Ged Posted April 16, 2005 Share Posted April 16, 2005 </DIV><H1>Telmatochromis Brichardi</H1><DIV id=Qtextbox><P><STRONG>Author: starrey</STRONG><BR><BR>I aquired 4 of these last night and would like some more info on them. I have looked them up on the net but have not found a great deal on them , at least info that is in English. I would like to know do they need shells to live in and are they a shy fish as mine appear very shy. How do you sex them. Do they have a similar diet to the ocelatus. Can one possibly keep them in a tank with ocelatus. I think there is a male in the group just not sure which one. <br> <br> Sarah </P></DIV><H2>Replies »</H2><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: mazz</STRONG><BR><BR> <br> Found this on the net in French translated don't know if it's good enough. <br> <br> Telmatochromis Brichardi <br> Origin: Lake Tanganyika, close to Magara in north and in the southern half of the lake. <br> Cut: 6 cm <br> Sexual differentiation: None <br> Maintenance: Peaceful species <br> Cohabitation: To avoid other Telmatochromis slim ( T bifrenatus, T vittatus ). <br> <br> Food: Picore the algae and invertebrates but also nourishes eggs the laying ones on substrate discovered (large lamprologists by ex.) <br> <br> Reproduction: Laying on hidden substrate. Frequently observed in the beds of shells. <br> <br> Note: Very peaceful species not requiring large aquariums and which can thus be recommended for the beginners. <br> </P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: starrey</STRONG><BR><BR>thanks Mazz, that information was very helpful, i am also hoping to encounter someone on here who keeps them as well. I dont know about peaceful though they will go a bristlenose if it comes too close. Sarah </P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: skak</STRONG><BR><BR>i you don't mind me asking how much did they cost you? </P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: Alex Down Under</STRONG><BR><BR>Alright Sarah, they are pretty easy going, males are much bigger than females and will claim a territory, like a crack in a rock, and display to the female from there, easy to spawn. <br> They will take eggs from other egg layers, in the wild similar species taking eggs from very large predators, like Lepidolamprologus, as they look like their fry. I had a calvus spawn go missing, which I attributed to these guys. <br> But otherwise they are fine with most things, they'll be fine with occelatus if there are enough cavities etc. <br> <br> Hth, <br> Alex </P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: CID</STRONG><BR><BR>Hi Sarah <br> Were they T.brichardi or T.bifrenatus you got ?? <br> Chris D </P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: starrey</STRONG><BR><BR>Hi Alex thanks for the info, there is so little found on the net so that was useful. Would they be ok in a 30x14x18 for 4 t.brichardi and 3 ocelatus. I think then i may have two males and two females as two are considerably larger then the other two.The other alternative could they be kept in a bristlenose breeding tank that i am in the process of setting up. <br> <br> Hi Chris, <br> <br> they are t. brichardi (originally belonged to Ben P), however when i asked a couple of people they said bifrenatus and t.brichardi were the same fish. However according to some info i found the bifrenatus only grows no bigger then 4-5cm. <br> <br> Hi Mazza, i paid $20 but i believe they retail for much more. <br> <br> Sarah </P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: Alex Down Under</STRONG><BR><BR>Hehehehe, so Ben thinks they were his fish huh? <br> I believe, if you check their pedigree papers, that they were originally my fish , bred from fish I bought from Norm Haliwell a few years back sold as T brichardi. <br> I think they'll be fine in the 30". </P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: starrey</STRONG><BR><BR>Hi Alex <br> <br> well in that case, how old roughly would they be and would you know then if there are two boys and two girls.Sarah <br> </P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: CID</STRONG><BR><BR>Hi All <br> when after checking Tang Cichlids I read that <br> Ad states <br> "the fish cichlid keepers used to call T.bifrenatus has now been described as T.brichardi and the true T.bifrenatus is rarely seen in the hobby" <br> <br> So its the same fish we always had but its has been <br> ID'ed to its true name <br> beware paying more because of the name change <br> <br> Mark take note of this for the records and Breeders awards <br> <br> Chris D <br> </P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: starrey</STRONG><BR><BR>Hi Chris <br> <br> so it is the same fish, they say the t.bifrenatus is a dwarf tang and it doesn't grow more then 4-5cm at the most, when my biggest t. brichardi is 6+ cm. Does that mean that even in the USA they dont have the t.bifrenatus anymore. Just curious is the t.brichardi a common tang here in Oz. Sarah </P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: nornicle</STRONG><BR><BR>thats interesting, so is the fish you saw that I had a brichardi then Chris?? <br> <br> regards <br> <br> Richard </P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: CID</STRONG><BR><BR>Hi Sarah <br> At 6cm it should be close they get to 7-8cm <br> around 3" in the old language <br> These are the same fish as before just reclassified <br> with the correct name so like I said don't pay any <br> extra for the name <br> They are not new to the hobby out here <br> <br> Hi Richard <br> Yep your little fish is now T.brichardi but the education process will be long and frustrating if it follows the usual <br> lines of retail ethics <br> <br> So go forth with the knowledge ... you can't fool me <br> Chris D </P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: starrey</STRONG><BR><BR>thanks Chris, for the info , i think they are an interesting fish, seem rather shy and like to hide most of the time at the present they are sharing a tank with 4 bristlenose. 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