timothy2 Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 these guys are my favourite Tang so I'm an interested to know who else out there (particularly in QLD) that is keeping them. this is a short description of the ones I keep and how I house them. Quantity- 12+ adults and some fry growing Tank size- 6,2,18 Tank mates- breeding colony of Leptosoma utinta Diet- Spirulina flake, Aquamunch community bite pellets (smashed and soaked, Brine shrimp, Homemade frozen food mix. Breeding- have been breeding for about 6-8 months now so they still have a little longer left in them. fry are difficult to raise and need good food and water as well as lid as they are jumpers. Pictures- will download some off my camera and upload them in the next couple days. If you share my passion for these fish then you are more then welcome to comment and share your experiences. Cheers, Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shon982 Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 (edited) Easy to keep and breed... raising fry is a different story, about 300 fry were sold from Brisbane around Australia so there are plenty around, colour and nest building ability has deteriorated in the namansi reef variant hence the newer variants being brought in... Edited July 4, 2013 by shon982 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timothy2 Posted July 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Yeh Gary sure had them going last year. need to go checkout how his latest colony and fish are going. you heard from him lately shon? Was it only the Melo Utinta or was there a 2nd species of Melo that came in recently as well? saw melanogenys Karema and Mpulungu on one of the latest german lists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutters187 Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 (edited) Smiths has melo utinta and chituta very nice and rich lol Edited July 4, 2013 by tutters187 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efc Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 They are all here and a few other variants as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentang79 Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Love these fish and yeah def other variants are in the country, although I would have to say that namansi Reefs are still my favourite due to the exceptional colour which they display. I have heard that Shon knew a bloke a short time back who were breeding these and sold hundreds, and although this maybe true, there doesn't seem to be many breeders around, and they are still very hard to get your hands on, hence the reason why there is people queued up to buy fry still to this day. One would imagine if hundreds were sold and they are easy to breed than we would be seeing many 4sale posts on these forums, which I haven't seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentang79 Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Well done on the Breeding Tim, good job mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timothy2 Posted July 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 yeh thanks Bentang. are they on display at Smiths tutters or are they in some back room I won't be able to see? any idea of rough sizes quantity and prices they were? I need to make some room it sounds like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch.0 Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 I have 4 beautiful boys I purchased from Ben, just need to find some girls. They still colour up and make pits and no aggression is ever shown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutters187 Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 yeh thanks Bentang.are they on display at Smiths tutters or are they in some back room I won't be able to see? any idea of rough sizes quantity and prices they were? I need to make some room it sounds like PM sent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aqc247 Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 do the hokey pokey folks lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shon982 Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Yeah he's going well, still keep in touch... definitely lots around but takes some time till the flow on effect works and we see more around as the fry that were sold would be starting to just breed now, make sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldrag76 Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 I have 4 beautiful boys I purchased from Ben, just need to find some girls.They still colour up and make pits and no aggression is ever shown. You got some real quality there bens fish are known for being top shelf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efc Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 A few factors as to why there aren't heaps around. They produce male heavy broods. They are only fertile for a few years (3 max in my experience). They like to die for no good reason. I have seen a few pics of WC kilesa in Melbourne .... Wow A few pics to drool over Öèõëèäû ðîäà ENANTIOPUS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shon982 Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 and jump out of tanks nick! Bens fish, originate all from the same place, just like my fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldrag76 Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Bens fish, originate all from the same place, just like my fish yes pretty sure there is only one lake tanganyika Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shon982 Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 I meant, they all come from one persons breeding colony in Australia... THe namansi reef that is... is that more clear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutters187 Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Meeeoooww Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldrag76 Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Meeeoooww they are tangs stace not catfish LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutters187 Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 What about Tang Catties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Shon, Wonder what ever happened to all those ones I used to breed?! I was selling heaps years ago and they just all seemed to disappear. Was expecting people to breed them and be more on the market. I wonder where my original ones were sourced from??? Still my biggest regret in selling those.... even though you must have told me 10 times not to sell them I know someone that is getting some Kilesa very soon Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trofius Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 (edited) Thats really strange that they stopped building a nest shon, interesting... As mentioned fry can be troublesome to raise and need perfect conditions, heaps of calcium etc to prevent spinal defects, fry are also quite fragile and can be injured if handled rough. LIDS, tight fitting no gaps is a must! when lights ome on or off suddenly they go crazy, have been know to die. And i guess we have all had our hearts melt when we catch them out and put them in a bucket..they do their crazy laps stop shudder and die To me, mine were always just known as Burundi, I had these around 2004-2007 Ibought them from a very sucessful breeder called Justin, I believe he got them from Mario / John MAc Edited July 3, 2013 by trofius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JB Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Mick, Maybe mine were Burundi as well I got them for a different source but it was all around the same time so maybe they originally came from the same place. Maybe Ian knows a bit more of the background? JB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trofius Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 possibly even the markings in the pics look very similar. As mentioned I got mine from Justin, he lived at Tewantin ( near noosa) The top pics was my breeders from his colony, in that pic 8-11cm The bottom pics was his breeders they are about 5 years old here, males were pushing 20cm ( that tank is 10mm glass as comparison) He gave me them after they stopped breeding , they lived for another 2-3 years in retirement, they were super relaxed fish, would eat from your hand, and as you can see very inquisitive, lol They did do a couple of random spawns, but usually only 5 or 6 eggs at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
