When I ordered some fish online recently the seller subbed in 7 one inch Cyrptoheros Spilurus in for a fish he ran out of. What are these guys like? I cant find much info on them, and I am not super familiar with the species since I wasnt planning to buy them. I also have a bigger female Sajica, so I am hoping that wont be a problem, either with aggression or hybridization. A LFS has a male Sajica, would it be better to get him so that each species has some of thier own species to focus breeding energy and aggression on? Thanks.
Sajica and Spilurus
- Thread starter Quo Vadis
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Because they are such close cousins, I personally wouldn't keep them together, but you could grow them out together for a while though, just what out for pairing up signals.
And since they are both Archocentrus types, they are very similar in needs and attitude. To me, the vendor gave you a nice substitution.
I keep a compatible pair of sajica in a 40 gal, the male will tolerate no other tankmates, he is (what I consider) at his size (nearly 5"), pushing the limit of a 40 gal tank, but with no other fish, and the tank being in a line of over 300 gallons, so far so good.
And since they are both Archocentrus types, they are very similar in needs and attitude. To me, the vendor gave you a nice substitution.
I keep a compatible pair of sajica in a 40 gal, the male will tolerate no other tankmates, he is (what I consider) at his size (nearly 5"), pushing the limit of a 40 gal tank, but with no other fish, and the tank being in a line of over 300 gallons, so far so good.
Well the problem is that the only tank the Spilurus really fit in with is the CAcichlid/sunfish growout tank, which has the Sajica already. The Spilurus were what were substituted for the Cichlasoma dimerus, which as you know were for a different tank, my Uruguayan tank. So you think it would be a good to get the male Sajica, so that hopefully the Sajica would pair, and the Spilurus would pair with their own species? Or leave it as it is? (1 Sajica, and however many Spilurus I decide to keep.)
Spilurus, in my experience, are not as bold as sajica. I'm on my second go around with them, as I moved my first pair into a tank with larger central americans and they did not fare well. I'd stay away from keeping sajica with the spilurum. Both are nice fish, but pick one to keep instead of both if you only have one tank to dedicate to them.
That is interesting, because as little one inchers mine are very bold, precocious fish, chasing fish bigger than them, and having mock battles with each other constantly. They seem more bold considering their size than my Sajica.
I just never liked them maybe it's their everyday color, but they do have an attractive spawning coloration, I've always liked spilurums a basic grey fish with bars, when I went to Belize I brought back 10 pairs, just to give you a clue how much I like this fish....
Always interesting how everyone's experiences vary. I read several places that Cutteri are pretty aggressive, but that Spilurum were about on par with the Sajica.
