Astatheros rhytisma

[cornbread_5]

Hey I picked up six dime sized of this endangered species. I was wondering does anybody else keep this rare beautiful cichlid and I was wondering how fast these guys grow. As can i see some pics of other peoples Rhytisma. I had to get these guys after seen a pic of somebody adult Rhytisma I believe it was modest mans fish that he had for sale in the marketplace.

 

[cchhcc]

I've got a nice pair right now. They don't seem to have grown particularly fast or slow (they're close to fully grown now).

Just make sure to give them sand to sift, and feed them very small foods that sink. They are very hesitant about feeding from the surface.

 

[peathenster]

any chance of some pictures? I'm debating whether to get some myself... thanks!

 

[Modest_Man]

I wish I'd owned these guys. Wasn't my photo!

 

[cchhcc]

any chance of some pictures? I'm debating whether to get some myself... thanks!

None on hand, and they're in my outdoor tank which has algae all over the glass! Haha!

Honestly, though, they look just like Don Conkel's pics on his site. Beautiful fish!

 

[cornbread_5]

mine are real small but i will try to take pics

 

[Alexxxxsv14]

love to see them

 

[jgentry]

I have 4 little ones that are about 2.5" They have grown very slow for me and I've heard from others that they are slow growers. They are pretty shy and not real aggressive eaters. Mine are not showing much other then red on there dorsal fin and a few spots. I moved mine to my discus tank because the couldn't hang with some other SA/CA growouts of the same size and they seem to be doing much better with the discus. Once they get a little bigger I hope to move them to my 220g that has some other fairly peaceful SA/CA fish.

 

[peathenster]

when I throw sinking pellets into my CA tank, they never get to the bottom before they get eaten....so I guess it's not a good idea...

 

[cchhcc]

when I throw sinking pellets into my CA tank, they never get to the bottom before they get eaten....so I guess it's not a good idea...

I always feed the tiny NLS pellets for such purposes. Nothing larger than 1 mm so that the hogs can't snap them all up. I even use the micro pellets for my sifters. They are much more comfortable eating over hours than wolfing it all down like a greedy Midas or the like.