lethrinops albus

[nick a]

Getting a little more color at about 2.75-3" and starting to really court the females. He does something I've never seen before: He grabs a mouthful of sand from the bottom, swims to the tops of rocks and slowly lets it fall while he does his shimmy-shake.
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/9369/dsc1675ip1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/5017/dsc1674oe1.jpg

[AlishanAS]

Nice fish. I've always like Lethrinops and currently am growing out sp. deep orange top Nkhata Bay.

[Flareside]

nice looking fish. Those pics are great too

[fischfan13]

Great looking Lethrinops, Nick.
Do you think the male is "multi-tasking"?:partay:

[AlishanAS]

I've seen these on the Atlantis list in the past. Wonder of he'll have them this Saturday? Would be nice.....

[emartin]

I saw them there two weeks ago but I wasn't sure if they were breeders, wildcaughts, or tank raised for sale.

They definitely do have them though and they are 3-4" I think when I saw them. I'd give Pete a call if you want to see if they are for sale and just not on the list.

~Ed

[ChrisG12887]

he is really nice!! Cant wait till hes fully colored. and nice pics!

[YoungAquaticPhotos]

Nice looking Lethrnops! Here is an old pick of my male Lethrinops "msabi creek"

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e325/YoungAquaticPhotos/LethrinopsMaleMsabi2.jpg

[Obi]

Great looking young guy, Nick. I'm keeping a single Lethrinops furcifer, and a quad of Lethrinops "Red Cap" Itungi. These have quickly become my favorite fish. They are beautiful and peaceful. They should always be kept with a sand substrate because they just love sifting through it. You'll miss that natural behavior without sand.

I'm surprised the Lethrinops group is not more popular among hobbyists. They're a great fish.

[nick a]

I'm just surprised it's taken me this long to get into them! Ha! Thay really are cool fish. I was doing a WC on the tank with the albus and noticed something odd in the sand. Whirled the vacuum tube over there with my finger kinda dragging thru the sand and all of a sudden a freaking fish comes flying outta the sand--SOB, startled me so much i couldn't tell if it was a lethrinops or a copad (by the time I was thru with my little girl scream--the fish had darted behind a rock):pointlaugh:

I may end up moving the group of albus into the tank with the placido Jalos & the aul. CTNorths. This male isn't all psycho aggro Mbuna style, but he may be a bit to highstrung for the copad VGs. I've got some Lethrinops red cap chirwas and some aul CTmasinjes that are growing out of the tank they're in & I think they'd be a better match for the copads.

BTW--the Lethrinops genus has got quite a few slots on my Top 10 wish list. That Mbasi, micrentodon makokola, microstoma, auritus lion........I......need.......to.....quit......... .looking.......at pictures................of fish.........(spoken in a James T Kirk voice) HA!

[emartin]

Bumping this topic with updated pics of Nick A's Lethrinops that he posted on another forum a long time ago:

Nick A's stock... I can't wait until my colony colors up...

http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/9331/dsc0726r.jpg

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/3186/dsc0724p.jpg

Original post:
http://www.cichlidae.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=41258#p41165

[emartin]

Bumping this up for everybody...

Definitely an eye-candy type fish...

[BlondeFishGal]

Bumping this up for everybody...

Definitely an eye-candy type fish...


Fab-u-lous!!
I actually sucked in my breath when I saw that picture!

Ok, yeah, I admit it .... when it comes to fish, I am as shallow as they come....it's all about visuals for me, so yup, give me eye candy every day of the week!

:ty: both Nick and Ed for the thrill!

[DiscusnAfricans]

Yeah, these are definitely beautiful fish. I have a group that came from RSC a few months ago and they're already colored up and spawning. They're active but peaceful. I have 3 males and 7 females housed in a 30 gallon, and everybody's fins are perfect. They do like to sift the sand and will dive down if they get spooked. I'm surprised these guys don't get more attention too. I think they rival the beauty of the peacocks without the aggression.

[Chris]

niceeeeeeee