Limbochromis robertsi

[Nebraska_cichlids]

I spotted a tiny group of free-swimming F1 robertsi in a 40G breeder tank a couple of days ago. The next day the group was down to four and I decided to isolate them. When trying to isolate them, I lost track of one but caught three. This is a rare species and I'd like to raise as many as possible, even if it has to wait until they spawn again. Any advice would be appreciated.

If I recall correctly, Anton Lamboj published a paper in Cichlid News a little while back, suggesting that the really tricky part is to get F1s to spawn. True?

Thanks in advance!

 

[aquaticclarity]

Congrats Janos! How many adults are in the 40 breeder?

I got in 4 pair of L. robertsi a few weeks ago and they are nice fish. This is the first time I've ever had them. Any advice on the water chemistry to set them up in when I pull out a pair or two?

It wouldn't surprise me if having the F1 fish spawn is a greater challenge. This seems to be true with many of the West African cichlids. And I wish I knew why!

 

[Nebraska_cichlids]

Thanks Jeff. I keep a trio in the tank plus a coupe of Nanochromis parilus as dithers. I leraned my first esson today: pulling the fre swimmers at a young age is a stupid thing to do. The three that I pulled were dead tjis morning, while the one that escaped was happily swimiming alongside mom. Dad is a bit of a jerk, challenging his mate, while courting the other female. For the time being, I will not mess with the tank and hope they'll spawn again, hopefully producing more than just five free swimmers.

As forthe water chemistry: I am using 100% RO water in the tank, although I was reading in a species profile In another forum that they can be kept in hard water.

I have yet to look for that robertsi issue of Cichlid News.

Janos