Neolamprologus caudopunctatus Care and Breeding: A Blue-Eyed Beauty!
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- Опубліковано 4 вер 2024
- Hello Everyone!
In this video we take a closer look at Neolamprologus caudopunctatus. We will look at how to care for Neolamprologus caudopunctatus and had to breed them. They are a great fish from Lake Tanganyika in Africa that work well in a fish tank 20 gallons or larger.
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Neolamprologus similis: • Neolamprologus similis...
Neolmaprologus brichardi: • Neolamprologus brichar...
Neolamprologus callipterus: • Neolamprologus callipt...
Cyprichromis leptosoma: • Cyprichromis leptosoma...
Neolamprologus multifasciatus: • Neolamprologus Multifa...
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If you want more information on tank mates for Caudopunctatus check out these species profiles:
Neolamprologus similis: ua-cam.com/video/ZjkZkyh12cI/v-deo.html
Neolmaprologus brichardi: ua-cam.com/video/ZtjppFAhxF8/v-deo.html
Neolamprologus callipterus: ua-cam.com/video/CahZrWXoJno/v-deo.html
Cyprichromis leptosoma: ua-cam.com/video/_MTq01SOC_8/v-deo.html
Neolamprologus multifasciatus: ua-cam.com/video/LymOSgIcDss/v-deo.html
Neolamprologus caudopunctatus is so cute bro give me one haha
Just got a nice group,7. Different sizes. 20 long, sand substrate, lightly planted, couple of low hides, shells on order. My question is: is there any clean up crew I can add? Starting to develop some green dust algae (?) on plants, hides, heater, sponge. One small mystery snail is not making much headway. Thanks for doing what you do! I've learned a lot from you and Joanna!
The best option is probably a bristlenose pleco, but they can also eat eggs.
Thanks for the introduction! It is always wonderful to learn about new species. As a novice, it is also helpful to see the options out there.
Thanks again,
Jim
James Green thanks for watching!
wow first for me this Neolamprologus caudopunctatus =)
I have a small group growing out right now with calvus. They are very interesting and entertaining. They are a must buy if you come across them.
Very cool!
Such a beautiful fish! Lake Tanganyikan has so many beautiful cichlids. Great educational video-and gorgeous cinematography.
Catfish Cave thank you!
Adding this stunning fish to my wish list.
They are cool!
I love the way they swim, very purposeful, exact, almost like a precise robot moving around, pretty cool.
Ya, it's very interesting!
From one Jason to another, love Caudo's. Haven't had them for a few years. Not many around these days, down here in Australia.
Hopefully, they make their way to you at some point!
Nice, like the bright orange dorsal fin already on the fry...
Crazy how they start to get color so early!
Never saw or heard of this fish before. Very pretty with those blue eyes. I like multis, but now I'm intrigued by these guys.
👍💕👍
Sounds like you need two tanks - one for multis and the other for these guys. : -)
@@PrimeTimeAquatics Enabler, 😂😂😂
@@shesellsfish lol i agree with shelby i just got 6 juveniles myself and love them
Please do one of these for discus. I've learned so much from watching ur videos. I've kept fish for 10 years now and I'm thinking on finally keeping discus but I'm still a bit hesitant. Thanks for all the information
I actually don't keep discus, so I may not be the best person to provide advice. : -)
Perfect timing Jason … I have been looking for information on these fish and now that I have new fry ("Lots of babies!! Lots of babies!!") … lol … great video and I love my new fish!!
Awesome! Thank you!
Beautiful fish , lots of personality ... Love your videos so informative , i been following you chanel and videos for long time ... Tks for sharing ..
Really appreciate you being here!
Beautiful fish, I love that color change with the vertical bars! I had never heard of these either, nice video
They change so fast too! : -)
Thanks for the great video. Picked up a few tanks the other day and think I might try breeding these guys myself.
Cool!
Beautiful fish, your fish room is by far my favorite fish room. And that tank had lots of babies in it. 😉
Thank you! YES - lot's of babies! :-)
what a nice fish
Love your videos they are always so informative. Keep them coming
Appreciate you watching!
They are GORGEOUS!
These are beautiful.
Awesome video thanks J
Extremely informative 👍
Nice species spotlight. Tnks for the info.
Thank you!
