Cichlasoma dimerus free-swimming fry

[peathenster]

Well that worked out better than I thought

A pretty big spawn.
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Earlier videos:

Guarding eggs
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Guarding wigglers
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[HiImSean]

very nice setup there peter. the daemon are looking great!

 

[peathenster]

very nice setup there peter. the daemon are looking great!

Yeah those are from Jeff, and I think they may be a pair based on fins, etc Not sure though.

Male on top???

 

[gnuisance]

man those satanoperca are tough to sex. Looks like a pair to my untrained eye. Nice dimerus too!

 

[peathenster]

man those satanoperca are tough to sex. Looks like a pair to my untrained eye. Nice dimerus too!

Thanks man. They stay together all the time. I don't think I'd be able to breed them anyway, so it's all good

 

[HiImSean]

in the first video i only saw the tail and thought you were keeping a pbass in there lol
they sure are beautiful.

do the dimerus need a cool down period like gymnos? if so you planning on giving them one?

 

[peathenster]

do the dimerus need a cool down period like gymnos? if so you planning on giving them one?

they will get the same cool down period that I get

 

[robmcd]

Nice dimerus. Are you hoping for the fry to survive or just sorta adding to the food chain??

 

[peathenster]

Nice dimerus. Are you hoping for the fry to survive or just sorta adding to the food chain??

I'll get them out and give them to Ken if they are still there by the time I get home today...maybe at some point I'll try to play with them some more but I'm seriously maxed out now

 

[peathenster]

Came home today to see tank mates munching on the fry parents were trying their best to fend them off but there are too many....was able to save the 100-200 fry. Off to Ken's they go...