Anyone Keeping The Iranian Cichlid - Iranocichla Hormuzensis

[Tonny Brandt Andersen]

I have been keeping my Iranocichla on salty water for two years, and I have now lost some of my adult ones. I have around 20 young Iranocichla from 1 to 3 cm. And last month, I made a 80% change of water, and I only used freshwater. Since I did that there have been no change in the behavior of the fish, therfor I will try and see what will happen later in their life, do they need salty water in order to spawn.

[Sébastien Bochenko]

(...) do they need salty water in order to spawn.

I am impatient to have the answer to this question...

[Nebraska_cichlids]

Some friends of mine and I received Iranocichla from Anton Lamboj about one year ago; they've spawned for me on a few occasions but were not very successful bringing up any fry. I'm attaching two images and hope they get through. I adjust the conductivity to avout 6000 microsiemens per centimeter using sodium chloride.

Janos

[Joe Middleton]

I suppose with the presence of fish in circles being what it is, there is little reason for others to attempt to go to southern Iran and bring back additional specimens? The thought of visiting Iran intrigues me.

[Bas Pels]

The thought of visiting Iran intrigues me.

I can well imagine that. However, I"m afraid Americans might nit be the most welcome people in Iran

Politics, you know, it always messes up the fun

[Nebraska_cichlids]

Joe: I'm afraid Bas is right with his safety concerns. Do you have access to the article in which Hannes Svardal described his collecting trip to Iran? Send me a PM if interested. The article is written in German, but even if you don't speak German, the pictures are well worthwhile taking a look!

Talking about collecting trips. If you ever want to collect a rare (and endagered) species, a trip to Tunisia might be the way to go: Astatotilapia desfontainii.

Janos

[Tonny Brandt Andersen]

I have had my Iranocichla hormuzensis in freshwater for 2-3 month now, and the female is now carying eegs in her mouth. If I get free swimming fry, I will inform about it.

[taeniopareius]

You mean normal water without salt or hardness additives?

[Tonny Brandt Andersen]

Yes. pH 7,5 and GH should be arround 11.

[DaveHansen]

Mine have gone thru some changes. I might have 1 female, but even that is not positive.

Here is the male in all his glory


Here is a video as well

http://www.safhl.net/gas/West%20Africa%20talk/Lacustrine,%20Riverine,%20Swamps%20and%20Puddles/Iranocichla%20hormuzensis%20nov%2021%202008.wmv