View Full Version : Who has experience w/ Umbees?
Ak-Kronic
11-16-2008, 2:32 AM
Cichlasoma umbriferum, any one got good info on these great looking fish? i've heard they need 500gal alone.....heard they get 24"+ as males. are they just the meanest cichlid or what? has anyone ever kept them succesfully w/ any other fish? breed them? i wish all these large nice looking cichlids would put up w/ eachother so i could have a sick ass tank w/ having 10,000gal tank haha. so guys please gimme your thought. i notice alot of talk about jags, RD, Midas, FH, GT, and other large fish.........what is there to say about the umbee from ppl who have owned them. thanks
http://www.worldcichlids.com/fotm/images/umbee1.jpg
http://www.cichlidmadness.com/forums/index.php?act=gal_display&t=f&id=53&ext=jpg&i=image.jpg
Camphilophus
11-16-2008, 3:06 AM
They're caquetaia umbriferus not cichlasoma. That might help you when researching them. I've never seen a tank raised umbee reach 24", the biggest one I've seen in person was maybe 16". Lot's of people keep them. You're probably going to want a 180gallon for a pair for life, no other tankmates and keep a divider between your male and female. I know a big vendor who bred his in a 90gallon until his male killed his female a few months ago and couldn't find a decent sized wild female.
Ak-Kronic
11-16-2008, 3:51 AM
ok so why can't i see the edit post button?....the hell did it go? mabe cuz i started the thread... my bad
caquetaia umbriferus
Militis
11-16-2008, 3:57 AM
Nice pictures thanks for sharing don't know much about them my self
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Guapote
11-16-2008, 10:52 AM
I have owned a few. As stated before, they seem to be more aggressive to conspecifics and don't color up (nicely) until 6-8"
Torn on if I should get more. Boring looking fish as a juvie but spectacular as as adult.
BOREEK
11-17-2008, 6:07 PM
great fish, i own a 20" male an he has been tank raised from 3" to 15" in a 90gal an from 15" to 20" in a 180gal an he is only 2.5 years old, so do'nt let people tell you that you are going to need a 500gal tank because thats simply not true but he is very mean.
TrikkyMakk
11-17-2008, 7:46 PM
I have read \ heard the recommended size though is a 300 gallon for one.
Did you see this video?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7lHxFdCDDk