Female xilo and sagittae Q
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Hi there.....I have both at the moment and they are very different fish..IMO
the Sag's are very aggresive and are growing rapidly...kind of like a Midas
on steroides....they are a contender to other heavy weight cichlids...
the xilo's seem a little more fancy and the snouts on the two species are def. defferent...Xil'o more long and thin & Sag's more larger and not as long...
I like them both but I would say Sag's are more heavy weights than Xil'os and might grow a bit larger.....but the answer to your question is; they should both grow to about 10 to 12 inches for females.....and Sag's would
be bigger than xil's.....Heavy weight tank....go with Sag's....middle weight
tank...go with xilo's....
just my 2 cents......cheers
the Sag's are very aggresive and are growing rapidly...kind of like a Midas
on steroides....they are a contender to other heavy weight cichlids...
the xilo's seem a little more fancy and the snouts on the two species are def. defferent...Xil'o more long and thin & Sag's more larger and not as long...
I like them both but I would say Sag's are more heavy weights than Xil'os and might grow a bit larger.....but the answer to your question is; they should both grow to about 10 to 12 inches for females.....and Sag's would
be bigger than xil's.....Heavy weight tank....go with Sag's....middle weight
tank...go with xilo's....
just my 2 cents......cheers
very nice fish!!!!! you might have a point there...they do look more like midas...
here are some of mine....
the sag:
the sag again:
the xilo's, guy in the middle:
the three on the right are xilo's....one on the left is sag:
when did your xilo turn white????
here are some of mine....
the sag:
the sag again:
the xilo's, guy in the middle:
the three on the right are xilo's....one on the left is sag:
when did your xilo turn white????
i'm starting to wonder if this is just a selling gimick?
yes they could come from different rivers but at the end of the day...just a midas or labiatus.....why the big expense???
yes they could come from different rivers but at the end of the day...just a midas or labiatus.....why the big expense???
Thank you all for the info and pics! I was hoping that the females of either species would stay small (7-8 inches or so). I guess they get larger than that. I'm so desperate to have an Amphilophus in my house but just don't have room for a Midas/RD. Oh well. I'll have to be patient!
Natalie;5009700; said:
Why not try a lyonsi? Pretty sure they don't get bigger than that, and a beautiful fish.