7 months with asfraci

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Isla Taboga Panama via Milwaukee
picked up 1st day of ACA convention back in July 2012,
you can tell size compared to the air line tubing maybe 1/2"
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latest 3"
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How many do you have and how many ended up with deformed mouths? I'd still love to get this species, but am hoping for some new blood.
 
I picked up 10 in July, and believe there are now 9 left. 3 have deformed mouths and have grown very little.
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The 3 largest look good, and the jury is still out on the medium 3.
I have them in a 55gal with half dozen nanoluteus, and they tend to get lost in the decor.
The mutants are always out, the normal ones tend to be wary and hide
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wonder why the deformed ones are correspondingly braver, maybe they're a couple sense(Lol) short of a dollar too?
how odd.
 
petspoiler said:
wonder why the deformed ones are correspondingly braver, maybe they're a couple sense(Lol) short of a dollar too?
how odd.
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I believe in nature the mutants would have been picked off, I think your on the right track with the lack of sense thought.
The deformed ones are still there because I figure they can act as target/dithers down the road if a pair forms between normal ones. If a mutant tries to mate, it will be culled.
And Clockwork, I think it is right to look out for, and point out deformities.
I had an adult pair of asfraci about 10 years ago with funny mouths, the male killed the female after spawning and ate the eggs, saving me the trouble of a slash and burn cull.
 
They're really developing into beautiful specimens. Continued success with them.
 
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