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Old 04-10-2013, 02:54 AM   #41
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Thnx for sharing the photos whitedash
Welcome bro. Still got so much more to learn.


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Old 07-10-2013, 04:07 AM   #42
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My lone nigripinnis. The color is super intense! Makes me want to get more!

My new addition!

2 small altos keep fighting non stop.

My Multis colony prefer rock piles instead of shells. This is weird!


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Hi bros,

I am new to tanganyikan fish...really loved it and about to start setting up.

Your nigripinnis was so lovely,where did you bought it?
tks and alot to learnt from all the senior here.
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Old 07-10-2013, 11:27 AM   #43
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Hi bros,

I am new to tanganyikan fish...really loved it and about to start setting up.

Your nigripinnis was so lovely,where did you bought it?
tks and alot to learnt from all the senior here.
Hi welcome to this hobby
Thanks, I got the nigripinnis from a fellow hobbyist. One and only pc he had.


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Old 07-10-2013, 01:04 PM   #44
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Hi bros,

I am new to tanganyikan fish...really loved it and about to start setting up.

Your nigripinnis was so lovely,where did you bought it?
tks and alot to learnt from all the senior here.
Bro, you can enquire NKS to bring nigripinnis for you...
and of cos at the same time you can poison yourself with other Tanganyikans hahahaha
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Old 07-10-2013, 04:00 PM   #45
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Hi bros,

I am new to tanganyikan fish...really loved it and about to start setting up.

Your nigripinnis was so lovely,where did you bought it?
tks and alot to learnt from all the senior here.
Welcome Ranchu! Tangs are beautiful and so are Nigripinnis. That said, u have to decide what species (how many types) u wanna keep in which tank (size) and what kind of rockscapes.....as certain fishes thrive co-existing with one another and on different rockscapes etc.

Currently, lfs wise, NKS (near Kovan MRT) has the most tanganyikans (about 6~8 species? most juveniles) followed by QianHu (more adults fishes), etc.

Hope it helps, all the best!
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Old 07-10-2013, 05:48 PM   #46
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Welcome Ranchu! Tangs are beautiful and so are Nigripinnis. That said, u have to decide what species (how many types) u wanna keep in which tank (size) and what kind of rockscapes.....as certain fishes thrive co-existing with one another and on different rockscapes etc.

Currently, lfs wise, NKS (near Kovan MRT) has the most tanganyikans (about 6~8 species? most juveniles) followed by QianHu (more adults fishes), etc.

Hope it helps, all the best!
Thanks all bros for yr sharing and advise, is nigripinis mix well with other African cichilds?
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Old 08-10-2013, 12:28 AM   #47
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Hey bro, from what I observed, Nigripinnis are docile and usually mind their own business. They form good upper tier / open water group for your tank. Due to the nice lyre tail they possess, they are well sought after by aggressive fishes.
I once com that piece with my more aggressive neolamprologus species in a 2 ft tank with his fin and tail nibbled by them.

I have converted my open water to pure leptosomas now. Please stay tuned for further updates
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Old 08-10-2013, 12:29 AM   #48
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Thanks all bros for yr sharing and advise, is nigripinis mix well with other African cichilds?
You have to be more specific which other African ciclids bro. Nigripinnis are very shy fishes and especially the juveniles ones are 'sardines' to the bigger tangs, so are young cyprichromis. Nigris tend to stay/swim at 45 degrees on the top to the highest slates/glass/etc.....if/when there are other more aggressive tangs around. Adult tangs with big mouths will eye nigri/cypris jeveniles always as they can swallow them whole easily. So, it's best if u buying juvenile nigris, the rest of yr tangs should be juveniles as well. If/when yr nigris reaches 4~5 inches, then they would be able to take care of themselves better. Avoid predatory tangs. Good companionship for nigris could be most of the lamprologus/neolamprologus/julichromis/shellies but avoid the 'big mouths' one and hopefully start all species on same juveniles ones. IMO, cheers!
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thanks all bros for yr helpful sharing..
Still learning their species,later caught the wrong fish...
What is those african cichilds which come in full yellow,white,blue..r they aggressive?
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thanks all bros for yr helpful sharing..
Still learning their species,later caught the wrong fish...
What is those african cichilds which come in full yellow,white,blue..r they aggressive?
are you referring to Malawi cichlids? Mbunas and such?
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