Cichlasoma dimerus pics

[peathenster]

Wild breeding pair. Pretty cool fish - not overly aggressive but highly territorial...

Male

Female

Together

 

[leopio]

nice looking pair. i currently have 6 Cichlasoma boliviensis they are pretty cool fish to keep with bigger fish. they do tend to mouth fight alot.here a pic of my pair. not trying to steal ur thread just want to share my fish with you.

 

[peathenster]

Thanks for sharing I suspect that once a pair forms they may be intolerant of conspecies in the same tank...just a guess tho.

 

[robmcd]

I really like seeing your fish and photography....

 

[jonclark96]

I've got 6 c. dimerus juvies coming in today. I hope they are as nice as the ones in you pics.

How big were yours when they started breeding?

 

[peathenster]

I really like seeing your fish and photography....

Thanks

I've got 6 c. dimerus juvies coming in today. I hope they are as nice as the ones in you pics.

How big were yours when they started breeding?

I think the male is about 4.5" and the female 3.5".

 

[Jakob]

Wow, thanks for the pics peathenster. They look great. Hope they spawn for you soon.

 

[crenipterus svenagalus]

Wow, that is a cichlid that I have never heard of nor seen before. Very, very cool. Remind me of Aequidens of some sort. Where are these from? How did you acquire them?

 

[peathenster]

Wow, thanks for the pics peathenster. They look great. Hope they spawn for you soon.

Thanks They already bred and I got a few hundred fry. Half of them got eaten by tankmates. The other half are living with Ken now

Wow, that is a cichlid that I have never heard of nor seen before. Very, very cool. Remind me of Aequidens of some sort. Where are these from? How did you acquire them?

They are from northern Uruguay, near Salto I think. Scott got a shipment from Felipe and was kind enough to spare a few

 

[Burtle]

Never seen these either.
The colors on them look sweet.
Whats their diet like?