Central American riverine species

[BobP]

No kidding!

I saw a huge male at Jeff Rapps' place once that was incredible!

asfraci given the right genes grow huge. I have an old F1 female that is 14" long, 8" tall, and about 4-5" thick. She's a beast! I have to drop the pellets in and close the lid on the tank very fast before she splashes water all over. I've also had F? asfraci that grew extremely slow and most developed a deformed jaw. Their fry also showed this trait. I've also noticed photos of asfraci that showed this same deformity of the jaw. I think someone needs to collect some more asfraci for the hobby.
Here is photo of one with the deformed jaw. Not a good angle but you can see how the lower jaw extendes past the upper and is crooked.

Now here is a photo of their offspring with the mouth deformity.

 

[ProblEmZ]

I've only read about those species! Thanks for sharing pic's I don't think i've ever seen any of these species in person.

 

[Modest_Man]

I've only read about those species! Thanks for sharing pic's I don't think i've ever seen any of these species in person.

A Place For Pets had asfraci a few months ago. I wanted them (mostly from that photo of Bob's) but had to pass due to space.

Great (former) collection Bob.

 

[BobP]

i like the sieboldii might be the next type i get time to read up on it

Jeff Rapps has them in stock right now. They are nice looking little Tomocichla. They are relativlely easy to care for. They don't need quite the amount of tankspace the other Tomocichla species need. Just offer them the usual cichlid diet with a bit of spirlina flakes. The largest male i've grown was about 7". Jeff had the large male I grew for sale years ago that I sent to him with a bunch of haitiensis fry. Wonder if that male is still around.