Krobia guianensis

[fishbabes]

Hi,
I just got my first

pair of cichlids. They are Krobia Guanensis - Xingu "Orange spot"

I've

been told they are a rare variety and I believe it because I am having trouble finding info on

them. Any info or links would be greatly appreciated. It would be helpful to at least know another

common species that they are similar to for their care so I have info I can use with them. I

understand they are a South American cichlid.

I was told they are peaceful, only get to

about 3" or so, and are good parents. I have them in my community tank for a few days and they

are staying in back in the plants. I put a flower pot in for them and have a couple of other caves

but they seem to prefer the plants. Perhaps they tank is too "busy" for them yet. They

are in with mollies, gouramis, cories and bettas.

Thanks

[Tim]

Check out Cichlasoma and

Aequidens sensu stricto species species that like soft, acidic water and inhabit areas with leaf

liter and roots. "Enjoying Cichlids" lists them at 15cm or close to 6 inches.
Tim

[Mike Wise]

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In their book Stawikowski & Werner (2003) state that the species Krobia

sp. Xingu was first imported into the hobby in 1999 under the wrong name (Aequidens sp. Xavantina).

They were exported from Altamira, Brazil. More were brought back by Evers in 2000 who collected

them in a clearwater tributary of the Rio Suiá-Missu (Xingu system) in the Serra do Roncador (Mato

Grosso state, Brazil). The water conditions where it was colleced were: pH 5.0; 5µS/cm @

27.8ºC/82ºF. They state that it is relatively easy to breed under these conditions. Hope this

helps.

[antluu]

Do you have any picture of

them? This is the pair my buddy have.
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o320/1123581347/krobia-pair.jpg

[Mike Wise]

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my buddy have.
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o320/1123581347/krobia-pair.jpg</div>

There is only a

B&W photo (Kullander's) of a preserved specimen. Stawikowski & Werner write that

(translated from German so it might be a bit choppy), " ... it is distinguished most of all

by its stocker shape when compared to the more northerly forms. Vertical bands and preorbital

(nose) stripe on Krobia sp. "Xingu" are more distinct, the suborbital (below the eye)

band is broken up. The lateral band is reduced to a row of nearly rectangular blotches at the

intersections of the lateral band and vertical bands." It's hard to say if your photo

shows the same species.

[antluu]

Ah, I was told it was

"orange spot", but Im not sure now. Wish I have those books you have, they seemed very

interesting.

[Mike Wise]

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Commercial names can be a problem. Although descriptive, it

doesn't seem to be a published name.

As for the book, it is part of a 3 volume set -

"Die Buntbarsche Amerikas" (Cichlids of the Americas), published by Verlag Eugen Ulmer

(publisher of DATZ magazine). Volume 1 discusses chaetobranchine, cichlasomine & heroine

species of Central & South America. Volume 2 discusses Apistogramma (and related genera) &

Mikrogeophagus. Volume 3 discusses eartheaters, pikes & other predatory cichlids, mostly from

South America; the pike cichlid part is particularly good. The 3 volume set now sells for €50 or

about $65; not bad for what you get! The down side of course is that they are only

published in German, although I have translated v.2.

[Cichlid-Power]

After what you are saying it is Krobia sp. Xinguensis, this is a very nice fish, it's calm, does not destroy the plants, eat everything plain water, temperature around 25 degrees celsius. So I'll attach a link to my homepage about Krobia. You can choose between english and norwegian text.

Cichlid-Power
http://http://www.lem.net/alf/css-krobia-nor.htm


Hi,
I just got my first

pair of cichlids. They are Krobia Guanensis - Xingu "Orange spot"

I've

been told they are a rare variety and I believe it because I am having trouble finding info on

them. Any info or links would be greatly appreciated. It would be helpful to at least know another

common species that they are similar to for their care so I have info I can use with them. I

understand they are a South American cichlid.

I was told they are peaceful, only get to

about 3" or so, and are good parents. I have them in my community tank for a few days and they

are staying in back in the plants. I put a flower pot in for them and have a couple of other caves

but they seem to prefer the plants. Perhaps they tank is too "busy" for them yet. They

are in with mollies, gouramis, cories and bettas.

Thanks

[NVCichlids]

is there an importer in the US to get this species in?