Beautiful little fish, stunning 🤓
Thank you!
This makes me wanna set up a tank for these guys 👍👍 great video jason
Sounds like a good excuse to start another tank. : -)
These are stunning! :) Great video!
Thank you!
Beautiful fish
Cool fish
Great job! Thank you nice guy.
I don't know about Chicago (I grew up in Glenview), but the Petco $1/gallon sale is on in California. I think the time has come for my Caudopunk species tank. Today I placed my order for a 20 gallon long and got a nice deal on an Aquaclear 20 as well. I've been saving up medium sized rocks and will be using Caribsea Cichlid sand. I'm SUPER tempted to throw in some calvus with them, but worry eventually it won't work if the caudopunks start breeding. So I feel like I should just go pair like you recommend here. I even have names picked out - Clash and Ramona... punk bands (the Clash and the Ramones)... get it?!?
Those names are too funny. Ya, I think you will be happy with a pair or small group in a 20. The Calvus will just eat all the babies.
Very nice color
Thank you!
Neat little fish!
Gotta check my lfs!
Like the fry
Jason! Quick question?? I have three in a ten gallon tank. 2 males / one female . One male and the female paired up. The other male is being bullied. Should I add another female or two or take the bully Ed guy out? They have been together for a bout a month and half… thanks for sharing your thoughts and knowledge about fish keeping!!❤
I would remove the other male. A 10 won’t be big enough for more than a pair. Good luck - hopefully you get some fry!
Cool fish!
I went to the address, but I didn't find any perch. (If you would like to support our channel check out the new perch we have at www.primetimeaquatics.com/merch)
Darn spell check! haha. Thanks for letting me know. : -)
@@PrimeTimeAquatics Are you going to be at the Dec 1 swap?
Yes!
@@PrimeTimeAquatics So long as the roads aren't bad like today, I plan to be there also.
Very nice video on Caudopunc...Am planning to get few...
Are they slow growers??
They are on the slower side, but they don't very big anyway.
Ws looking for a Cichlid for my 40g, I think these beautiful fish would be great it 😎😎
For sure!
I love these fellows just discovered them very recently! My question is how aggressive are towards each other and towards other species in a community tank compared to L. ocellatus
Γιώργος Λυκοθανάσης I haven’t found them to be overly aggressive towards one another. I have two pairs breeding in the 20 and so far not many issues. I’d say ocellatus are far more aggressive.
Weird that yours prefer the rocks. I had a mix of rocks and shells and ended up removing most of the rocks because I never saw mine using them. I just had some fry hatch yesterday. It’s kind of annoying because I was debating between a new saltwater tank and a grow out tank, but they hadn’t been breeding so I went with saltwater. Lol. Kind of regret it now.
Great tank and lovely fish. In a 200litre, 1 metre long tank, could you keep a pair with a small pair of julidochromis? Do they breed in pairs or is it 1 male to two or more female? Thanks for any advice you have. They are definitely on my wish list.
Hello!
-- I'm thinking of using my cycled 55 tank for these super cool guys (caudopuncts)
I'm trying to decide what a good number would be to start out a little colony......
My source for them sells in units of 3 fish (1-2 inches, unsexed).
I was thinking of getting anywhere from 15 to possibly 21 of them.
I would really love your input!
- Thanks :)
Amy
I might start with 6 or so and let them breed?
Love the video! Both of the caudos that I have don’t have the red fin yet. Does that mean they not fully grown yet?
Possibly. The standard variety also has more of a yellow coloration as well.
Can you do a Lamprologus Meleagris species video? My favorite shellies
I think I am down to two and need to get some more! : -)
@@PrimeTimeAquatics I had six of them in a 20 long tank and they killed each other, maybe I should've put them in a 40 breeder instead.
Can you do a video about "neolamprologus cylindricus".
I need to get some!
Ok I know this is from 2yrs ago, but I need to know if they absolutely have to have a higher PH? What is the lowest they can go? Mine runs from 6.4 to 7. What can I do to raise my PH higher, so that I can get this fish? These are so gorgeous.
Ya, I would try to get it at least above a 7.5 if possible.
Really like the tank setup! what kind of rock is that?
Thank you! It's flagstone that I got from a local landscaping place.
