Petrochromis Famula

[Apexpredator]

I thought I would

toss up a few pics of my Texas Gold. I must admit that keeping Petrochromis, thus far, has been a

rewarding experience and not nearly as difficult as most portray.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v290/apexpredator01/FamulaMaleSmall.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v290/apexpredator01/100_0384Small.jpg

[buntbarsch]

I can only agree with you.

Sofar my Petrochromis have been a lot of fun. My group of 15 P. Trewawasae are doing very nicely

and are by far not as bad as their reputation.

http://members.rogers.com/buntbarsch/petro18.jpg

[Apexpredator]

I believe the most

important factor to successfully keep Petrochromis lies with the stocking level. You really need

to have quite a few of them so they cannot concentrate on a single fish and beat it down. If that

happens, that fish will quickly die. They can be very aggressive if there are not enough of them

in the tank. The end result will be a tank with one or two left. Just food for thought.

[Apexpredator]

For those that may be

curious. It appears that this fish is of the Famula genus and not the Sp. Texas.

I was

able to locate some old photographs from African Diving through an acquaintance. These photographs

show their location as Zongwe. When AD first listed them on their export lists they called them

Petrochromis Famula "Ivory Head Zongwe." Where the trade name "Texas Gold"

came from is anybodies guess.

http://www.aiconline.it/public/foto/cyatide/petrochromis_famula_zongwe_2.jpg

These fish are quite rare and are in limited supply. Luckily

mine have spawned and I am raising up a group of about 20 young right now. Truly this are

fascinating fish for those that might be interested. Like all Petrochromis they do come with some

baggage.