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Post by global on Nov 10, 2019 6:53:00 GMT
Altolamprologus calvus They are endemic to Lake Tanganyika, Africa. They are found in the southwestern regions of the lake between Kapampa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (previously Zaire) and Cape Chaitika, Zambia. Size of fish - inches: 5.9 inches (15.01 cm) Minimum Tank Size: 40 gal (151 L) Temperament: Semi-aggressive Aquarium Hardiness: Moderately hardy Temperature: 73.0 to 77.0° F (22.8 to 25.0° C) Great little fish to keep in a tanganyikan setup with like sized fish. They are predators and will and have great huntint techniques for small fry and fish. Attachments:
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Post by nicc on Nov 10, 2019 7:09:41 GMT
Awesome fish, Are the gold calvus found naturally in that colour? Or a product of tank breeding?
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Post by global on Nov 10, 2019 7:18:01 GMT
Thats a a Black Pearl as they are known as.
Is still a small one. That yellow colour will probably grow out of it.
You might be thinking more of the Alto. compressiceps, where you can get gold heads etc
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Post by nicc on Nov 10, 2019 7:21:25 GMT
I didn’t mean in the photos, I have seen these as gold calvus  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Post by global on Nov 10, 2019 7:34:41 GMT
There are only two types of calvus. Whites and blacks.
That there is a gold compressiceps.
Ive kept most varients and species of calvus and alto comps.
My favorite fish.
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Post by nicc on Nov 10, 2019 7:37:16 GMT
Thanks haha and this is why we have forums to fact check what people like myself have seen on Facebook 😂
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Post by global on Nov 10, 2019 7:52:10 GMT
There are differences between calvus and compressiceps. Hence the different categorizing of them. But yes they look very alike to the eye.
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Post by global on Nov 26, 2019 9:43:52 GMT
I believe these are up there as one of Spuds favorites as well.
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Post by nicc on Nov 26, 2019 23:23:45 GMT
Actually my curiosity has paid off.
There is a yellow/gold calvus species found in Nkamba Bay, Chisanse, Zambia in Lake Tanganyika known as Altolamprologus calvus “Chisanse Yellow”.
That photo above is imported stock from SydneyDiscus and is actually the yellow calvus not comp.
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just say hello or introduce yourself as a start. Start a new thread for fish your keeping, talk about products you use anything:) 