Herichthys species

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BobP

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I thought I would share some photos of Herichthys species.

Herichthys pantosticus
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Herichthys pantostictus in spawning color
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Herichthys labridens
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Herichthys labridens in spawning color
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Herichthys sp "white labridens"
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Herichthys sp "green labridens"
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Herichthys deppii
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Herichthys sp "turquoise"
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Herichthys sp "Rio salto"

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Herichthys minckleyi
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Davey_8313;3215208; said:
Wow, nice collection of herichthys. I love deppis and yellow labridens, they're my fave. Bartonis are nice too. I like your turquoise...

Thanks. All the fish in the photos are no longer in my tanks.
H. bartoni is a very nice species to work with. Unfortunately I don't have any photos of the ones I used to keep.
The group of Herichthys labridens yellow I used to keep were very drab in color. They were F1 from Rusty Wessel. I tried to color them up by offering them a good diet and even tried using turtle bulbs to replicate natural sunlight. The photos I've seen of wild labridens look very nice though. Maybe they just lose their color as the generations increase. Does anyone have any F# labridens yellow that are very colorful?
 
Wow, great collection of herichthys you have kept. They are my favorite group. You have kept some pretty rare ones. I really like your Herichthys sp "turquoise". Hope I can find one someday. I just got some bartoni from Rapps and am pretty excited about them. Any advice on them other then the usual herichthys care? From the info I have found they are quit a bit smaller then most herichthys when full grown.
 
jgentry;3215485; said:
Wow, great collection of herichthys you have kept. They are my favorite group. You have kept some pretty rare ones. I really like your Herichthys sp "turquoise". Hope I can find one someday. I just got some bartoni from Rapps and am pretty excited about them. Any advice on them other then the usual herichthys care? From the info I have found they are quit a bit smaller then most herichthys when full grown.
bartoni are very aggressive for a Herichthys. I've had bartoni that just wouldn't live with other cichlids. Besides the aggression their care is the same as other Herichthys. I've had some that got up to about 7". Good luck with them.
 
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