Altolamprologus compressiceps Sumbu shell

[Andrew McFadden]

After a month of searching and a 7 hour drive I'm now a very proud owner of 4 w/c and 6 f1 Altolamprologus compressiceps Sumbu shell. Just got home and started acclimated so pictures are a bit washed out.





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[Mogurako]

You crazy MF'er! Congrats!


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[Andrew McFadden]

You crazy MF'er! Congrats!


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Ya buddy I'm smiling from ear to ear

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[Mogurako]

I call dibs on the first fry.


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[Andrew McFadden]

This was going to be the adults tank but I'm going to put the f1 in this..

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[Mogurako]

Looks good'


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[Andrew McFadden]

I call dibs on the first fry.


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Your already to late hahaha. .. guy I got them from said he gives them 3 weeks and I'll have fry. Kyle might be taking the f1

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[Mogurako]

Rabble rabble rabble! Ok fine I get the batch after him!


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[Anthonysafricans]

I call thirds lol thanks andrew

 

[Freakgecko91]

Hahaha we're all like vultures! They look awesome Andrew, and way to start converting Mog to the cool part of the dark side haha love me some cool tangs


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[Freakgecko91]

And I thought I was crazy to drive 9 hours home to pick up fish tanks only to leave a couple days later lol


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[Andrew McFadden]

And I thought I was crazy to drive 9 hours home to pick up fish tanks only to leave a couple days later lol


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I didn't think it was crazy at all for me to make the drive. It would have costed the same to ship them that it took in gas. Now my wife thought I was nuts.

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[Mogurako]

Hahaha we're all like vultures! They look awesome Andrew, and way to start converting Mog to the cool part of the dark side haha love me some cool tangs


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I'll never be converted!!!!! These are just rare which I'm all about. Like I told Andrew when he emailed me I haven't seen these guys on a list in about 2-3 years.


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[Andrew McFadden]

I'll never be converted!!!!! These are just rare which I'm all about. Like I told Andrew when he emailed me I haven't seen these guys on a list in about 2-3 years.


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I guess the village of Sumbu is protected so there aren't any wild caught coming out of there. They have been found elsewhere though. These look like the normal comps and can easily be mixed up and sold wrong at a young age. That is actually a problem in the USA. I can't get over how little the females are.

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[Mogurako]

There's also a dwarf shell dwelling Mbuna from Malawi that I wouldn't mind getting either.


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[Andrew McFadden]

There's also a dwarf shell dwelling Mbuna from Malawi that I wouldn't mind getting either.


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Good luck on that. . I could probably find it though lol..



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[Freakgecko91]

The community cichlid owns one of the Malawi shell dweller species if I remember rigjt


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[mikem691]

The community cichlid owns one of the Malawi shell dweller species if I remember rigjt


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He is another ghost that occasionally haunts us....LOL

 

[Andrew McFadden]

He is another ghost that occasionally haunts us....LOL

Who you calling a ghost? Lol

The wild adults still won't come out much the f1 at an inch are out a lot. Finally got a picture of the wild male today. Soon after he seen me and darted off.


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[Andrew McFadden]

I've had them about 5 months now with no luck on breeding them. I've been getting a lot of color changing and shaking over shells but the males usually just chase the female off. Feeling frustrated

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