Beautiful fish! But I do love how they swim really fancy. Not something u see with other cichilds that offen.
hello =)
For sure - head down all serious and stuff. haha
I have 3 in a small tank with a single Calvus, they are great little fish. None of mine have the red in the doral fin like yours though, is that a breeding colour, an age thing or just a natural variation?...Love your videos btw
Those are a color variant.
I really like these but only have a 10 gallon that I'm growing out plants and moss in. Would that still work?
Probably not - they can get rough on each other when they don't have enough space.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics Thanks so much for the reply. I just wanted a pair of something like these or German Blue Rams or maybe even Peacock Gudgeons
Where can I find these fish to buy a pair at ?
i have rocks and shells in my setup and mine always breed in shells. they never have used the rocks at all.
Ya, one of my pairs did the same thing.
can have these with brichardi and multis ?
Sure!
If you only could have one 25 gallon fish tank what would you choose to put in it? Question for both you and Joanna!
O my gosh Leah! Busting out the hard questions. Haha. I think I would go with multis. I'd be able to keep multiples and still be able to breed them and watch their crazy community antics. : -)
how long do i need to wait fo breeding to start or expecting and fry they 10 in a 3.5 feet they about week in new tank been transported far and they wild caught was 2 weeks quarenteened 2 weeks before that
Mine took almost a year!
@@PrimeTimeAquatics
Thx are yours wc or tank raised and did u do anything special thx f replying waited years fly buy to get them so excited also got mustax Dnt see video on that and hequi probably just need to wait a while some signs showing thx
thx i wake u this morning ready to do water change behold i got fry cant find info on the fry growth rate how long before inch or 2 inch for sellable size thx
Would you able to keep just females?
Sure, but they can be hard to distinguish.
Can you recommend a place to purchase a pair of caudopuncs?
You could try The Wet Spot or Aquabid?
I absolutely love these fish. Mine are not so colourful, still love them to lake Tanganyika and back (get it ? 😂)
mine are around 1.5 to 2 inches. So at what size do they start spawning ?
Right now mine are around 2". :-)
They need sand to breed? Or just put shells?
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Are Neolamprologus cylindricus okay tank mates in 6ft with one cylindricus? sorry for the double question 😅
They should be good in a six foot tank together.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics thank you!
hi again, are these shell dwellers?
No, but they stay relatively small. :-)
My first breeding pair made bunch of fry after 4th breeding the fry was deformed I stopped breeding them
That's unfortunate. : -(
What is the name of the rocks on this aquarium. Can you find it at the local nursery or hardscape store ?
Also do you know how many color morphs are available... I’m super intrigued!
Yes - I got those rocks from a landscape place. It was labeled as flagstone and I have it in a number of tanks without any issues.
Thank you Jason. I have left over maple leaf stone do you think this will work? I like that is not as heavy
How long have you found does it take for the fry to grow and mature. I just bought a group of 13 that are roughly 1" or so
They grow about average for a Lake Tanganyikan fish, which is to say a little on the slower side. At an inch they're not far off though.
Will these fish typically be OK with medium heart plants like crypts?
They left our cyrpts alone.
Hello there, thanks for all the info.. What kind of filtration are you running in this tank.. Where did you get the rocks that you have in this tank ?? If I get some slate rock for my tanks, should I sterilize them by boiling them in hot water or what ??
I just have a sponge filter on the tank. The rocks are flagstone that I got from a local landscaping place. Definitely don't boil the rocks - some rocks can explode. You can soak them in 10% bleach solution or spray them down with hydrogen peroxide. Thanks for watching!
@@PrimeTimeAquatics
Ha, you say don't do it and I've always done it. Nothing ever happened. Having said that, I stick them in cold water and then bring to a simmer and let slowly cool.
But maybe I'm wrong to even try it. I dunno.
And by the way, those punks are way pretty🐠
Thank you! Ya, I always err on the side of caution with rocks. :-)
Last question for you on these as you don't really say in the video. You mentioned they paired up shortly after receiving your fish. Do you know about what size they were when they first started breeding? I have found them in a few locations but they are all listed as Juvs at about 1" - 1 1/2". I've only found one thing stating the age of three years before maturity but not sure if that's true and what size they are around 3 years. Any info you can provide on this would greatly be appreciated.
Nick k they were about the size in the video, so 1.5”?
