Altolamprologus calvus & compressiceps - How to tell them apart - Lake Tanganyika Cichlids

[@franklinwest2090]

We miss your videos Richelle!! How can we learn about fish without you!?

[@philhare7851]

picking up a gold head today....video was very informative.....

[@matthewmoorecichlids2323]

OMG I love how you say Altolamprologus. Great vid!!!!

[@QuebecCichlides]

Ha Ha thanks. It's the french way of saying it. Honestly I can't say them in english😂

[@bmatic1319]

@@QuebecCichlides it's so sexy

[@lusean193]

Love the way you say Altolamprologus

[@ManxDaddy839]

We got 4 White Calvas yesterday. About 1" Long. Been waiting a long time for them too. So glad to finally have them. Great and informative video. Thank you.

[@QuebecCichlides]

Congratulations on your new fish :D Enjoy!

[@ultimatefishkeeping]

Hi Michelle. Great video. I always enjoy your videos they are great. I gave the video a like. Thank you for sharing. Take care.

[@marco2525]

Hi Richelle, thanks for introducing my favourite African lake tanganyika chiclids to the public

[@5milemacc737]

I have a single golf face compressiceps in my 40g with few julie transcriptus and leulupis. They get along well since they're lots of rocks, plants and wood to hide and they haven't eaten the plants (maybe a bit but they're big plants), I'm excited to see how they grow up it's only 1.5 inches or so and it seems like a slower growing cichlid compared to the south american ones im used to keeping.

[@JasPlun]

They are not that hard to keep. Like Discus many are being bred in different types of water perimeters resulting in fish that can handle the perimeters better. I am lucky the water we have in my area is spot on with the water found in Lake Tanganyika and they do very well. I agree 100% with everything stated here, but do not fear buying this fish if your water perimeters are good for it and you have decent filtration. Mine are doing great in a 75 gallon with 2 marineland 350's and a sponge with a powerhead. I do weekly water changes and have never had problems keeping Calvis. That being said I have only kept Frontosa,Calvis,Tretocephalus. I am glad to know it is bad to have Tropheus with them as I was thinking about buying some to add in with them which I will not be doing after this video. Thank you for posting:P

[@QuebecCichlides]

The goal is definitely not to scare people from buying this fish...just to avoid them buying this fish to add with tropheus he he. They are less prone to illness in higher pH and GH parameters ;) Thanks for your comment.

[@salar304]

I hope to visit your store next time in Montreal. I'll add it to my frequent places i visit when i go there

[@matyasszechy]

I have a male and a female altolamprologus compressiseps “chaitika” they are very calm and realy like to swim around with the fishies(; ( this video realy helped me a lot )

[@MMHCG]

I love this video🐟

[@fishfrenzy1914]

I guess you could call me an altohog. I am growing out black congo calvus and inkfin calvus and 3 species of compressiceps, orange red fin, gold head, and sunset. Now I will look out for some pearly white calvus. I'm also a Tropheus hog with 7 different colonies. Love your videos and your enthusiasm.

[@FishEZ]

Nice explanation, I appreciated learning the differences.

[@tomfish1312]

Really nice Video Rachel Its a pleasure to listen you You got really good information Thank you ! :) From Québec ! ;)

[@QuebecCichlides]

Thank you Tom. I'm glad you liked it. P.S. My name is Richelle ;-)

[@jonsage5486]

Very informative thanks. About to set up a species tank.

[@QuebecCichlides]

Awesome!

[@jonsage5486]

I ended up buying 5 and ended up with 2 pairs. Happy to report both have delivered babies. Amazing fish to keep.

[@krishnak55]

Great presentation & explanation, thank you.

[@QuebecCichlides]

Thank you. I'm glad you like it.

[@alwaystmoza]

Love your videos thanks! My compress passed away yesterday and had him for 8yrs and around 12cm ...he was very healthy so don't know why he died. Today I picked up a white Calvus 3cm ..

[@QuebecCichlides]

I'm so sorry for your loss. a new chapter begins ❤️

[@apcupid9297]

Beautiful fish..amazing vid..keep it up Richelle

[@molley17]

Great video made it easier to decided what species to go for thank you

[@CASPAIRO]

Really Thank You 🙏😉🌻

[@jackleech7]

I love the way she's says Altolamprologus

[@pisstroopa3320]

altolaplalalagus

[@stevemartinez9075]

I like the video and I like you i’m going to have to make a trip to Canada right outside Montreal

[@QuebecCichlides]

Awesome!

