Cichla piquiti in my inner pond (from March 2018)

[ElTofi]

Slowly but surely, yes. They are supposed to end up at around +70 cm TL

 

[cigars]

Slowly but surely, yes. They are supposed to end up at around +70 cm TL

Love your setup azuls look beautiful, one looks different, coloration is different as well as head shape and has a eye brow band. Looks very similar to a kelzul a naturally occurring hybrid in the wild.

 

[ElTofi]

Love your setup azuls look beautiful, one looks different, coloration is different as well as head shape and has a eye brow band. Looks very similar to a kelzul a naturally occurring hybrid in the wild.

Pretty sure it is an hybrid indeed.
I was thinking of piquiti x kelberi considering :

1. the sunny yellow dots in the impair fins
2. the origin of the breeder who breeds Kels, too

 

[ElTofi]

 

[PantherEMT]

Love your feeding videos! They are massive!

 

[Blakewater]

Pretty sure it is an hybrid indeed.
I was thinking of piquiti x kelberi considering :

1. the sunny yellow dots in the impair fins
2. the origin of the breeder who breeds Kels, too

I agree but I see some meleniae in some of the pics. Could be wrong though

 

[ElTofi]

Big quaterly cleaning process of the inner filtres today... and big water change to follow... a bit more than usual... 3,500 liters, which is 35% of the pond. I lost 4 to 5 celsius doing this.

after water change, I discovered my pump on filter 1 is producing quite a big noise... it must be sand in the rotor, or maybe an air bubble somewhere... I'll check that this weekend.

 

[cigars]

ElTofi absolutely stunning! Crystal clear water column would love to see how your filtration is set up it’s very effective.

 

[ElTofi]

Water change is the Best routine : 30 to 50% weekly

here is the « plan » of my two 300 litres rain drums

 

[ElTofi]