Nice Starry! I have an adult polleni pair that have spawned once and an adult bleekeri pair (the male is 11 inches lol) .. Bleekeri get a bit larger. Would love to get them to spawn as this fish seems to be disappearing from the hobby. Being endangered in the wild doesn't help! There was a fish farm in Florida that was producing unbelievable black diamonds for years, but since they have closed, it is really hard to find good quality ones in Canada. Thankfully I have some adults from there.
Maybe that's what I need to try next. How big of a tank did you have them in when they spawned? I would love to try to produce some. I went to someone's house that had a group of them in a 240 and was trying to breed them but was having aggression issues. I'd love to get some other malagasse cichlids too like the pinstripe damba.
Beautiful Black Diamond :)
Thanks! It really is a stunning fish.
Nice Starry! I have an adult polleni pair that have spawned once and an adult bleekeri pair (the male is 11 inches lol) .. Bleekeri get a bit larger. Would love to get them to spawn as this fish seems to be disappearing from the hobby. Being endangered in the wild doesn't help! There was a fish farm in Florida that was producing unbelievable black diamonds for years, but since they have closed, it is really hard to find good quality ones in Canada. Thankfully I have some adults from there.
Maybe that's what I need to try next. How big of a tank did you have them in when they spawned? I would love to try to produce some. I went to someone's house that had a group of them in a 240 and was trying to breed them but was having aggression issues. I'd love to get some other malagasse cichlids too like the pinstripe damba.
Looks female to me
Yeah I know the males get that nuchal hump so yeah probably a female.
@FwishList exactly