Ex-Cichlasoma Festae - Rio Tumbes

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Freshwaterpredators said:
Thank you, did you pick some up too? Definitely great to watch grow out and even better once they pair and spawn. Comparing this pair to my Ecuador pair I can see differences in color but not sure if that is because of different location or just the individual fish.



Thank you and yes much better in person:)
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Sure did along with the rest of MFK. Yea I'm not sure how much of the color is related to collection points/individuals/water quality/diet and anything else anybody can think of. I'm sure there are many out there that look great. I think we see a small portion of what is out there. Hope to see more mature Festae in the future instead of all the 2-5".
 
wow super nice jason i just bought 2 rio tumbes at 4.5" from dan to on september 22 ,,, hopefully mine will look as good as your at that size
 
kodiak said:
Jason ,awesome fish ....as usual :)
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thank you bro, how are your festae coming along?

jiant2520 said:
Really looking good, I'm digging that female!!!
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Thank you the female is really nice but im on the fence between the two lol

BayArea_510 said:
wow super nice jason i just bought 2 rio tumbes at 4.5" from dan to on september 22 ,,, hopefully mine will look as good as your at that size
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thank you and i dont see why yours wouldnt look just as nice:)




Ok Balton, i found the videos for comparison so here you go:) first up is the wild pair from Rio Tumbes

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F1 pair Rio Esmeraldes, the first vis shows female better and second shows male better lol

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IMO Rio Tumbus female looks better at least what I would like out of a female Festae. Both look nice though! Were they both in the tank the same amount of time? How long were they in the tank shown? Oh yea what is the foot print on that tank, looks wide like a 4' x 2'?
 
Both pairs look fantastic but if I had to choose, the Rio Tumbes female looks a little better but the Rio Esmeraldes male spanks his counterpart.
 
NWatson said:
IMO Rio Tumbus female looks better at least what I would like out of a female Festae. Both look nice though! Were they both in the tank the same amount of time? How long were they in the tank shown? Oh yea what is the foot print on that tank, looks wide like a 4' x 2'?
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Thank you and videos were taken within the first week that both pairs were in the tank. It's a 75g, I think its 4'x19" or something like that.

balton777 said:
Both pairs look fantastic but if I had to choose, the Rio Tumbes female looks a little better but the Rio Esmeraldes male spanks his counterpart.
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It's hard for me to choose which I like best, both have great qualities. I'm just grateful to have both of these pairs.
 
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