swells's Fishroom
Altolamprologus compressiceps
Kitoti
Notes:
Acquired 5 juveniles from Alan Bliven at Cichlid Lovers in July 2026
Species Log
Altolamprologus compressiceps
Kagunga
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Acquired 5 juveniles from Alan Bliven at Cichlid Lovers in July 2026
Species Log
Amatitlania nanolutea
Unknown
CARES
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Acquired six juveniles (four female and two male) from Mike Liu at …
Breeding
Coelotilapia joka
Unsure
CARES
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Acquired three specimens from Mike Liu at the 2025 OCA Extravganza. Based …
Species Log
Julidochromis dickfeldi
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Among the Julidochromis genus, this species is one of the easiest to …
Breeding
Neolamprologus brevis
Katabe
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Acquired 6 juveniles from Mike Drawdy at Imperial Tropicals in July 2026
Species Log
Neolamprologus similis
Unknown
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Acquired a group (6) of juveniles from Dave Schumacher 10-24. They're too …
Previously Kept
Altolamprologus calvus
Unknown
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I purchased three juveniles in either late 2015 or early 2016. Though …
Previously Kept
Apistogramma cacatuoides
Unknown
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Kept a pair of this species for a while. Got a couple …
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Callochromis macrops
Unknown
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Got a single, female specimen from my LFS. Kept her in a …
Previously Kept
Julidochromis marksmithi
Kipili
CARES
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At present (Nov 2024) I have three juvenile specimens. I acquired five, …
Previously Kept
Julidochromis marlieri
Unknown
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Got a trio and lucked out on the sexes - two males …
Previously Kept
Julidochromis ornatus
Unknown
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Acquired five juveniles in 2018 from Anthony Stissi of Staten Island Cichlids.
Previously Kept
Julidochromis regani
Burundi
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Purchased five juveniles from Dave Schumacher. After quarantining, I moved them into …
Previously Kept
Julidochromis transcriptus
Unknown
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I kept this species years ago in a 40g breeder with a …
Previously Kept
Lamprologus ocellatus
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I kept this fish years ago (early 2000s and again in 2020). …
Previously Kept
Maylandia estherae
Unknown
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Acquired three specimens from Alan Bliven (Cichlid Lovers). One was a gravid …
Previously Kept
Neolamprologus caudopunctatus
Unknown
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Just purchased (10-24) a group (7) of juveniles from Dave Schumacher. They're …
Previously Kept
Neolamprologus cylindricus
Unknown
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Acquired from my LFS. Photo by me.
Previously Kept
Neolamprologus leleupi
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Had a pair but it wasn't clear what their sexes were. They …
Previously Kept
Neolamprologus tretocephalus
Unknown
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Acquired two specimens from Mike's Cichlids in Florida, which I kept in …
Previously Kept
Telmatochromis temporalis
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I have kept and bred this fish a couple of times. Males …
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Telmatochromis vittatus
Unknown
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Peaceful species, comparatively to other Tanganyikans.
Previously Kept
Wallaciia compressiceps
Unknown
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Just kept a single specimen. It wasn't fussy about food. My water …
Previously Kept