Cryptoheros chetumalensis

[ahud]

Hmm,

Maybe I either have a laid back pair or else they are still getting used to the tank. I have 10 fry that are about 1.5", so hopefully those pair off in the next few months.

Ichy,
Sure thing! She did not lay many eggs, I hope the next spawn is larger.

 

[ahud]

The pair really stepped up the aggression after the fry went free swimming. I would still classify them as a mellow Cryptohero compared to their more aggressive cousins like cutteri and the regular con.

 

[jim bacon]

Hello,

For those of you that have kept Cryptoheros chetumalensis, can you give me any information on their temperament? I have heard they are a mellow Cryptohero and wanted thoughts on what I could mix them with.

I thought about trying out Honduran red points or A. multispinossa, I figured both species would be mellow enough to let the chets dominate. I'll be keeping them in a 125g with some swordtails.

Any information you can give on breeding would also be helpful.

Thanks,
Aaron

They are quite mellow until nesting, when the big males become territorial. I live on Laguna Bacalar and have a mixed population of cichlids, tetras and catfish and guppies at my dock . They eat rice, dogfood, tortillas and ground corn.

 

[NW Cichlid Keith]

I found my Chets to be much calmer than my HRPs or other convict types. They did a good job of avoiding conflict in a big tank as well - but they wouldn't breed w/ others in the tank. A few pics of the ones I used to have