[@h20aklandfng63]

Never chase PH is what I have learned. I just use good aragonite and it seems to keep them happy 😊. Water changes of no more than 20% weekly. Works for my fish🤷🏾‍♂️

[@gqwarrior6694]

Agreed. Chasing water parameters is very rarely required except for wild caught fish. Chasing PH especially is a sign of someone that doesn't know what they are doing

[@billlooker2689]

Hope you're well I got 6 calvus for $30 each very small, for a fun project. (The Black's ) 75gl tank I put feeder guppies about 50 in the tank with them to slowly feed on as that grow. Thinking the guppies would have babies for small fry food. I do feed pellet and flake as well. Was this a good or bad plan???????

[@dennisruedel]

Hi Richelle, I enjoyed your video! I recently picked up some Gold Head Compressiceps about 6 weeks ago. So far, everything is going well. I just felt a need to expand the hobby, and I am enjoying them. They are about an inch long in a small colony of six in a 40 breeder that I decorated pretty heavy with Holy Rock and Escargot shells that have been of course cleaned; I hope I am doing this right. I use some Tanganyikan buffer and some Cichlid Lake Salt. If you have any input, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks very much for sharing

[@QuebecCichlides]

Hi Denny, awesome project 😎the alto prefer conches to snail shells but you seem to be on the right track

[@1domcouk]

Hi. Great video! Are their differences in personality between the two species? Does one grow bigger than the other and which is your favourite?

[@Melissahill1980]

Hi I have the Altolamprologus compressiceps. sometimes two out of the 3 change to a dark rusted brownish yellow color and their strips and fins are black.. it's pretty, but what does that mean? Also, the other compressicep sometimes turn very light in color as if it is white. My fiance and i got them from a fish show in MD in 2019 from one of the FIsh exotic guys in Florida who calls them F1's.

[@caiofabio4056]

Can I keep just one Altolamprologus calvus Black? If so, what would be the ideal tank measurements to keep only one specimen?

[@Bk-pu6to]

Cool looking species👍

[@Miguel-fz4te]

I had a blue hap Juvenal but it died.my ph is 8.0 ,nitrite point 5 but it’s fins looked like their fins are stuck together What dos this mean

[@FostaFunk]

Great video! I came here to learn about these fish and learned a lot! I plan on getting these in a 75g as the main attraction fish of the tank. Would it be an ok idea to put them with julidochromis?

[@QuebecCichlides]

Oh yes. Definitely 😊

[@diederikdegroot4069]

I have tropheus and altolamprologus calvis for 3 month’s together now without a problem

[@emanueledigiammarino]

Hi there I have a compressiceps guarding a shell entrance, I have two of them, one is smaller wih dull colors, and the other one is slightly bigger with darker colors, the bigger one guards the shell, but I never saw the other one dwelling around it. The bigger one is the only one standing nearby. I assume it's the male, is it possible that is just faking the spawning driven by instinct? (while there are no eggs)

[@QuebecCichlides]

It’s probably his territorial instinct. Your female is kind of dense for not taking the hint 😂 Hope you’re able to breed them!

[@emanueledigiammarino]

@@QuebecCichlides unfortunately, She thinks of him as a rude ugly boy, not affected a bit while he strives as a real estator...well, property isn't enough ( Shell)from what I can see, the boy gotta learn some manners too.. probably.

[@grock31]

Nicely done!

[@beautifulofafricancichlids3032]

Enggis mbae matur suwon

[@selvyncifuentes2408]

Que belleza, en 20 galones con una pareja de calvus, que otra especie podría introducir, muchas gracias por tu vídeo

[@danwilcox4183]

Very informative, thank you.

[@joselaureano4736]

I've been trying to find this fish and for some reason I thought of you knowing something about them I live in Orlando Florida and want to be in the right direction on how to get this awesome looking fish and to be more specific I mean the altolamprologus calvus black Congo white pearl

[@COOPERSCICHILDS]

Great video

[@QuebecCichlides]

Thank you :)

[@Korfusan]

Hi so I really wanna make all male aulonocara and altolamprologus tank, question is can I keep for example only 2 males of altolamprologus and zero females? Thanks :)

[@rainsnowflake4664]

I have to try keeping these fish. First time I saw these

[@QuebecCichlides]

They are awesome!

[@kristinajofish8209]

Thank you for the information

[@zonn499]

What issues will one obtain from water parameters 7.4-7.8 regarding African cichlids (Tanganyika) ??? If I slowly acclimate to lower parameters what would be the problem ?

[@franciscojavierlucaslorenz7734]

I have 3 sumbu shell for 3 years now and the bigest one is only 6cm, the male are biger than that? or thats normal?

[@QuebecCichlides]

Sumbu shells are dwarfs ;-) They would stay small.

[@stewartperry7797]

Good information

[@QuebecCichlides]

Thank you 😊

[@firaaziz9159]

thanks for explanation CANTIK ..... !

