220gal CA Community Updates

[cjdesmit]

Hey all..

Wanted to post an update of my 220gal CA community biotope based around the Upper Usumacinta Basin in Guatemala.

My inspiration came from this research paper that I can across a couple years ago:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236001462_Fishes_from_Lachua_Lake_Upper_Usumacinta_Basin_Guatemala

Current stock is...
Pair of C. pearsei
6x T. pasionis
8x C. robtersoni

The tank has been up and running for several years now and I have had quite a few other species in and out of this display such as P. melanura, M. argentea, and T. meeki. My pair of C. pearsei are the oldest fish in the tank at close to 5 years. The C. robertsoni are the newest additions and replaced a group of T. meeki that I recently removed. Just last week I picked up a group of 5 very young P. melanura that I have growing out in a 40B. My plan is to possibly introduce a pair into this display, while removing a few of the C. robertsoni once I am able to identify males from females. I may also remove two more female T. pasionis as somehow I ended up with only a single male (I originally had 10).

For now, here is simply a full tank shot. I'll try and collect a few quality pics of the fish and perhaps put together a video.

 

[Gourami Swami]

Very good looking tank man. I ilke the leaves and wood, Plus great cichlids in there

 

[Stanzzzz7]

Looking good Chris .
I can't believe it's been five years since you got your pearsei . I remember talking with you about this tank when you first set it up. Time sure does travel fast.
Excellent set up though mate.

 

[DMD123]

Nice to see a fellow Pearsei keeper. Tank looks awesome!

 

[Toiletcar]

Love the stock and aquascaping! Can’t wait to see them grow.

 

[Toiletcar]

Hope you don’t mind, but I have a few questions on your robertsoni. How big are they and where did you get them?

 

[cjdesmit]

Looking good Chris .
I can't believe it's been five years since you got your pearsei . I remember talking with you about this tank when you first set it up. Time sure does travel fast.
Excellent set up though mate.

Stan, I know! I had to go back and look at the dates of some of my very first YouTube vids to confirm their age.

I feel like they should be bigger/thicker for being that old. All the other pearsei I see posted here are like half their age and seem to be much bigger. I've always thought my fish grow slower than everyone else's...

 

[cjdesmit]

Hope you don’t mind, but I have a few questions on your robertsoni. How big are they and where did you get them?

I got the robertsoni from a LFS in Indianapolis. It's actually less than 2 miles from my house, which makes it very dangerous. Hah. They told me someone local brought the group of like 25-30 into the shop. From what little info they had on them it sounds like the original owner had a pair and they spawned and these were some of their offspring.

They vary in size a bit, most are around 4".

 

[Toiletcar]

I got the robertsoni from a LFS in Indianapolis. It's actually less than 2 miles from my house, which makes it very dangerous. Hah. They told me someone local brought the group of like 25-30 into the shop. From what little info they had on them it sounds like the original owner had a pair and they spawned and these were some of their offspring.

They vary in size a bit, most are around 4".

Nice, it’s not often you find them at a LFS.

 

[cjdesmit]

Yeah, while they got them in by chance due to someone dropping them off they typically have a good selection of less commonly seen fish.

Really wish I could chat with the original owner of the robertsoni so I could get the full story.