Chalinochromis Brichardi

Thank you Cichlid Press and Ad Konings for allowing me to use your pictures.

I ordered this fish from Wet Thumb Aquatics  (see links page) I am really looking forward to having this delicate looking fish in my tank, I think it will add not only color but a different look as well. It is recommended to get several young fish and raise them together and wait for a pair to form.  Once a pair is formed remove the other ones from the tank as they are very aggressive towards there own kind.
Fish Arrived on Feb. 1, 2000 they where 1.5" to 2" long.  Great looking fish.  I ordered 4 but received 5 all in great condition.
OK I like to learn things the hard way I guess.  These fish like to jump and they did just that.  I lost 2 fish from jumping and one I am not sure what happened to it.  This has not changed my mind about keeping these fish.  I got 6 more all about 1.5" on 05/12/2000 also from Wet Thumb Aquatics.  These 6 new ones are all doing great.

Tank Size: 80 gallon long and 20 gallon high.
Tank Temp: 78 to 82
Tank pH: 8.0
Adult size of fish: 6.5" or 16.5cm

Breeding Information:
Substrate spawners. Prefers to lay its eggs and brood its young in caves.  Care should be taken to pile up rocks to form caves in a breeding setup and/or use artificially manufactured caves. (this information was gathered from several sources as I have not kept or breed this fish)  I am going to use both rocks and shells as a breeding site.  I have found that with several species of Cichlids they will use a large shell instead of a cave. This is yet another fish that it's hard to tell males from females.  You have 2 choices to make, either get several and take your chances that you will get a breeding pair. Or, you could Vent the fish to tell male from female.  See link below for Venting information.

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