[@catfishcave379]

I've never kept East Africans... but these are the ones that interest me. Can more than one male be kept in a tank? And if not, at what age should they be separated?

[@d.lami.6990]

I had so called compressor set. Long skinny same mouth. Silver like chrome. And male top fin rainbow colored. Wonder if I have proper name. Told the were compressor sets. Many years ago haven't seen any in fish stores recently,

[@guitarstella1]

I have a jack Dempsey bacardi calvus peacock elongates 5 bar cichlid shell dweller and catfish would a compreciecpts fit in

[@QuebecCichlides]

If the calvus fits in then your compressicpes should too. Just know that some of those fish can be aggressive. I don't keep Americans with afrocans

[@fernandolopez4729]

How do you feel about having compressiceps in a frontosa tank?

[@fernandolopez4729]

Great video.

[@QuebecCichlides]

Make sure they don't fit in your frontosa's mouth and you should be fine ;) Adults can go well together

[@QuebecCichlides]

Make sure they don't fit in your frontosa's mouth and you should be fine ;) Adults can go well together

[@QuebecCichlides]

Make sure they don't fit in your frontosa's mouth and you should be fine ;) Adults can go well together

[@JustMyFish]

Nice thanks.

[@QuebecCichlides]

Thank you :)

[@apopense]

Do you ship fish to Ontario?

[@QuebecCichlides]

Of course. Send us an email with your address and we’ll check your options www.quebec-cichlides.com/contact-us?zenid=94ibr7baf565acemogr8tj4n36

[@balakrishnanaraj6658]

Make a video for frontosa special care mam

[@alexandergalliano1460]

my altos are at a ph of 7.2, and they are fine with all sorts of other fish. i have angel fish with them, as well as plecos and electric blue acaras. also they love bloodworms..... so, i really dont know what youre talking about.

[@QuebecCichlides]

I'm giving people the ideal parameters and information. Fish adapt. If you want to keep them in your kind of tank, it's up to you.

[@maxpain9111]

As always i've learned something new today. By the way you look beautiful. 😁

[@danialqanooq7645]

❤

[@syazwan2025]

Any hobbies got problem with alto locked jaw?

[@Ali-Muscle]

The difference in the two fish start at 5:30.

[@rahulvsamant]

i don't think one needs products to keep calvus/comps. if they are wild caught....maybe...... unless water is too acidic. ... i have kept and bred calvus at 7 ph. a stable ph is better than a high one..

[@QuebecCichlides]

A stable pH is important but if it's too low, you might have issues on the long run. If you are lucky to keep them a long time in that pH, good for you. With all the bad experiences I've seen with people who have low pHs for African cichlids, It would be irresponsible of me to advise people to keep it that way. Just because one has been smoking their whole life and hasn't been sick doesn't mean that smoking doesn't kill.

[@zonn499]

QuebecCichlides how u going to compare smoking to water parameters ? Totally irrelevant

[@zonn499]

Do you mind sharing your experience with pearly calvus ?? how long did you keep one in a ph of 7.0 I just purchased a baby one and I’m keeping it in 7.4-7.8 water do u think that it will be fine I slowly acclimated it to btw

[@AQUAFUNK]

JUST SUBBED

[@QuebecCichlides]

Thank you 😁 Welcome to my channel! (I week late but hey...better late than never)

[@MagnaRads]

My poor gold head got caught in a pump and is now smushed

[@antowanstanback8017]

She’s Beautiful

[@rudeboirasta3629]

I feel like most of this info is wrong, I have a good head compressicep I keep him with everything frm rainbows to fahaka puffer he's out all the time he's not scared of any of my fishes I have him with convict blood parrot hybrids that's had babies in the tank and he does great I have him with frontosa they're all in the same tank

[@QuebecCichlides]

Just because it works for you doesn't mean that it's the "ideal" environment for your fish. African cichlids will adapt but it's not the best. They're from lake Tanganyika and thrive in the Tanganyika tank with appropriate water parameters. Of course, I never said that they wouldn't survive in such a mixed tank as yours. It's like if you've smoked cigarettes your whole life. You could say that they didn't kill you but it would be irresponsible to tell others that it's healthy to smoke.

[@matthiasm.5822]

Alto-lampro-logus :p its not a spanish fish

[@QuebecCichlides]

That's exactly what I said....but in French.... I'm a French speaker....

[@gqwarrior6694]

Ok, I'm less than one minute in & I'm already worried by the bad advice. Unless you have wild caught fish, which are very, very rare, or have very soft, acidic water, then messing with water chemistry is going to cause more harm than good. 95% of these fish are born & raised in plain old dechlorinated tap water. It's stupid to try to imitate the waters of a lake that the fish hasn't been anywhere near in many, many generations. Take it from someone that's been breeding Tangs for longer than you've been breathing