ellioti cichlids

[smart]

i have just picked up a breeding pair of ellioti from a friend, the gave him my male approx 2yrs ago to put in with his female, they have bred a couple of times, and now he is cutting down on his fish collection so i snapped up the chance to take on the pair. i love the colour on these beuties

male

female

i also picked up my third caecilian, but he is tiny and hidden away so pics to follow

thanks for looking

 

[scatz]

they are very pretty fish mate, nice pics too

 

[Stan]

Very nice looking fish!

 

[FF MkII]

They are nice.

 

[smart]

thanks for the comments, they realy seem to have settled in nice and quickly

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,
They are gorgeous, "ellioti" may not be there true name any more, they probably should be Thorichthys maculipinnis http://www.cichlidae.com/article.php?id=143.

cheers Darrel

 

[smart]

Hi all,
They are gorgeous, "ellioti" may not be there true name any more, they probably should be Thorichthys maculipinnis http://www.cichlidae.com/article.php?id=143.

cheers Darrel

thanks Darrel, interesting read :thumbup:

 

[Rabbit]

Nice.

 

[Sicklids]

Hi all,
They are gorgeous, "ellioti" may not be there true name any more, they probably should be Thorichthys maculipinnis http://www.cichlidae.com/article.php?id=143.

cheers Darrel

Spot On Darrel, they are indeed now listed as T. maculipinnis.

Congrats mate, these little guys are real stunners and when happy they are quite the characters!

It must be mention here though, that these are a very aggressive species [especially amoung the same species] I started with 4 fish and ended up with a bonded pair that I have bred a large number from.

If you want them to be happy and healthy just treat them to the same water parameters and decor and give them a varied diet of fresh and prepared foods such as a good quality pellet food and Brine Shrimps etc.

CHEERS :thumbup:

p.s. If I can figure out where to put it, I have an article/profile that you may want to read.