anyone know anything about 3 spot cichlids?

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i picked one up the other day,and was wondering if anyone knew anything about them such as thier eventual size, eating habits, etc. as ive never raised one yet, and therefore anything would help, thanks.
 
Are you referring to a Trimac? If so, they are bruisers. They get over 14" and nice and thick. They are also fairly aggressive. A 75 gallon would be the bare minimum for one with 100+ gallons being preferrable.
 
Amphilophus Trimaculatus-they're very aggressive like most Amphilophus species-i.e Red Devil, Midas. They're a Central American cichlid that grows up to 15". They grow very quickly and eat anything and everything they can get in their mouth. It's becoming increasingly harder to find pure strains because of all the Flowerhorn frenzy going on now days.
 
do you have a pic because there is a 3 spot cichlid from africa too, common in africa but not seen too often in the hobby. oreochromis andersonii
 
Where did you get this cichlid? I purchased a 3 Spot Cichlid from Petsmart- they claim they are Trimacs. I found out after posting the pic on here that it was in fact a Flowerhorn.
 
Angler;1099812; said:
Where did you get this cichlid? I purchased a 3 Spot Cichlid from Petsmart- they claim they are Trimacs. I found out after posting the pic on here that it was in fact a Flowerhorn.

unannon;1099895; said:
haha **** ill havta post a pic then too, as thats where i got it, thanks all so far for the help.

haha? No offense intended but I don't think it's very funny...as a matter of fact it sucks.

(what I do think is funny is there's going to be so many quotes on this post it'll be difficult to find what I wrote. haha)
 
Ya I saw these guys the other day at the petsmart too. Though about buying a couple, but decided to wait and do some research. i think I'll avoid getting any.

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hit up pet smart!!!!!!!

the pet smart by me last week sold me 4 superredtexas's for 12 dollars as tilipia.
idiots
how they even got such quality fish i don't know
they would sell cats as dogs if they were mislabeled
but the point of this is i have only seen pure trimac twice in person. its rare. 5 bucks says u got a hybrid
 
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