Finally got into the cichlids, awesome little dude

[Hendre]

So, i got as Frank Castle calls it, a "real fish"

I picked up this little salvini cichlid earlier, not regretting it at all.
I have placed him in my 15 gallon to grow out a bit before he goes into my 70, i also got a butterfly fish to grow out with him

here are some pics of my first cichlid

his friend from the LFS

 

[Frank Castle]

So, i got as Frank Castle calls it, a "real fish"

I picked up this little salvini cichlid earlier, not regretting it at all.
I have placed him in my 15 gallon to grow out a bit before he goes into my 70, i also got a butterfly fish to grow out with him

here are some pics of my first cichlid

his friend from the LFS

you forgot the pix....

 

[Hendre]

How embarrassing. they didn't upload properly.

anyways here they are, first the tank


Here is my little salvini


And the butterfly

 

[Frank Castle]

How embarrassing. they didn't upload properly.

anyways here they are, first the tank
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Here is my little salvini
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And the butterfly
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nice job man, the 15g looks bigger than a standard, what r the dimensions?

 

[Hendre]

nice job man, the 15g looks bigger than a standard, what r the dimensions?

62cm X 31cm x 31cm
25 x 12.5 x 12.5 inches


The butterfly ate the runt danio that died earlier that washed up when i started the internal pump. pretty gnarly

 

[Deadliestviper7]

What r u feeding em?

 

[Hendre]

What r u feeding em?

both ate Tetra Prima granules, the salveni ate some earthworms and the butterfly was too full for anything else after the dead danio

 

[isde02]

Awesome looking salvini, you won't be disappointed.

 

[Hendre]

Awesome looking salvini, you won't be disappointed.

I hope so

He will likely be the star attraction of my 70 gallon when he has grown a bit. i have a whole ice cream tub of worm rich compost, should help me grow em up a good bit

 

[Deadliestviper7]

I hope so

He will likely be the star attraction of my 70 gallon when he has grown a bit. i have a whole ice cream tub of worm rich compost, should help me grow em up a good bit

U can also breed crickets(both for the salving and butterfly) fairly easy I gut loaded mine with flake fish food.