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  1. Joe Gatchell

    P. Taeniatus 'Moliwe'

    I've been keeping some variant of Taeniatus for 4 years between the Lokundje and Moliwe I have never been able to get them to spawn. End of May I made an outdoor guppy barrel and on a "what the heck" I threw my only remaining pair out in it. A month and a half later I go to pull the fish out...
  2. Joe Gatchell

    Albinism ratio in P. pulcher fry

    So I have a pair that the female is albino and the male is a red morph (non albino). They have spawned twice and thrown 100% albino fry each time. 20 or so fry the first spawn and 30+ this time. What's the deal here? Why aren't they throwing some non-albino fry?
  3. Joe Gatchell

    Tank mate possibilities

    Raising up 10 p taeniatus moliwe in a 55g planted tank. What are some options for tank mates? Are there any other smaller cichlids native to Cameroon found in the same area that would be compatible? If not how about the Steatocranus species? Would that be an issue as they might compete for...
  4. Joe Gatchell

    Getting P. Taeniatus "lokoundje" back from friend

    Haven't posted in a while, just dropping in to say hey... hey. I sold a pair of P. Taeniatus to a friend before I went back out over the road working more than a year ago. The female killed the male after a spawn but he still has her and this weekend I'm bringing him some bristlenose pleco...
  5. Joe Gatchell

    Black beard algae driftwood

    I have some driftwood that at one point in time had Blackbeard algae on it. It has been out of the water for over a year. Do you think there is a chance that the Blackbeard algae could have survived on it? I have been thinking about using it again.
  6. Joe Gatchell

    P. Taeniatus Woes

    Well, I finally sold my extra pair of p. taeniatus "lokoundje" last Thursday, and would you believe it? The male from my remaining pair was dead in his tank on Friday after I got home from work. I am not sure what he died from either. The female was out a little last night, but she is looking...
  7. Joe Gatchell

    Pelvicachromis Taeniatus "Lokundje"

    Just a few new shots of my dom. pair colored up nice. Wish I could have the spawning luck some of you others are having though. :)
  8. Joe Gatchell

    Chuck Norris on building

    Here's a link to a photo and article locally in Fort Wayne, IN. I saw this building recently and it totally looks like Chuck Norris, though the article says that's not who it's supposed to be. It's a really big mural. http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20110118/LOCAL0201/301189989
  9. Joe Gatchell

    Bristlenose Pleco Fry

    Well, I can't get my Taeniatus to spawn, but in the same tank I had a male and female bristlenose, male albino and female standard. Now I've got about 70 bristlenose fry. So far seems fairly even on the albino:standard ratio. I moved them into a fry tank and now I think that if they spawn...
  10. Joe Gatchell

    DIY Dwarf Cichlid Cave

    Decided to try to make a cave. Total project cost about a dollar. I bought 6 terra cotta pot trays. I put two together and cut a half circle in each for the door. I used twine to hold them together for the prototype, I will likely use silicone on the next one if the fish like them. The...
  11. Joe Gatchell

    Cat killed African Butterfly Fish

    My 5 month old cat killed two of my three african butterfly fish a few nights ago. He kept messing around my tank at 2am while I was in bed, I kept running him out of the room and he came back immediately I couldn't figure out why he wouldn't relent. Until I noticed the fish gone. I found one...
  12. Joe Gatchell

    P. Taeniatus males challenging each other

    Not sure if I've ever posted this vid, but this was back in early December when I had all my juvie taeniatus in the same tank together. The day after this I began to separate them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O0LpTeIioM
  13. Joe Gatchell

    Help: Camallanus Worms?

    I think my taeniatus may have contracted Camallanus worms. Little red hairlike things coming from the anus and slightly sunken bellies. I've just read that Panacur dewormer powdered form can be used mixed with frozen bloodworms to help this. Has anyone had any experience with this before?
  14. Joe Gatchell

    African Dwarf Humphead ?

    A fish book I have lists a fish African Dwarf Humphead and lists its name as: Steatocranus cf. ubanguiensis, but I can't seem to find any information online about this fish and whenever I search something with "Humphead" in it I just get a bunch of information about Frontosa's. Anyone have...
  15. Joe Gatchell

    My new 40g Long Tank - P. Taeniatus

    Well, I got my new tank setup last night, only took about 6 hours of non stop work combining 29g tanks and plants etc. Anyhow, here's the final result. Here are a few shots of the happy and harassed inhabitants. You can probably tell who the dominant male is of the two pairs in the tank.
  16. Joe Gatchell

    Great News

    Well, since I'm not allowed to tell family yet at least I can tell you guys. I got home from work yesterday and my wife hugged me and told me to go into the bathroom. I knew right away what I was going to see, and I was right! A positive pregnancy test. So looks like were expecting around...
  17. Joe Gatchell

    Fin Damage

    Long story short, I had two sub adult males kribs in a tank together with an adult pair of kribs. Had someone take the paired kribs. The dominant male of the two tore the other one up over night. Torn caudal, dorsal and one pretty severely ripped pectoral fin. I've moved him into a 10 gallon...
  18. Joe Gatchell

    P. Taeniatus Lokundje shots

  19. Joe Gatchell

    Tank Photos

    Just a few shots of my p. taeniatus lokundje 29 gallon tank before I take it down and move them into a 40 gallon long this weekend. (well hopefully this weekend.)
  20. Joe Gatchell

    Built a fish tank stand for 40g Long Aquarium

    Here's how it turned out, not staining it until the spring.
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