thorichthys

My firemouth pair with their first brood, this was also their first spawn, they've been excellent parents and very protective. The fry have been out free swimming for 4 days now, the parents have moved them from one end to the other and back again. Their numbers are reducing and I don't suspect...

I have been very interested in this species since I have few. Once thought as mixteco blue, green or gold...they were renamed panchavalli. But read an article (cannot find it) that Juan Miguel is not completely convinced they are their own species. It’s a possible misidentification and could...

I'll soon be setting up a 125 gallon American cichlid tank, probably mildly stocked with Thorichthys Meeki and Swordtails. Plan on adding another Fx6 to what I have. Is anyone running a similar setup? Do you use one mainly for bio media and the other for a mix of mechanical/bio. What kind of...

Unfortunately the h. Deppi was hiding the whole time. Definitely think I’m going to eventually move fish once they grow more. The astyanax bimculatus and c. Rostratus will get their own tank for sure. I want to keep things closer to geography corrrct.

At the end of each is my pasionis pair, which guard that corner of the tank. They have cleared the area a little, but not very well. Also some times they are in breeding colors, but not now.

So after about 8 years away from keeping an aquarium (I kept a 90 gallon aquarium with my father until I graduated high school), I have finally decided to get back into the hobby. I recently acquired a 300 gallon aquarium (dimensions - 96"L, 30"W, 24"H) at a garage sale for a steal and am eager...