Lake Barombi Mbo (pindu, mariae, myuka)

[Nebraska_cichlids]

I just got four Stomatepia pindu (1 female and 3 males, I believe) and two Myuka myuka, and put them in a 125G tank with my pair of Stomatepia mariae. These cichlids come from Lake Barombi Mbo in Cameroon, and you don't see them in the hobby very often. Anyone interested in these cichlids may want to contact the person (Robin) I bought the fish from (http://www.cichlid-forum.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=102586). Robin has quite a few of these fish and sells them at a very reasonable price.

This is not the typical colorful cichlid you might be looking for. However, these cichlids are endangered species and deserve to be kept around (and hopefully bred) by some hobbyists. It takes a large tank, though: I wouldn't want to go much smaller than 125G.

The female pindu is already doing the dance with one of the males. Also, the female mariae has been holding a few times to no avail.

Anybody else out there keeping cichlids from Barombi Mbo?

 

[Nebraska_cichlids]

I've just been offered some Pungu maclareni in response to this thread. Has anyone out there ever worked with pungu?

 

[retro_gk]

I recently acquired a group of sub-adult M. myaka. Neat fish if you like the silvery kind

 

[Nebraska_cichlids]

This may not be the right forum for this question, but nevertheless: are there any catfish in Barombi Mbo (endemic or non-endemic)? Thanks.