I'd love to see any pics of Chanchos - along w/ their size, temperament and what size tank they are in. I only have this one guy (progression pics below over 14 months) at around 9" now - and a bunch of babies not even an inch at this time.
Please post pics of your Amphilophus Chanchos
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Here is a female I used to have, she was about 8-9" and built like a damn tank
I kept her in a 6' tank with a few similarly-sized cichlids. She was pretty chilled out, wasn't dominant and didn't start any problems.
I kept her in a 6' tank with a few similarly-sized cichlids. She was pretty chilled out, wasn't dominant and didn't start any problems.
My chancho he's around the 12 to 13 inch mark. He was 1.5 inch when I got him in Feb 2014.
No I sold the female. I was fed with all the spawning and fighting and having to have a divider in the tank.
Older pics with the female.
Have you noticed any improvement or degradation in the males color since removing the female? I think she may be the prettiest female Chancho I have ever seen! I was going to get a 6x2 footprint tank for my eventual pair - would you go bigger, or do you think that would work fine?
He used to darken with some barring when breeding, also he would lose a few scales and have some split fins, especially when the fry became free swimming. The female would try to keep him away from the fry.
A 6x2 footprint will be good for your chanchos but I wouldn't say if they will get on or not. Some individuals will fall out no matter what. Good luck with them and keep posting update pics.
Update pic - still growing, but not too fast... I'm loving the olive and yellow colors. He's starting to get a bridge across his forehead
