Furcifers????

[Jennifer]

Hello All

I was wondering if anyone could give me a link to a picture of the furcifer Razeba I hope I spelled that right I spelled it like it sounds. Anyway I was told by a friend that he knew someone with a pair for sale, and I wanted to know if they where a nice fish. Are they hard to keep? Any help would be great.

Thanks.

[merlyn2221]

The actual name is:
Cyathopharynx furcifer "ruziba" (and to me they look like ventralis!)
Here is a so-so picture:
http://www.cichlidtrios.com/products/products_details.cfm?product_id=428&category=2
But this one's way better!
http://www.jjphoto.dk/fish_archive/aquarium/cyathopharynx_furcifer.htm
Now if they really look like that in someone's tank - I'm impressed!
This is a good link too: (pics plus useful info)
http://www.malawicichlidhomepage.com/other/cyathopharynx_furcifer.html

[Jennifer]

thank you I thought that's what he was talking about (my friend) I will for surely be getting that pair. I think this fish is so pretty. I hope that he will keep his colors nice and bright.

[aharris]

http://www.ohiexchange.com/armke/list.htm

There's another pic and I think it's pretty accurate.

Just remember: furcifer only show their best colors when courting and if they feel like they are top dogs in the tank. They also like another male to show off against. Ideally, you will be looking at wanting a colony of two males and four to five females for best results. You'll also make sure that any tankmates he has won't harass him too much. Apparently, it's one thing to have to compete and harass others of his kind, but some males can be thrown off if you even have a moderately aggressive shellie in there molesting him. :rolleyes: