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- Subject: Re: kribensis (was Re: cichlids)
- Date: 25 Jan 1993 06:26:28 GMT
- Organization: University of California, Berkeley
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- In article <1993Jan19.163042.28057@bnr.ca> dbailey@bcarh673.bnr.ca (Douglas Bailey) writes:
- >In article <1jh4b2INNgc2@newsstand.cit.cornell.edu>, John Opsomer <jo14@cornell.edu> writes:
- >
- >|> Anyway, kribs and rams are good community tank South-American cichlids
- >|> that are small (under 2in), colorful and very peaceful.
- >
- >I thought kribs were African (not Malawian or Tanganyikan, though).
- >
- >While we're on the subject, what's the current latin name for the fish
- >commonly known as kribensis? I believe they were called Pelvichromis Pulcher
- >at one point, but don't know if this is current or not. Net wisdom?
- >
- >Doug Bailey
- >
- Almost right. It's Pelvicachromis pulcher (just a few more letters in the
- middle). And yes, they are African, though they are from West Africa.
- Basically, there is a group of closely related species each one occupying
- the river mouth/delta of a stream system in West Africa from about
- Equatorial Guinea up to Sierra Leone or so. The conditions in these
- streams makes them much more like Central American cichlids than like
- "typical" African cichlids, i.e. they like soft, acidic water. Mostly,
- they are peaceful, though I have seen a pair defending fry terrorize a
- bunch of much larger cichlids! As far as colour and courtship behaviour,
- it's hard to beat kribensis.
- -- Ron
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