venestus http://www.allcichlids.com Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:29:15 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_malawi/nimbochromis_venustus_giraffe_cichlid__5.html#josc46 im king of fish ahmad kishani Wed, 04 Apr 2007 07:05:47 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_malawi/nimbochromis_venustus_giraffe_cichlid__5.html#josc264 I have recently bought a whole new tank of cichlids and one of them is a Giraffe Cichlid! So far it has been peaceful and hasn\'t attacked any other fish! Actually the fish attacking them all is a loach which really surprised me cause it is normally terrified of all fish!!!!! I guess its just sticking up for itself! I mean all my cichlids are egging him on to attack them and its quite funny! But they\'ve stopped now!!!!! Sumthing-Smells-Fishy Sat, 29 Dec 2007 18:18:58 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_malawi/nimbochromis_venustus_giraffe_cichlid__5.html#josc292 i have a giraffe cichlid of about 7 inches, and he isnt aggressive at all! hes been mainly picked on by some very tiny cichlids which i thought weren\'t going to survive!! so much for its so called aggressive nature bless him! Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:56:27 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_malawi/nimbochromis_venustus_giraffe_cichlid__5.html#josc319 I have a cichlid tank of 75gl, all from Tanganyika lake. Friend of mine gave me a venustus, it was a bit larger than the other and everything was going smooth for a while... until the war started between him and a electra blue. Unfortunately the electra blue killed the venustus, sad because the venustus was peaceful with the other species in my tank. Jean Sat, 01 Mar 2008 08:46:22 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_malawi/nimbochromis_venustus_giraffe_cichlid__5.html#josc332 I just bought a Giraffe Cichlid, its still pretty young.. only like 2-2 1/2 Inches.. Its a lot darker than the one above and it has redish-orange on its fins instead of the blue (above).. Is that normal?? Its pretty aggressive too, i bought two cichlids and it always looks like its challenging the other one by raising its fins and holding very still by the smaller fish... Bee Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:10:20 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_malawi/nimbochromis_venustus_giraffe_cichlid__5.html#josc460 I have 4 very large venustus, trying to work out which is the male and females, they are all close to 10-12 inches, and extremely aggressive, any smaller cichlids around the 2inch mark are always targetted by food, my tank is quite large with plenty of hiding places, but one slip up from the smaller fish and they become fish food for the 4....anyone have any idea how to clearly distinguish sex? Marlon Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:06:20 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_malawi/nimbochromis_venustus_giraffe_cichlid__5.html#josc478 I had just bought 2 Giraffes I think. I didn\'t realize how big these guys get. They were nit even an inch long when I got them. Now, they are in a tank with what I believe is a full grown \"Electric yellow\"(app. 4 inches). He pretty much dominates the tank. Esp.the little area where he likes to hangout. It\'s interesting to watch them during feeding time. vaughan Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:47:49 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_malawi/nimbochromis_venustus_giraffe_cichlid__5.html#josc539 for almost a year now ive had an electric blue (azul) and a bumblebee (sher kahn), and i recently purchased a venustus, and he was so small, i didnt think he was gonna make it, but now he is almost as big as my blue, who i might add is the dominant one, even though the bumblebee is i little bit larger. but they have a hierarchy in there, nobody messes with the blue, as he chases everybody, the bumblebee is caught in the middle, only one he can push around is the venustus, and well, for the venustus, he just gets lots of exercise, lol. i might add that my pleco is never harmed, which surprises some folks. tyler Sun, 07 Dec 2008 23:56:12 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_malawi/nimbochromis_venustus_giraffe_cichlid__5.html#josc602 are you sure its not a nimbochromis Livingstonii? david Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:03:13 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_malawi/nimbochromis_venustus_giraffe_cichlid__5.html#josc712 LOL I just got a Giraffe Cichlid and a YoYo Loach and the two are best buds. The loach even \"cleans\" the Cichlid while eating of any stray particles around his gills. I\'m glad I got them both! Snert Sun, 17 May 2009 22:21:50 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_malawi/nimbochromis_venustus_giraffe_cichlid__5.html#josc793 how do u sex these fish? ashleigh Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:31:10 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_malawi/nimbochromis_venustus_giraffe_cichlid__5.html#josc817 You can tell the sex by noticing if there is black on the fins. males will get black on their fins and will also have blue on their face. you can notice this at about 1-2 inches. Amber Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:27:48 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_malawi/nimbochromis_venustus_giraffe_cichlid__5.html#josc850 sexing chiclids is a difficult thing to do and even those of us that think we know wat we are doing slip up and figure out that our fish fred is a fredricka lol. but the easiest way to tell if your fish is male of female is to look at the egg spots on the lower back fin. if it has three or more egg spots male. this isn\'t always true however ive found it to help me alot, the other way to tell is to look at the eye some males have a black strip that goes across the eye. very noticable if the fish has one alex Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:56:00 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_malawi/nimbochromis_venustus_giraffe_cichlid__5.html#josc869 i have bought 2 in the past and both have shit themselves and died that day i did everything perfect for the fish but i guess when it saw who it eas living with it more then likely had a heart attack 25cm oscar 15 cm red devil a 20 cm flowerharn and a 20 cm juguar and some other ugly fish thats about 15 cm ando Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:01:40 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_malawi/nimbochromis_venustus_giraffe_cichlid__5.html#josc879 