Wild Lobochilotes Labiatus

[Mastiffman/ Duramax7Man7]

I got these back in March or so of 2014 and didn't keep them that long as they were nasty buggers. Would probably have to be kept in larger numbers..

I was told that they would be okay mixed in with other fish... Yes towards other fish. NO in low numbers.

[jumpman]

Lol they even look mean, and look at the way the Fronts move away from him....not keen!! :-)

[ben]

Yeah them Fronts weren't happy at all lol, never seen one of them before even at the importers.

[Mastiffman/ Duramax7Man7]

Jan 19, 2016 6:44:37 GMT -5 jumpman said:

Lol they even look mean, and look at the way the Fronts move away from him....not keen!! :-)

I know, right!? The importer that I got them from played their aggression down big time.

Jan 19, 2016 7:37:23 GMT -5 ben said:

Yeah them Fronts weren't happy at all lol, never seen one of them before even at the importers.

They were cool at first but once they settled in the aggression was Horrible!!! They would need to be in a larger colony for success I believe.

Here's the kicker of it all. They get 14 INCHES!!!!!! YIKES!?

[ms1tx]

Really cool looking fish. I remember seeing them on a importers list awhile back and they took forever to come off. You'd need a crazy size tank if they get 14 inches and have to be kept in high numbers.

[Mastiffman/ Duramax7Man7]

Oh Man I know. I don't even know if they would calm down as they approached that size. They need a few thousand gallon tank bare minimum.

[simochromisisme]

Here's a short video of the ones i used to keep.

[simochromisisme]

There's 2 wild pairs and 8 F1. I also had a 14 inch monster female who had to be housed seperately from day one. These 2 pairs lived peacefully together in their previous tank, spawning the young that's in with them. Unfortunately over time, one of the two males killed the other adults and then killed the young too. On the plus side, they didn't bother the T.Duboisi or P.Tricolors.

[Mastiffman/ Duramax7Man7]

Cool vid. Thanks for sharing. So... who was bugging the Dubs? There were a coupl. That looked a but roughed up.

[simochromisisme]

The Dubs were in the tank where I moved the monster female to, as you see I then had to move them as she wouldn't leave them alone. The damage was done during the first night of been together and they was quickly moved the following morning. They all went on to make a full recovery. Lesson learned- DON'T BUY LOBOCHILOTES LABIATUS lol