#cichlid — Public Fediverse posts

After one day, I’m pretty sure Keene (our flag cichlid) ate all the angelfish eggs. I am entirely unsurprised by this. Sorry, angelfish, Keene does not want any more neighbors. #aquarium #fishtodon #angelfish #cichlid

My daughter just now: “what are all these white bumps on this leaf?” (Pointing at the fish tank)

I go over and look at neat rows of mostly-transparent whitish ovals adorning a long green leaf.

“Oh. Oh wow. I think I know,” I realize.

After a little research: “Yep, they’re angelfish eggs.” And as I go over to look again, I see the koi angelfish… uh… fertilizing the eggs with… an appendage. That’s a new one for me to witness!

“Oh no, I’m sorry,” I literally say to the fish, embarrassed that I am intruding upon such an intimate moment.

Keene, the flag cichlid, is *not* impressed. The mother angelfish gets into a minor scuffle with him. He seems genuinely surprised that she is feinting back at his bullying.

This is gonna get interesting. I can’t get a plastic tank divider here until Saturday, and then if they were to hatch I would have *no* idea what to do with the fry!

#aquarium #fishtodon #angelfish #cichlid

The #rainbow #cichlids are growing on me for sure! Very active and busy.

I much prefer south american cichlids and the large variety they offer. I really don't understand why African cichlids are as popular as they are here. They offer good colors sure but nearly all come in the same physical shape and none of the personalities I've seen with SAs, well, except kribs. The #kribs are nice.

#aquarium #cichlid #fishkepeing

I actually got some good(-ish) aquarium pics tonight!

Descriptions are in the alt-text.
#aquarium #cichlid #angelfish #daphnia #FishTank

Got some new fish and rocks for our aquarium today: a few purple harlequins, some Amano shrimp, some nerite snails, and a clown pleco. In this photo you can see two of the harlequins in the back-left schooling with one of the neon tetras, but the rest of the new gang are hiding. This shot also gives a good example of how big Keene the flag cichlid is; this is a 39 gallon bow-front tank, and he is about 75 percent the size of my hand — maybe 4 or 5 inches long? (I’m awful at estimating sizes.)
#aquarium #cichlid #plantedaquarium

Keane, my enormous flag cichlid, saying “you cannot see me, I am leaf”

He is of course easy to spot here, but in the general surroundings he has modulated his shade/color enough that he’s surprisingly hard to pick out at a glance.

#fish #fishofmastodon #aquarium #cichlid

@aquatic yes, really a beauty! #krobia #cichlid

Almost 90 days since my last post, and the Geophagus has grown quite a bit in that time!

Lots of new plants in the tank as well, I need to make a special aquatic plant post soon.

#aquarium #aquariums #geophagus #fish #cichlid #cichlids
@nature @plants

Read now ahead of print! "Replicated Functional Evolution in Cichlid Adaptive Radiations" by Martinez et al.
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/731477

#cichlid #functionalEvolution #adamptiveRadiations

25-APR-2024
Curiosity promotes #biodiversity

Exploratory behavior is one of the fundamental personality traits of animals – and these traits influence their probability of survival, among other things. For example, curious individuals can inhabit different areas in their habitats compared to more cautious conspecifics. At the same time, however, they expose themselves to a greater risk of being discovered and eaten.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1042561

#ecology #science #cichlid #fish

#Fish curiosity promotes #biodiversity: How exploratory behavior aids in ecological adaptation
https://phys.org/news/2024-04-cichlid-fishes-curiosity-biodiversity-exploratory.html

The #genetics of niche-specific behavioral tendencies in an #AdaptiveRadiation of #cichlid fishes https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adj9228

"#Cichlids exhibit differing degrees of curiosity. The cause for this lies in their genes. This trait influences their ability to adapt to new habitats... curious individuals can inhabit different areas compared to more cautious conspecifics."

#Tropical #Fish - #Cichlid #Freshwater by Kaye Menner #Framed #Print by Kaye Menner
https://kaye-menner.pixels.com/featured/tropical-fish-cichlid-freshwater-by-kaye-menner-kaye-menner.html?product=framed-print

The final day of ‘23, a new orchid flower opened 🤗 The last three are waiting for ‘24, hope the year has more good things in store, peace and unity especially.

To send off the year, a bonus apistogramma and a pleco on leaf cleaning duty for a Red Tiger Lotus, started the tank almost 7mo ago!

Macro video of the Apistogramma Agassizii Tefe Red Back pair: http://tinyurl.com/2n23pv7c

#orchids #orchid #houseplants #plants #flowers #lotus #apistogramma
#cichlid #plantedtank #aquarium
@plants @nature

Difference in body size (or sexual #dimorphism) between males and females is common across the #animal kingdom. One of the most extreme examples of sexual dimorphism is found in the #cichlid #fish species Lamprologous callipterus from Lake #Tanganyika in East Africa
#Biology #EarthScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2023/02/bio02092303.html

Success! My prototype of an xtra large floating #cichlid caves is an instant success, so much so both bloodparrots moved in at once! How freaking adorable is that?? https://www.ebay.com/usr/crystal_fish_caves #aquarium #fish #handmade #crafts

Funded #PhD opportunity with @domino_joyce on #cichlid #MagicTraits https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxkWSgyGy-NOYzL4IExr8j_F7bmMD5XuIo (apply here https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/nerc-panorama-dtp-visual-systems-as-magic-traits-and-their-role-in-the-evolution-of-biodiversity/?p150665) @jobsecoevo

First evidence of transitive inferences in a fish species in a non-social (abstract) context.

#science #biology #AnimalBehaviour #cognition #rationality #transitivity #fish #cichlid

📄 La Loggia et al (2022) Fish can infer relations between colour cues in a non-social learning task. Biology Letters 18:20220321 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2022.0321