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Author Topic: Telmatochromis sp. "temporalis shell"  (Read 13337 times)
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« Reply #60 on: February 26, 2010, 12:17:16 AM »

not the best of pics...but here's what I could catch... these guys are fast!


flared gills


flared gills on the left
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« Reply #61 on: February 26, 2010, 01:21:24 AM »

lol i think they dont like you head


they look sweet mighnt be making that trip next thursday ill keep ya posted
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« Reply #62 on: March 01, 2010, 04:04:58 PM »

Nice fish!  Envious!  I passed some up a couple weeks ago and now I'm hurting bad!
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« Reply #63 on: March 04, 2010, 06:43:19 AM »

MY  pair    spawned  recently   ,  however I  have  only  been  able to  see  4  maybe  5   fry  swimming  around  . I  have  flourite i as a  substrate in that  tank  and  it  sure   does make for  great  fry  hidey   spots,  at least  form   my  eyes.
 I was  wondering  what a normal  spawn    would be ?  Is it  likely that  more of them  are still  hiding out in the  shell  with  Mom?
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« Reply #64 on: March 04, 2010, 06:32:41 PM »

Telmats have large spawns. Anywhere from 50-100
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« Reply #65 on: March 05, 2010, 12:22:54 AM »

well spent the day on the road and got these beautys from Mr. Head today and also had a great visit with him.


if any of y'all are in WV pay kena  visit he is great!
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« Reply #66 on: March 09, 2010, 10:16:12 PM »

well these have really calmed down since they are now in a 20 long but i havent seen a whole lot of shell life so far they seem to stick to the sand and rocky areas.
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« Reply #67 on: March 09, 2010, 10:33:29 PM »

thats how my pair is too.
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« Reply #68 on: March 09, 2010, 10:48:06 PM »

not a pair bro fish head gave me 7 of them and there is a pair formed and they took over almost half the tank thus far.
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« Reply #69 on: March 10, 2010, 12:47:59 AM »

oh ok.
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« Reply #70 on: March 11, 2010, 11:21:40 PM »

i got big time aggression today but noone is hugging yet everyone still holding their ground.

the "monster" a big almost 3" fish rules the roost and will even hide under a rock ledge and over see his kingdom from above. then he will do dive bomb attacks on the others.

dont know how long they are gonna play nice together i hope long enough to get a pair but man they are having a chasing good time today.

gonna try to find some pics to see if i can sex them and separate them out. i dont want any deaths
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« Reply #71 on: March 16, 2010, 07:02:42 PM »

well ive witnessed interesting behavior from these guys today and havent read about it anywhere so im gonna share it LOL.

i seem to have some that think they are multies without the need for shells.

what i believe are females are ruling the roost and they are digging pits.

i havent read about this behavior anywhere and figured ide share it with yall
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« Reply #72 on: March 16, 2010, 11:27:11 PM »

I find that with my Dhonti's. They seem to dig near the shells and rocks lol. The female does it more often then the male.
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« Reply #73 on: March 19, 2010, 07:39:01 PM »

My temporalis female digs around her shell pile all the time. i have two juvie temporalis and haven't seen them dig around their shells yet.
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« Reply #74 on: March 19, 2010, 09:16:18 PM »

my similis also dig pits around their shells
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