Most of my fish I've raised from fry. I'm considering buying a fullgrown blackbelt cichlid. I haven't pulled the trigger yet because I'm worried that I wont have the same connection with the blackbelt as I do with the fish that I've raised. Has anybody else had this worry?
Buying an adult fish
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I used to feel the same way but now I have to buy atleast sub adult fish so the monsters I already have wont eat it..
Sometimes its better to buy an adult specimen to know what you have as far as personality, color,temperment, ect.. Which is another reason I buy sub-adult fish now.. If the black belt is pretty and active, and wont cause problems with your current stock, id say get it!!
Sometimes its better to buy an adult specimen to know what you have as far as personality, color,temperment, ect.. Which is another reason I buy sub-adult fish now.. If the black belt is pretty and active, and wont cause problems with your current stock, id say get it!!
I don't have that worry....don't think I ever have.Any connections I might have with my fish are based on how the particular fish handles itself in the tank...I seem to have better luck starting with adults rather than babies also.
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I hate buying small fish and growing them up lol. I think adults are better as above states you know what you will end up with.
I do enjoy buying fish more @ teenage and growing them a little. I think one of the best advantages is you will know if the fish is a meanie or a nice guy. which is good for blackbelts some can be real bullies others wont kill a guppy.
I do enjoy buying fish more @ teenage and growing them a little. I think one of the best advantages is you will know if the fish is a meanie or a nice guy. which is good for blackbelts some can be real bullies others wont kill a guppy.
I used to love raising fry and watching them grow....which I guess I still do. However, after losing a few tanks full of fish that I had raised from fry and were just getting to be sub adults and coming into their own (October snow storm a few years ago), I have no problem now buying an adult or sub-adult! I haven't noticed that I feel any differently about them! I say go for it if it is a fit for your tank!
Ive been in your shoes. If its a fish you really want and like youll get attache the same. If its a fish someone is just pawning off on you and you could careless about owning it or not maybe not.
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I would go with sub-adults, get a group to grow out and pick the one you like. Maybe around the 4inch range. A reliable seller should be able to vent them at that size. Fish are cheaper and smaller fish are easier to ship. Some vieja/paraneetroplus grow unbelievably slow(breidhori & heterospilus) but I think blackbelts are pretty quick growing( I read this on here i think, IDK). You should get a big fish soon enough.
I've always preferred to buy juveniles and grow them out but if there's a real monster available, that I can house properly I'd be all over it. Especially an adult Black Belt. I say go for it.
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