cooder Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Hey guys,Was just wondering whether Crenicichla sp. are available in Australia or for import, or anyone imports them... im particularly wanting the C.regani dwarf ones as they look SO AWESOME.Also could these pike cichlids live happily with geo tapajos?because i was thinking about changing my tang setup to a S.A tank...OR would it be possible to have Enantiopus sp. Kilesa in a standard 4ft? (55gal, 180 odd litre) with just bare sand? How many and M:F ratio?Thanks and looking forward to answers.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 As far as I am aware, no species of Crenicichla is an allowable import and given the common name of Pike Cichlids, I don't imagine they ever would be... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooder Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share Posted February 21, 2012 well that sucks... Does anyone keep/breed them here in Aus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Species Crenicichla are not an allowed importwe have had 3 species of Crenicichla in the countryC, saxitalisthese were spawned but not regularly many years agoI doubt these are still aboutC. lepidotathese were spawned numerous times and there may still be some out thereC. johannathese were never spawned to my knowledge but there may still be a few aroundI haven't heard of any of the dwarf species appearing out here, but would loveto have both C, regani and C. compressiceps if they do make an appearancehaven't kept Enatiopus so can't advise on that but conditions would be similar for Xenotilapiayou don't give a width for the tank and with Tang sand sifters the footprint of the tankis what you need to know IMOI'm pretty sure you have been through the classifieds and know who has them for sale sosend them a PM - Isachooky, Tangka or Shon should be able to answer you question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priscacara Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Have you been reading PFK by any chance Cooder? Saw these guys in the mag and thought they would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooder Posted February 22, 2012 Author Share Posted February 22, 2012 No i havnt, im not actually sure what PFK is :DNow that i look at the width of my tank more closely i doubt kilesa would like it very much in there... i think i will wait for a 4x2x2 or 6x2x2 before i do the sand sifters.for the tank i have though, im not sure what SA species i can have in there. Would Geos mid the smaller space or do they like it larger?What small-medium sized americans would you suggest for an american tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiguy Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I have my E.sp Kilesa in a 4x2x18"tank.A colony of 12.I would have no problems with a smaller colony in a standard 4fter.They are very gentle and hardy fish.The only way to loose them is jumping out (they are very good at that)E.melanogenys is another matter,they need much more room Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooder Posted February 23, 2012 Author Share Posted February 23, 2012 hmmm..............ok thanks,How many would you suggest for a standard 4 fter? i would say maybe 3 males and 5 females? no worries about them jumping out, i have my tank tightly covered.What tank mates would you suggest? i would think that leaving as much room as possible for the sand sifters would be the way to go, so no rock work for Altolamps or neolamps....Maybe 20 or so regular sized cyps? i have some jumbo mpimbwe that havnt coloured at all and have slowly died off from 12 to 3 becasue of slimming disease, im going to sell/trade those 3 in... because i think they are the only ones unaffected..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishguts Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I have spawned Lepidota.that was several years ago now.I had trouble raising the fry.I couldn't get them to eat anything but themselves!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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