JUST PURCHASED A VENUSTUS. AND IM FINDING OUT THAT THEY EAT CICHLIDS. I HAVE A TANK FULL OF PEACOCKS, VERY NICE MAY I ADD. HOPE THEY DONT BECOME FOOD. I WILL VERY SAD AND PISSED. MONSTERUP Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:58:40 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_malawi/nimbochromis_venustus_giraffe_cichlid__5.html#josc926 I just got two of these guys, didn\'t realize they got so big. If they start eating my cichlids they will be going back to the store. Right now they seem to be fine. They eat everything that they see, and are growing up fast. Becky Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:57:23 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_malawi/nimbochromis_venustus_giraffe_cichlid__5.html#josc982 This cichlid species is pretty calm when they\'re young, so they can be kept with angel\'s,barbs,and tetra\'s. Once they reach about 3-4 inches, they need to be removed, and place them with other african\'s not too small though. My little Venustus was so calm and active when he was a baby 1-2 inches. 2 years later..He\'s 13.5 inches and he is by himself in a 130 gallon tank, he is by far the meanest cichlid I have ever kept, great cichlids to have. David Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:11:18 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_malawi/nimbochromis_venustus_giraffe_cichlid__5.html#josc986 I have one about 7 inch, one of my faver in tank, healty ,good looking in tank, is not that aggresive but is boss, take food from my hand. I like him. kamran Sat, 03 Apr 2010 15:41:49 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_malawi/nimbochromis_venustus_giraffe_cichlid__5.html#josc995 the male will be alot brighter in colour and his face will turn electric blue after u know that with my experiance they fairly easy to breed as long as the tank is big enough to have 1 male and 3-6 female hope that helps and if thay are as big as your then they can have 100-150 babys sean Wed, 07 Apr 2010 07:39:22 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_malawi/nimbochromis_venustus_giraffe_cichlid__5.html#josc996 give them tiger barbs every know an agian when they get big because it help make them show there true hunting skills then just give them bloodworm and cichlid pettets do nt feed flakes after they are 4inchs because it not as benifishle as live or frozen food hope tht help sean Wed, 07 Apr 2010 07:46:44 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_malawi/nimbochromis_venustus_giraffe_cichlid__5.html#josc997 dont be silly do nt keep with these types of fish they will make mince meat out of them keep with over large african or american cichlids sean Wed, 07 Apr 2010 07:59:12 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_malawi/nimbochromis_venustus_giraffe_cichlid__5.html#josc1020 I bought a Venustus about 2 weeks ago. I was a little skeptical because he is about 4.5 in and the other cichlids in the tank top out at about 2in. Not only is my Venustus not agressive, but the 2in. zebra bosses him around. He is the sweetest guy in the tank - doesn\'t harm, chase, or do anything to the other little guys. The smallest is a 1.5in zebra, and the Venustus is very peaceful ! -- Sun, 25 Apr 2010 07:16:15 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_malawi/nimbochromis_venustus_giraffe_cichlid__5.html#josc1053 I bought a 6\" beautiful male venustus that had been returned by 3 different people because he would kill everything in the tank he was added to. The pet store said he would be good to put with my 12\" oscar in a 100 gallon tank. The 2 get along great. I tried adding other large cichlids, resulting in a series of brutal, punishing beatdowns and returned fish. I tried moving aquarium decor around to mess up his \"territory,\" but it didn\'t work. The WHOLE tank is his territory. I finally bought a large, super aggressive red-devil/parrot cichlid that would attack my hand like a pirahna when I put it in its tank. I removed the kalingo for about 2 hours to let the red devil get adjusted. After I put the kalingo back, they sparred for about an hour and then made a peace. So far, so good. ryan Thu, 27 May 2010 20:09:00 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_malawi/nimbochromis_venustus_giraffe_cichlid__5.html#josc1097 i know that some americans and africans get along ok but u dumbasses seem to be doing alot of it. those of you who are doing it be wary because they may seem ok at first but eventually they will fight me12 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 07:13:49 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_malawi/nimbochromis_venustus_giraffe_cichlid__5.html#josc1099 i have a two month old venustus(one inch long) in a 125 with about 14 others including a five ahli but he appears to be super smart at avoidly almost all the others by hiding in some plastic plants and coming out to feed and i cant wait for him to grow sean Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:13:35 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_malawi/nimbochromis_venustus_giraffe_cichlid__5.html#josc1102 I bought George at Wal-Mart with the rest of his/her tank mates they were all about the same size. We actually thought it was a she it grew 3 times faster than the rest of the fish. went from a 1in to 3 or 4 in 6 months. Not agressive at all like the Red Zebra who is half the size and already put in his own tank. Started to notice this week George has a blue mouth, no females he is the only Venestus in the tank. My daughter is dissapointed she thought it was funny to name our female George. There are no spots on his lower fin. Darkwoman Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:24:12 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_malawi/nimbochromis_venustus_giraffe_cichlid__5.html#josc1106 I bought a venestus months ago and it lives happily with my blue acara, green severum, two convicts, black angle, gudgeon, bristle nose and other catfish and they seem to get along all fine.they all have there bad days but in the end they all calm down and ignore eachother paul Sun, 15 Aug 2010 07:17:15 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_malawi/nimbochromis_venustus_giraffe_cichlid__5.html#josc1111 You should never mix African and South American Cichlids. They need different water chemistries. Most African Cichlids need hard water and a high pH, while most South American Cichlids need soft water and a neutral pH. raburtonv Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:33:41 +0100