@@PrimeTimeAquatics I have seen these pegged at even 3.5" long. I've yet to see a youtube that shows a bigger fish in the 3-3.5" range. Would love to find confirmation of size.
Lisa I haven’t seen them over 2.5” ever.
How much are they normally
Around my area - about $8-$10 each for semi-adults.
Hi, do you think I can start with 6 Caudopunctatus and 6 Compressiceps juveniles in a 40 breeder tank?
Sure - you won't see any fry, but the fish should do fine together.
Could I keep these with a black calvus?
I have kept them together without any issues.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics thank you! In half way through setting up a lake tanganyika community 75g and was hoping these could be the last addition along with a calvus!!
Can I keep these with leleupi and larger julidochromis?
I think so if the tank size is adequate for all three.
What substrate should I use for these cichlids since my tap water is from a well and the ph is always 8.4 yearly ? Thanks
If that's the case you can probably use whatever sand you would like!
I want to have live plants because I have loads of amazon swords , crypts and vals of my 125 discus tank. I inject CO2 in that tank because it helps to lower the kh. Now I have have plants coming out of my ears. Will dosing farts harm the African cichlids? None of the books I’ve read and any of these questions.
I keep trying to talk myself out of them :( It would be really nice if they weren't agro since IDK if I want a dedicated tank for them. Further, I'd have to sort out what to do if the had 'lots of babies'.
But I've been obsessed about them for several months now. What to do. JASON - do you have any babies that are ready for homes yet? I.e.; GCCA now or next month?
They are fun to watch as they form a colony. I won't be at the January swap, but will have them at the next one.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics Seriously? You're not going to be there tomorrow? What a relief! LOL Next swap would be perfect for me. I will find you somehow and perhaps set something up for the next one. (Or maybe Multies instead - Still weighing). How can I get ahold of you - FB, or ??
Will they hybridize with multis since they are the same genus?
I doubt it, but you never know for sure.
I've never kept cichlids. I'm intrigued by shell dwellers. Would these be good for a first time cichlids keeper?
As long as your water parameters are stable (hard water with a pH around 8.0 is a good idea for them) and the tank is cycled they can be fun!
I just checked my ph. 8.8!!!! Probably too high.
Starting a shell dweller colony can be a bit pricey and somewhat hard to find depending on your area.
mama girl wow that is high! However. African cichlids might be your best bet. 😀
Zachary360 for sure!
Hi Jason are the fry very slow growing?
No, I would say they are about average.
Thanks J keep your vids coming one of the best out their
Another great video mate perfect timing since you know i just got 6 juveniles i really enjoying them hopefully i have a mix of sexes
Lol still cant believe you didn't tell me you gotten fry
Surprise! Haha
How many can you keep in a 10 gallon (if any)?
I think you may start having issues in a 10 gallon? You could try one breeding pair, but the fry would have to be removed shortly after.
Save me some of the babies pretty please ^_^
Will do! : -)
Will they dig up my planted tank?
The only places I notice them digging is next to rock structures, but they generally don't dig anywhere else.
I would love some of these, where did you get them?
I got them at the GCCA rare fish auction.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics I'm just over the border in Wi. Do you know the person who you got them from, and is there any possibility you think of getting a pair or two for a 40 breeder? These fish are beautiful and would love to add them to my fish room.
I think it was a wholesaler, but they don't sell to the public.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics Thanks for the quick responses, if I were to head that way do you have some Northern Illinois / Chicago LFS recommendations? I've seen you did a video on the LFS I go here (Aquatics Unlimited) and was hoping you have some Illinois recommendations.
I think the stores you have in WI are far better than most of the stores we have around here.
Need help they are shivering and not eating plssss😊
Sounds like some type of infection - maybe ich?
@@PrimeTimeAquatics oh no
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Sigh. I have soft, acidic water. This is the first Tanganika fish that's made me regret that.
You could try using CaribSea African Cichlid mix?
Use crushed coral.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics I am a lazy fish keeper so I try to stick to stock that does well with my tap water, which is from the Mississippi. The good news is that Amazon river and Southeast Asian fish do great, and I can enjoy the African Cichlid footage like this on UA-cam.
Would 5 work in a 20 long?
Sure! I started with that many in a standard 20 without any issues.