OPTHALMOTILAPIA VENTRALIS ORANGE CAP IN STOCK AT STONE IN SOUTH AFRICA

Opthalmotilapia ventralis Orange Cap Max Size: 15cm Aquarium Size: 150 x 60 x 60cm Price: R155 each or R1500 for a group of 10. To keep two colored up males of Opthalmotilapia ventralis in an aquarium a tank length of 200cm or larger is required. Keeping a single dominant male with several females and one or two sub-dominant males is possible in a 150 x 60 x 60cm aquarium. Why would you want just one colorful fish in your aquarium? Opthalmotilpia ventralis males put on magnificent breeding displays to attract females to their spawning nests which they carefully construct by moving sand onto flat rocks of at least 20cm diameter when such rocks are provide, or otherwise build in the sand of the aquarium. The breeding techniques of Opthalmotilapia ventralis have been well studied in the wild and in the aquarium. The yellow lappets on the end of their long ventral fins act as egg-dummies to ensure fertilization of the eggs in the females mouth. Be sure to keep these Tanganyika Featherfin gems at least once in a lifetime! Not everybody will have the privilege of watching these species spawn but pop them in a nice 150x60x60cm tank with some sand and minor rock work then sit back and wait for the show! You can check them out on Google: https://www.google.com/search?tbm=vid&q=ophthalmotilapia+spawning - But that will never quite be the same! Kind regards... Stone Aquatics www.stoneaquatics.co.za