Moba grow out thread

[Bwirtz]

No mate, no website Ken. I didn’t know of him until recently either. B Bwirtz actually directed me to him but I have no social media accts and used my sons IG acct to get in touch with him in September after scouring the internet for moba.

Alison has wilds, 1.25” & 2.5” in atm as well. Whilst the 4-5” are actually not that more costly for a fish prolly close to 6-9 months older than a 2.5” fish.

Pretty sure Butch sold his wild group.

I have heard from several sources that Anthony’s advertised sizes are actually the sizes you get as well. We all know use fish peeps aren’t good at measuring accurately without a tape measure

Anthony has been importing and breeding Tanganyikan cichlids for 15+ years. He also brings in fish from Europe with a select breeder program. Great dude, always an easy transaction.

Excited to see these beauties you are going to get.

 

[ken31cay]

...We all know use fish peeps aren’t good at measuring accurately without a tape measure

So true

 

[danotaylor]

Ok, so the moba are ready to ship. I’ll be receiving 16 of them on Thursday this week. Very excited, like early Christmas when I was 12 years old.
Here are some screen shots off vid the seller posted on IG/FB today

 

[danotaylor]

Here's a link to the IG post video;

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[ken31cay]

They're beautiful fish and should do really well in your tank.

 

[danotaylor]

They're beautiful fish and should do really well in your tank.

Thank you Ken! Appreciate the encouragement

 

[Caperguy99]

Wow they look awesome! Seeing this project coming together is very exciting

 

[danotaylor]

Wow they look awesome! Seeing this project coming together is very exciting

Thank you Caperguy99 appreciate it mate

 

[ken31cay]

Mine grow slow as well

Very exciting!

I must say, they do grow slow! I was sitting looking at mine - most of which I’ve had now personally for a year and 4 months - and they’re definitely still medium-sized at best. Nowhere near the big brutes I see online.

Mine grow slow as well, at least the ones I believe must be females are light eaters/slow growers. Of my thirty gibbs, I've had twenty-four for 1 year and the other six have been in the tank for 4 months. All were 3"-5" when they arrived.

• The largest four (males?) are 10"-11"
• While the smallest five (females?) are 4"-4.5"
• The rest are somewhere in between

 

[ken31cay]

Thank you Ken! Appreciate the encouragement

Sure thing. Tell me, what are the dimensions of your 10' tank? I can't figure any standard dimensions for a 10' tank to equal 500 gallons.