VARIABILITY IN N. LELEUPI

[SGypsyMermaid]

take a look at all these gorgeous leleupi variants:

http://www.cichlidnetwork.com/photolib/tan79.jpg

[jonah]

Is that some kind of poster? It looks great. :D

[SGypsyMermaid]

i don't know--i just came across it while looking for your fish! :)

[Sean]

It's a scanned page out of Ad Konings Tanganyika Cichlids in their natural habitat. If I had to guess without Ads permission.

[Scotty]

I have a group of what I believe are nine of the Cape Tembwe variant growing out in my 70 gallon mixed tank. The bright orange color is fantastic, and I'm hoping to get some spawns out of them soon. 8)

[jnorris]

I have 3-4 of the Cape Tembwe as well. They must be the most common ones because I haven't seen any of the other varieties.

For some reason mine like the 3 abalone shells that I got last time I ate sushi. Good Japanese sushi resturants are a great place to find nice shells for free. I just take them home and take a drill or hack saw to them to make the holes for them to get in.

[Scotty]

Here on Long Island I just need to take a walk on the beach in the wintertime to load up on shells and driftwood. When I go hiking upstate I can also fill up my trunk with free slate 8)

[SGypsyMermaid]

i'd love to have the milima, kiku and the halembe!

[SGypsyMermaid]

jonah--look at the kekese at the bottom of the 'poster'. i missed that one.

[jonah]

It looks closer to milima, but even that doesn't look quite right. I might end up taking her out and getting a picture in a holding tank with better lighting. The only shots I've had come out half way decent are the reef shots and that's because of the 440w of light on it. :(

Maybe I'll take her on a field trip to Sean's shop this weekend. :)

[MalawiGuy]

wow those black varieties are nice. Has anyone ever seen any of these available?