Cichlid Guessing Game, CA/SA Cichlids Only!!
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Afraid not, although I can see some similarities. Note that these 2 are in breeding colors, male in front (dark), female behind (white).
It's a Herichthys, but definitely not the more common carpintis or cyanoguttatus.
I'll guess minckleyi.
Edit: nice panamensis. I have some of these guys growing out and can't find squat out about them. Any tips or tricks for keeping them?
I'll guess minckleyi.
Edit: nice panamensis. I have some of these guys growing out and can't find squat out about them. Any tips or tricks for keeping them?
You're right: Herichthys minckleyi. BTW, this male killed this female within a day after this pic was taken. 
I have 4 panamensis total. One is a total nutcase, very bad disposition (currently in a community tank with larger fish). One is fine, currently growing out with a Cryptoheros myrnae pair. Finally, this "pair" does great together so far. No breeding yet, but no serious aggression issues, either. They are currently in a 29, but will be moving into a 55 very soon. I have a friend who has some that all seem to fall into the "total nutcase" variety. Aggression is what I've heard as the biggest complaint.
I have 4 panamensis total. One is a total nutcase, very bad disposition (currently in a community tank with larger fish). One is fine, currently growing out with a Cryptoheros myrnae pair. Finally, this "pair" does great together so far. No breeding yet, but no serious aggression issues, either. They are currently in a 29, but will be moving into a 55 very soon. I have a friend who has some that all seem to fall into the "total nutcase" variety. Aggression is what I've heard as the biggest complaint.
Thanks for the info. Mine can hold their own with the bruisers right now (2-3") but I expect they'll be the low guys on the totem pole before long. I hear that they can be sexed by females having dark in the dorsal, have you seen that?
Tough luck with the Herichthys minckleyi, they can be nasty to each other. I was offered some in December but didn't have the room.
Here's one of mine...let's see if you can get what it was sold as. As for what it really is...that's still up in the air.
Tough luck with the Herichthys minckleyi, they can be nasty to each other. I was offered some in December but didn't have the room.
Here's one of mine...let's see if you can get what it was sold as. As for what it really is...that's still up in the air.
Not sold to me as a glut...though I haven't ruled out it being a zonatus.
It's just reaching the size where I'd expect it to get a lot more red, though I don't know if it will.
It's just reaching the size where I'd expect it to get a lot more red, though I don't know if it will.
