This was surprising ....I bought pellegrini as pellegrini

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tlindsey said:
Pellegrini are rare only Steindachneri are available.
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That's the Redhump, Ja? We have those, Brasiliensis, Balzanii, and "Surinamensis" which is supposedly Altifrons, but IDK....I don't see too much outside those couple species but I bet I could special order some. These are the 1st pellegrini I ever saw though. Ordered a another pair of Balzanii last week....supposed to have 2 F for every male so I did, but now I think my pair of Brasiliensis needs a 2nd female too. Ironically ordered a male "Surinamensis" too so I will probably end up with a mate for my Altifrons


Check out big male Brasiliensis.....they look like big male GTs w/out the orange....super badass
 
Frank Castle said:
That's the Redhump, Ja? We have those, Brasiliensis, Balzanii, and "Surinamensis" which is supposedly Altifrons, but IDK....I don't see too much outside those couple species but I bet I could special order some. These are the 1st pellegrini I ever saw though. Ordered a another pair of Balzanii last week....supposed to have 2 F for every male so I did, but now I think my pair of Brasiliensis needs a 2nd female too. Ironically ordered a male "Surinamensis" too so I will probably end up with a mate for my Altifrons
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Yeah those are the species that are available in my area too. Are you going to keep the Balzanii in a aquarium of their own for the cool down periods?
 
tlindsey said:
Yeah those are the species that are available in my area too. Are you going to keep the Balzanii in a aquarium of their own for the cool down periods?
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Uhm, I'm not sure how I'm goin to work it yet, but I know I have another year to figure it out, cuz she's only 2.5", but atm, she's in w/ my pair of Brasiliensis and a EBJD (last one alive) and molly/platy/guppy/danio/TB/catfish


U ever kept Balzanii before?
 
Frank Castle said:
Uhm, I'm not sure how I'm goin to work it yet, but I know I have another year to figure it out, cuz she's only 2.5", but atm, she's in w/ my pair of Brasiliensis and a EBJD (last one alive) and molly/platy/guppy/danio/TB/catfish


U ever kept Balzanii before?
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Yes only for a short time arrived in bad shape from Petsolutions.
 
tlindsey said:
No more like 2 wks so you are doing well. :)
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GEE, that's comforting. oh well, we got Duanes lol I WISH I knew fish like I know reptiles. :( I'm ready to tear down the whole tank anyway, all 20 caves, 40-50 plants and 20+ fish to upgrade to a 55g that I'm borderline ready to go run to Petco and buy for a dollar-per gallon tomorrow before fishing season starts on Saturday. If it pours like it' supposed to I might be stuck in the house anyway. PPPSssssshhh whatever
 
Frank Castle said:
GEE, that's comforting. oh well, we got Duanes lol I WISH I knew fish like I know reptiles. :( I'm ready to tear down the whole tank anyway, all 20 caves, 40-50 plants and 20+ fish to upgrade to a 55g that I'm borderline ready to go run to Petco and buy for a dollar-per gallon tomorrow before fishing season starts on Saturday. If it pours like it' supposed to I might be stuck in the house anyway. PPPSssssshhh whatever
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Yes Duanes is the go to member when it comes to cichlids from regions like Balzanii. :)
 
tlindsey said:
Yes Duanes is the go to member when it comes to cichlids from regions like Balzanii. :)
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Balzanii is apparently so weird that previous cichlid keeping experience appears to count for SO little when keeping these things. I saw pix of a pair and both have male-humps.....you cant even tell them apart, but other literature I read says the females don't GET a hump at all. Now we're doing 50-60F water temps? ....and they don't seem to come to the surface to feed either, all 3 Geos in that tank wait for pellets and food that sinks and haven't learned by watching the EBJDs or the dithers. Shoot, I even have CATFISH in that tank that surface-feed, but not Geos/Gymnos
 
tlindsey said:
Yes Duanes is the go to member when it comes to cichlids from regions like Balzanii. :)
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I will be setting up a 40 gallon breeder I got last year from Petco very soon for the almost 200 EBA fry . I have been losing a couple daily but that's expected.
 
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