Heres a little something for our Alto. lovers to fall back on for some needed info.

Altolamprologus calvus
Altolamprologus compressicaeps
Altolamprologus fasciatus
Altolamprologus sp Sumbu
Altolamprologus sp Shell

Behaviour in the wild

Altolamprologus are predators, eating the eggs and fry of other fish, as well as aquatic invertebrates.
The lateral compression of their bodies and thick scales help them get into rocky cracks and crevices to capture their prey.
They are not a schooling fish, hunting on their own.
The thick scales also provide protection against the attack of cichlids guarding their eggs and fry

Sexing

Males are larger than females.
In all species, the females are about 1/2 to 1/3 the size of the males.
Fully mature males have noticeably more elongated finnage and are higher bodied.

Aquarium behaviour

This fish can be kept in pairs or colonies.
They are capable of fending for themselves without being overly aggressive to tankmates.
The entire genus of Altolamprologus is ideal for Tanganyikan community environments.
They can also be kept with many of the cichlids from Lake Malawi and Lake Victoria.
Altolamprologus are not territorial and are not aggresisve towards cichlids of a similar size to them.

Aquarium diet

Altolamprologus readily accept most foods: flakes, freeze-dried, frozen, and live.
A combination of these is recommended.
In aquarium environments, it is rare to see Altolamprologus eat other fishes.

What You Need to Know

Altolamprologus do not compete as aggressively for aquarium food as do most African cichlids.
This fact, combined with the slow growth rate of young specimens, means that the aquarist needs to exercise special care to ensure that they get enough to eat.
This especially applies to young fish.

Compatability and Decoration

Altolamprologus are relatively quiet, slow-moving cichlids.
They are most comfortable when kept with most other Tanganyikan cichlids.
They do not appreciate the company of super-active species such as Tropheus and the Mbuna complex from Lake Malawi. Tropheus and some of the other more vegetarian Tanganyikans and Malawis are also not suitable tankmates as the diet is incompatible with that of Altolamprologus.

Smaller, or dwarf, varieties - Sumbu and Shell can be kept in a tank of minimum 60 centimetres.
The larger species need a bigger tank - minimum around 100 centimetres.
Shells and plenty of rock work should be used in housing these fish, as the females often take refuge inside. In the wild they are always associated with the rocky habitat of Lake Tanganyika.

Breeding

Females will find a spawning site, normally a cave, crevice, or shell, too small for the male to enter.
Females can spawn every 25-35 days when kept in condition.
The fish may spawn on the substrate or in elevated areas.
This fish is a very secretive spawner. It is fairly easy to overlook actual spawns.
They usually form pairs and spawn in the shells, although they may practice polygamy if an excess of females is present in the tank.


No,,I didnt make all this up....I really do know how to read. Nanananaa

You read and type well, AP!

Thanks for sharing this information with us!

It should prove to be very helpful!

i think this should be in the article section :)
very nice!

AW shucks Multies Blush

Never concidered myself to be an author?? Cloud 9

On the Floor Laughing

i had alot of fun reading it
and it was really good the Clap the Clap
all the calvus/comps i had died on me because of the stupid tankmates.
J.regani
breeding quad of caudopunctatus
N.leleupi
L.lemairii(hehe)
L.multifasciatus+fry
choprae danios..
all in a 2FOOT TANK.
they got harassed too much and couldnt handle it.

but i hope mr.sick boss man would put it up :)
after his "illness" is gone.

Oh,,dont "believe" everything you read from that. If you remember,I have had these in with fish they were "NOT" supposed to be in with. And they THRIVED!!!!!

Thats why,, IME,,,,,,I do not believed in all this "supposed" to do things.


Wait,,,,you had them in a 2 foot tank??????? Well thats more than half the problem right there!!!!!!! wabawhat??

Very nice article AP!

As far as putting this in the article section I can put it in as long as proper credit is given so if you can find out the author(s) then credit given to them and submission by AP!I too think this should go up as well

Derek

wabawhat?? Oh my goodness,,,you think I copied this from somebody elses article???? wabawhat??




Giggly On the Floor Laughing

Well,,,,,,,not every word. idunno

Do I still get credit. Hmmmm

LOL

What I need to do in order to publish it is to have credit given to whoever wrote the original info.You will be credited with submission of the article which should be done!It will be handy for the members

Hmmmm OK,,

I got it from a google search while I was searching Altos.


WetPetz.com Good Job

Somebody's been very naughty

WOW,,,I try to be helpful????? idunno

You comear! It says so right here!

Hey Geelite, it's not plagerism when you identify your
source material!

That's the difference between plagerism and research;
giving proper credit where due, or taking credit when its not!

I know my friends. I was just being sarcastic, and also wanted to use some of these new emotions/smilies i got blinky

I have just noticed that I mispelled a word in the title.

Can someone please make it read,,Heres,,,not Herea??

Thanks in advance to whomever finds in it their heart to help out a "friend".
This way it does'nt make me look all that bad, but makes you look better. Good Job

Your wish is my command, AP! Prboy

My wish is YOUR command????? Hmmmm........ Now that could be interesting. This could be the beginning of a good friendship. Giggly

Thank you "preacher".

I thought this was an interseting pic. I found it while Google searching Altos tonight.

And we talk about the Great Wall of China,,,,heres Lake Tanganyika from space.