Amphilophus sp. Sagittae

[Red Tiger]

My Sagittae. Come from Rapps. 1 large colored male is missing

 

[fishman09]

awesome

 

[baxtor_lex]

i never heard of this family of fish before. i know this sounds daft, but there very similar to convicts

 

[Red Tiger]

pic from today of 12 inch barred male

 

[wishbone]

Are those eye colors natural or just camera light effect? Fabulous fishes..

 

[Red Tiger]

Are those eye colors natural or just camera light effect? Fabulous fishes..

its the flash, first time i noticed i had to go back to check and make sure the fish didnt have cloudy eye

 

[rocky2]

great fish there lucky u

 

[valderi123]

cool. fish

 

[cich78]

You got some serious amphilopus...what is their temperment like?

 

[Red Tiger]

You got some serious amphilopus...what is their temperment like?

Thank you, I don't even have pics up of all of them.

Now everyone has different experiences, but I keep all my amphilophus together (not all in 1 tank). I have found (in my own experience) they do best either with a single pair or fairly big community. You lessen their territory you lessen their aggression. Some peple keep same sex tanks, i prefer mixed sexes. Its hard to tank down a pair, pairs don't battle long cause they know the cost. You get a pair and a single individual and all bets are off. I can drop 4 inch amphilophus in my communitys with no ill affect. Its really all about finding the right balance with the right fish.