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Hey, new to the forum and currently living in Golden, BC.
I picked up a group of 16 young Lab. caeruleus "Ruarwe" over Christmas from Spencer Jack when I was home visiting in Manitoba. I trekked them back across Canada to Golden. They were 1.5" when I got them and now most are approaching 2". These guys have incredibly rich colour, and are more of an Orange/Yellow than your standard Electric Yellow. I picked them up wanting something different from the norm and hopefully start supplying local fish stores to curb the influx of poor quality mbunas and especially Electric Yellows.
For beginners, Labidochromis caeruleus are great because they're not insanely aggressive, have bright colours, and don't outgrow your tank.
So far the group looks fairly male heavy, but it's still too early to figure out how many females I have. I moved out a couple of the lesser males and the most aggressive male. I chose the best looking male who is also one of the least aggressive which is a plus.
I've been doing 3 x 25% water changes per day to get them growing and hopefully breeding soon.
Here's a couple pics from when I first picked them up and had them in a tank in Manitoba.
And a couple updated pics from last night. No flash used or colour editing, this is close to their actual colour.
I picked up a group of 16 young Lab. caeruleus "Ruarwe" over Christmas from Spencer Jack when I was home visiting in Manitoba. I trekked them back across Canada to Golden. They were 1.5" when I got them and now most are approaching 2". These guys have incredibly rich colour, and are more of an Orange/Yellow than your standard Electric Yellow. I picked them up wanting something different from the norm and hopefully start supplying local fish stores to curb the influx of poor quality mbunas and especially Electric Yellows.
For beginners, Labidochromis caeruleus are great because they're not insanely aggressive, have bright colours, and don't outgrow your tank.
So far the group looks fairly male heavy, but it's still too early to figure out how many females I have. I moved out a couple of the lesser males and the most aggressive male. I chose the best looking male who is also one of the least aggressive which is a plus.
I've been doing 3 x 25% water changes per day to get them growing and hopefully breeding soon.
Here's a couple pics from when I first picked them up and had them in a tank in Manitoba.


And a couple updated pics from last night. No flash used or colour editing, this is close to their actual colour.

