and the little SA Cichlids I was keeping were shunted aside, I began to detest the sight of anything from the rift lakes. Even though the water from my tap is 8.2 and rock hard, I still resist, I still resist lol. I ain't gonna. So there. (Can you tell the resistance is crumbling yet?)

Dave

[Rue]

Very nice!

I was gonna go with cichlids...I think it was #2 on my planning list...

Maybe one day...

But for now I'll stick with what I have...plus I have a custom frag tank coming...that should keep me happing and occupied for a long time!

[sailor]

Can you hear them calling Dave..........Dave you would love us..........your water is perfect Dave.....................8.2.............8.2...... ........perfect Dave..............we would breed for you Dave lol

[NickFish]

lol!
Nice fish sailor, very nice colors.

[millas]

your fish are absolutly beautiful .and an inspration to make our tank that beautiful thumbs2:

[RainMan]

Nice... I will have a tank of them someday.. Mark my words. They are the coolest cichlids! imho! Great tank sailor and nice fishies!

[sailor]

Thank you for all the nice replies. They have always ben my favorite fish from the first time I saw a colony of the almost 30 yrs ago.