my argentea

[deradlerskartal]

Whats the growth rate in your experience? I have a small one that doesnt seem to grow at all!

So slow.. Especially above to 20 cm.
I thing growth rate like this;
first 1 year 9 to 12 cm
2. year : 12 to 20 cm ( male/female, domination effects)
than 2-4 cm for a year..

My male argentea ~25cm
same generation female is ~17 cm

I thing they are 3-3.5 years old.

 

[calibigrob]

Beautiful

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[Jc1119]

So slow.. Especially above to 20 cm.
I thing growth rate like this;
first 1 year 9 to 12 cm
2. year : 12 to 20 cm ( male/female, domination effects)
than 2-4 cm for a year..

My male argentea ~25cm
same generation female is ~17 cm

I thing they are 3-3.5 years old.

Interesting. Our wc is by far the fastest grower and largest cichlid we keep. Pushing 15" or so now after a year or so.....

 

[decoy50]

I bought mine at an inch and it is 7-7.5 after about 18months. One of the slowest growing vieja IME.

 

[convict360]

very nice looking set-up

 

[decoy50]

Interesting. Our wc is by far the fastest grower and largest cichlid we keep. Pushing 15" or so now after a year or so.....

I've seen you post about this guy before and I think you definitely got the exception to the rule. 15in is also crazy huge for an argentea. I'm expecting mine to top out around 12. Your argentea has a chance to be a really special fish.

 

[Jc1119]

I've seen you post about this guy before and I think you definitely got the exception to the rule. 15in is also crazy huge for an argentea. I'm expecting mine to top out around 12. Your argentea has a chance to be a really special fish.

Thanks! I think yours is beautiful as well. Loving the finnage


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[jiant2520]

Wow... top notch tank and fish!!!!

 

[deradlerskartal]

My niece İrem (5 years old) vs argentea (3 years old)

[video=youtube;IdzPThnNHpo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdzPThnNHpo[/video]

and some photos;

 

[deradlerskartal]

Male and female argentea first date;

[video=youtube;kJMbvDMLTos]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJMbvDMLTos[/video]