tamara berg - 2003-08-09 To tell the males and the females of this species (Lamprologus compressiceps) apart... the anal fins of the males extend beyond the begining of the tail fin, and the anal fins are more pointed than that of the females.
Gary Biggs - 2008-05-28 I've got a breeding pair of 'wild caught' + G1 Calvus White Chaitika, a pair of breeding 'wild caught' Yellow compressiceps, a pair of breeding 'wild caught' Goldface compressiceps, and a few other wild caught cichlids breeding. Love'em. Others are Frontosa mpimbwe blues (wild caught) 2 males 7 females, 2 pair of breeding cylindricus(Isanga), a pack of lelupei firecrackers(7), breeding pair of Variabilichromis 'Moori', breeding pair of julidochromis 'transcriptus', breeding pair of brichardi 'Helianthus' and 'Jumbo Yellow'. Cichlids can be a hard habit to break. lol But lots of fun. All my breeders are 'wild caught' with the exception of 1 g1 pair of calvus White Chaitika. Everyone enjoy the experience. And I try not to pull too many hairs out, trying to figure out these very finicky, aggressive fish. But right water conditions and lots of caves, rocks, conch shell, etc. and they'll do their own thing. Just sit back, watch and enjoy. Peace and good luck to all. Gary Biggs
Not only is the Compressed Cichlid a very beautiful and graceful fish, it has a distinctive body shape!
To tell the males and the females of this species (Lamprologus compressiceps) apart... the anal fins of the males extend beyond the begining of the tail fin, and the anal fins are more pointed than that of the females.
I've got a breeding pair of 'wild caught' + G1 Calvus White Chaitika, a pair of breeding 'wild caught' Yellow compressiceps, a pair of breeding 'wild caught' Goldface compressiceps, and a few other wild caught cichlids breeding. Love'em. Others are Frontosa mpimbwe blues (wild caught) 2 males 7 females, 2 pair of breeding cylindricus(Isanga), a pack of lelupei firecrackers(7), breeding pair of Variabilichromis 'Moori', breeding pair of julidochromis 'transcriptus', breeding pair of brichardi 'Helianthus' and 'Jumbo Yellow'. Cichlids can be a hard habit to break. lol But lots of fun. All my breeders are 'wild caught' with the exception of 1 g1 pair of calvus White Chaitika. Everyone enjoy the experience. And I try not to pull too many hairs out, trying to figure out these very finicky, aggressive fish. But right water conditions and lots of caves, rocks, conch shell, etc. and they'll do their own thing. Just sit back, watch and enjoy. Peace and good luck to all. Gary Biggs
I have a gold-head compressiceps and it is a really great fish. He really loves bloodworms. They do tend to grow very slow though
the compressed cichlid grows very slow and should be kept in a tank where it is not bullied until able to fend for itself.