A few months
later (January 2006) the little fellows have grown even more due
to regular feeding and water changes. They still are slow
growers though compared to other African cichlid species, but
I'm confident that they will become as large as their parents.
The best news that I received is that most of them will be
picked up by George during a short business trip in Belgium, so
they will soon move to Greece!
A part of the group. These
fellows are feeling quite good in their 100L raising tank.
January 2006: The
6 month fry already resemble their parents
much more.
This male is about 4cm now.
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Yes, on January
25-26 George came to Belgium for a business meeting and this was
the ideal moment to take some of the Altolamprologus back home.
We struggled a bit with technicalities concerning the cold
weather, but we thought about it and found solutions for all the
problems that the fish could face. This
transportation
went smoothly and now all the 25 young calvus are swimming in
good health in George's tanks in Athens, which makes me even
more happy! The remaining 14 juveniles were moved upstairs in
the 40L tank again and there they will grow until summer and
then Francesco can pick his selection during the 2006 Belgian
MCH meeting.
The remaining 14 calvus back in
the 40L raising tank after George took 25 of them to Athens.
Three of them, swimming in their tank in Athens.
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Photo by G.J.Reclos/MCH |
