My new 115G Cichlid tank - What you think?

[DizzCat]

Definitely not an Acei. The facial features look like some kind of Metriaclima (Zebra). Possibly an Albino Greshakei. Most likely a mutt tho (hybrid).

Here is what an albino Ice Blue looks like:
Species Profiles -- Cichlid-Forum

[spoonman]

Oh well, once again I wish I lived by you so that I could get some of your Greshakei. Am having a terrible time finding them here. It is about the only fish I want right now. How are your fry doing? Hope all are well.

[DizzCat]

How are your fry doing?

I ended up giving them to my lfs without credit. I could not sell them at all, nobody wanted them. I would have been happy to mail you some, but I have never mailed fish before and really don't want to try. The problem is, nobody wants brown fish. At 2" the males were still more a tanish blue than the bright blue of an adult. Or, I had all females. I have one I am growing out for a friend and it is 2" now and still not blue. It could be because of the huge dominant male too, so its keeping its colors hidden. If that is the case with all Greshakei at a young age, it may be why you can't find them. I ended up giving the females away too. They would spawn after only a week after releasing and my tank was getting over run by them! The fry were bigger than any other fry and smarter, so they would take over all the nooks and cranny's, making it impossible for other fry to make it. The females also made my male overly aggressive and he would dig obsessively, spitting sand into my filter intakes and clogging them up. He has settled down now.

I am done raising fry for awhile. My two lfs told me they can't take anymore for awhile because they are full. Plus, I need a break! I am only going to raise Bolivian Ram fry now. Everyone still wants those because they are hard to find here. So, I am going to grow out my last Red Zebra and Acei fry, try to sell them on Craigslist and find them homes. I will just let the Mbuna mom's spit in the main tank for awhile and any that make it is fine. Its really fun in the beginning, but after 8 months of constant fry, it gets tiring! I have the extras I wanted to fill my groups out now. It got to the point that I was so busy with fry I stopped just enjoying my tanks for the peace they gave me.

[DizzCat]

Never say never! I just picked up a couple Perlmutt ladies for my boy, because I have fallen in love with them! Well, one of the ladies has a mouthful of fry! Don't know how old they are. I called the guy and he said that there was a male in with them, so most likely they are Perlmutt fry. So........ out comes the tumbler today just in case and I am going to raise about 3 so that I can up my numbers of them! Cool, for the price of one I get a bunch
This really works because I took the last 2 at one lfs, and the last 2 females at the other! Now I can get a couple more without having to search for them.

[spoonman]

I think I am just going to let this acei release in the tank and let nature take its course. If some survive thats ok. If not, thats ok too. Not ready to raise more yet. Just set up a 10G in each of my daughters rooms, so I have them to look after now. Good luck with the pearlmutts!

[spoonman]

So, I guess I didn't see this Acei when she first started holding because now I see fry in the tank. Here is the only pic I could get. He is in the very center of the pic between the two slabs of rock. He is sooooo tiny! Just peeking out.

[Sicklid]

Nice! They are a nice fish to have spawn!

You can get Greshakei on aquabid.com!

[DizzCat]

Isn't finding a tiny one fun? Don't worry about him, if he's smart he will stay away from the adults and dart out to get food.

[spoonman]

I have seen two in the tank now and the Mom still has a mouth full of them!

[DizzCat]

It can take mom a few days to let them all go. Some actually escape LOL. She lets the biggest, strongest ones go first. I saw one escape once, the fry just popped right out of poor mom's mouth!