People are always asking me which tank is my favorite. Hands down it is my Lake Malawi Mbuna tank! People always ask, how come?
Well, for me its cuz they are constantly busy! They have tremendous personality and are such ornery little sh!t's! They always interact with me and are so fun to watch.
Today is the perfect example why. I had gotten a couple single males, but decided to trade them in. So took my OB Zebra (was wanting a female, turned out to be a male) and another unknown male (never could figure him out) to a lfs with the plan on getting a Rusty or two, but ended up getting 2 female Ice Blues (Metriaclima greshakei) for my big guy. These females are a rusty color, so I ended up with the colors I wanted :-) I was unsure of him in the beginning because he was so dominant, but now he is my very favorite fish! So, he took one look at these girls and went NUTS! LOL
Here is an example of what goes on in a Mbuna (that's pronounced Um-Boo-Na) tank and why its so fun to watch! This is my Ice Blue going nuts digging a "nest" after he discovered he has ladies! Excuse the mess, I took out half the rocks to catch the odd fish.
http://s530.photobucket.com/albums/dd35 ... igging.flv
Here is another shot of what goes on all day :-) You can see why I am forever pausing my TV!
http://s530.photobucket.com/albums/dd35 ... 0_1357.flv
So, why do YOU guys like your Africans??
Why Do You Love Your Mbuna Tank Best? Watch and see why :-)
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vwfan79 - Posts: 80
- Joined: Mon Dec 01, 2008 8:20 pm
I think you pretty much hit the nail on the head....the constant moving about, exploring, and digging is great to watch....there personalities are bigger than the tank...and the array of color you can have in your tank, makes it not even look like freshwater....and like you said the personal interaction is great, you step up to the tank and they all come running (swimming lol) to see whats going on, if you put your finger up to the glass they all follow it like a magnet, its awesome!
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dizzcat - Posts: 648
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Well, all that hard work my boy put in worked! I had a spawn this morning! I brought the females home on Thursday and now have one holding. He worked fast LOL
Here is a couple pics of the spawn. You can see them if you hit reply too.
http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd35 ... 0_1374.jpg
http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd35 ... 0_1372.jpg
Here is a couple pics of the spawn. You can see them if you hit reply too.
http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd35 ... 0_1374.jpg
http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd35 ... 0_1372.jpg