My fishes
Tanganyika lake - Tropheus
Tropheus tank (~725€ of living stock)
2022 - now
27 21 Tropheus Red Rainbow F1 from Cichlidenstadel 2022.05.21 ~25€/fish
8 Callochromis macrops red Ndole 3M:5F from Cichlidenstadel 2024.07.06 ~25€/fish
2018 - 2021
11x Tropheus Red Rainbow WF or F0 from importer Cichlidenstadel ~50€/fish
2x Eretmodus cyanostictus blue spot from importer Cichlidenstadel ~10€/fish
Water parameters (obtained from RODI water with Instant Cichlid and NaHCO3)
pH 8.2 and above
Temp 25°C / 77°F
GH 12-20, KH 10-15
Ammonia NH3 0.0ppm, Nitrite NO2 0.0ppm, Nitrate NO3 less than 20ppm
Current lifestock
Tropheus F2
Torpheus tank introduction
2018 - 2021 lifestock
Amazon rivers - Discus & L-catfishes
Discus tank (~3700€ of living stock...)
4x Paraconi super red + 1x Tefe full spotted from Christian Kubitschka AT 2023.11.02 2000€
2x Paraconi red from Diskus Studio Tinnes GE 2024.01.04 600€
2x Tefe spotted from Diskus Studio Tinnes GE 2024.02.23 500€
11x L46 Zebra pleco (Hypancistrus zebra) 2023.09.09 450€*
4x Geophagus sp. Rio Tapajos Red head from fishtopia.de 2023.12.01 60€
15x Blue-red Columbia tetra (Hyphessobrycon ecuadoriensis) from fishtopia.de 2023.12.01 45€
2x Acaras from Rio Caroni Venezuela (Guianacara stergiosi) from fishtopia.de 2024.04.27 50€
Tank crashed in 2023.Q2 because of dosing pump issue.. big loss:
4x (init. 8, lost 4!) Discus red-brown WF or F0 from Santarem Discus Plus ~150€/fish (imported)
3x (init. 5, sold a pair) Discus red-brown F1 from German breeder ~50€/fish (not in pet shop)
3.5x L201 Orinoco Angel pleco (Hypancistrus sp.) ~40€*
5x L333 King Tiger pleco (Hypancistrus sp.) ~50€*
2x L46 Zebra pleco (Hypancistrus zebra) ~200€*
7x L236 (Hypancistrus sp. "Rio Iriri") R.B. line from local breeder ~250€/fish (not in pet shop)
* per fish, pet shop prices but from local breeder
Water parameters (obtained from RODI water with Preis Discus Minerals)
pH 6-6.5 (NaHCO3 for stabilization)
Temp 29°C / 84.2°F
GH 4, KH 2
Ammonia NH3 0.0ppm, Nitrite NO2 0.0ppm, Nitrate NO3 less than 20ppm
Issue when mixing wild Discus with F1 -> Chilodonella Parasite (link)