Few pics of my h. Deppi

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cichlidfish said:
First thanks everyone :)

I measured this male out of water to be 9". That is the biggest they get and females get about 6-7". They are fast growers too.
Breeding is easy, but males will kill their mates, so you have separate them eventually.
They have the typical water requirements of most CA cichlids and are quite hardy. They love a meat and veggie based diet. Mine is extremely aggressive and almost killed bigger fish I have like a large syn male. I got him from Jeff Rapps.


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Thanks, good info. So a larger tank is best for a pair.....maybe a 125 with good hiding spots for the female. How do they do with other species, just a male, not a pair? How long have you had him?
 
NWatson said:
Thanks, good info. So a larger tank is best for a pair.....maybe a 125 with good hiding spots for the female. How do they do with other species, just a male, not a pair? How long have you had him?
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I don't think you would need a 125g for a pair. I think a 55g or 75g would be fine by themselves. Hiding spots or a devider would helpA breeding pair would destroy tank mates in even a 125g. The aggression would be too much. I've tried mixing my guy in a 150g w/ larger cichlids like a syn, male JD, a. Rostratus, a. Robertsoni, nic, and HRP. I wonder how a male like this would fare w/ other aggressive sp, like amphs and parachromis.
I did have a very large t. Elliotti that bullied the deppi, but I had to get rid of that fish because it kept all the other (they were smaller too) a one end of this 6' 150g. Its hard to say but I have been thinking of trying that deppi in w/ more aggressive CAs then what I have. Also maybe a faeste or a pair of sals would be ok in too. It's hard to say.
Anyway I hope that info helps. Believe me they look much better in person then these pics. They are a very amazing cichlid.


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Few more pics...one hanging w/ my a. Rostratus, which is the only fish he won't attack. I bought the rostratus from Rapps at the same time and size. The growth difference is crazy.

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