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Saturday September 18th

MY EXPERIENCE IN MAINTAINING AND BREEDING THE APISTOGRAMMA GENUS - by Sal Silvestri

SAL_SILVESTRI Sal Silvestri has been an active hobbyist for over 35 years. It all started with one goldfish won at a carnival. This one bowl eventually grew to a 55 g tank which housed two 14 " Oscars. Even though he has kept and bred a variety of fish "Cichlids" are still his favorite.

Sal's tanks grew along with his breeding skills, and 35 years later he currently has twelve running tanks, which range from 10 to seventy-five gallons. Four tanks house several varieties of Apistogramma species, Two are devoted to communities of Lake Tanganyikan / Malawi Cichlids, another of Sal's favorite. The remaining tanks contain a variety of cichlids from West African to tetras, loaches and catfish (Zebra Plecos).

Sal joined and became very active in the Norwalk Aquarium Society in 1975, where he has held various positions in the board and presently serves as president and program chairperson. He traveled the show circuit extensively, his fish winning many awards. He then went on to become a certified NEC judge, for which he is high in demand during the show season. Sal's notoriety has spread far and wide, as he has generously shared his knowledge and wisdom during many speaking engagements throughout the Northeast. He has also written many articles and honored with reprints in ACA's Buntbarsche Bulletin and society magazines across the country, Japan and Europe. His author awards include numerous FAAS as well as NEC recognitions.

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Labidochromis sp. "Hongi" - BAP Report

Written by Jay Stephan

These fish come from Lake Malawi. They are part of the mbuna group of cichlids from this lake. Labidchromis sp. Hongi, or the Red Top Kimpuma, are relatively peaceful to mildly aggressive fish. These fish mix well with a large number of other African cichlids that are peaceful to mildly aggressive, making them an excellent community tank fish. This species grows to five to six inches. Males tend to be slightly larger than females. Most males develop a light blue body with darker vertical lines, with orange or yellow on the top of their body and dorsal fin. Their face gets a combination of either orange or yellow with dark black lines. Females tend to become more brownish than males. Females also usually develop some orange or yellow on their dorsal fins, along with orange under their face and lower body.

I have successfully bred these fish several times. I keep one male and at least two females in a 20 gallon high predrilled tank. My tanks have stones on the bottom, and an under gravel filter system. I depend on a drip system to change 10 to 15% of their water twice a week.

Once a month I clean their stones and do a large 40 to 50% water change. This is when spawning tends to occur. I have placed
pieces of four inch long PVC pipe of various diameters ranging from one inch to two inches on top of the stones in these tanks. These fish use them both as a hiding place and a place to spawn.