Amphilophus "Red Isletas" 11/2/2016

[isde02]

Wow....he looks awesome you did a great job with him. How big is he?

 

[Mad About Cichlids]

Saw your post on the Minny forums, this guy is a BEAST.

Thanks

Wow....he looks awesome you did a great job with him. How big is he?

Thanks

When I last measured him at the beginning of this year he was at 11.5" but he has put on more bulk since than so I'm guessing at least 12".

 

[Mad About Cichlids]

BTW this was him when I first got him back in 2014.

Amphilophus red isletas 9-28-2013-4 by Boon Lee, on Flickr

 

[RD.]

Solid amph, wow. Nice job with this fish!

 

[Andy woods cichlids uk]

Thanks for comments.
He is a stunning example. Wish he was mine.

I got this guy back in 2014 at about 5-6". Even at that size he had always had his huge nuchal hump. When I first picked him out he was in a tank with at least 5-6 pairs of red isletas, with those males being alot bigger than he was. Even though he was not paired up and very low on the pecking order it was only him and a smaller male that display the huge hump (regret not picking up that smaller male as well). I might breed him after I show him next April to a female that is from the same line.

BTW I have always been a sucker for flat face Amphilophus.